Re: [LUG] Playing flash

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 20/01/11 17:51, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2011, george wrote:
>
> > I have a computer that is prone to crashing.  It has a twin core 64 
> > bit AMD
> > processor, nothing posh, running Mint Debian.
> >
> > Using Gnome System monitor to watch the processor and running Iplayer 
> > on the
> > BBC web site both cores run at near 100% and then Firefox crashes,
> > repeatedly.  Running the same thing in Epiphany the cores are still 
> > at 100%
> > but it doesn't crash.
> >
> > The processor cooler isn't even warm.  I've run the memory tests - 
> > OK. Any
> > suggestions for the next step while I go down to Wetherspoons for a 
> > curry?
>
> cpuburn - ie. burnBX, burmMMX, etc.
>
> Run one per core.
>
> Gordon
That will almost certainly run fine.
Flash is a real dogs dogs dinner 48 hours later
Tom te tom te tom

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