Can anybody suggest where I could begin looking for clues? If more information would help, can someone please let me know what information you would need? Kind regards. Jim.
Hi I have an old laptop (Pentium II, 128Mb RAM and an Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100 PCMCIA network/modem card) that I am trying to set up to give to someone. I have just installed Mandriva 2007 (Linux 2.6.17-5mdv) on the system and, although it is fairly slow, it seems to be working fine. I was astonished to see that it even detected the modem OK, but something in the kppp connection seems to be killing the system (ie. totally unresponsive and hard reset required). Sometimes, it dies whilst atte...
