Re: Linux vs Blue Screen of Death

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>   Let me ask a couple of questions to the list.  Why does Windows NT blue
> screen so often, and Linux does not?  Both are protected mode operating
> systems, so what gives?  Does anyone have any real semi-concrete ideas
> here?  I would expect an app to crash, but not the entire OS.

One problem (not the only one :)  is the way NT handles video drivers.
If you get a bad video driver (written by the OEM?) the OS crashes.

If you get a bad video driver on Linux, X windows crashes, not the OS.

I've seen many of an NT box become more stable by replacing the video
card by a different, better supported, video card.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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