Just checked another box, an IBM Thinkpad
Got an app crash in
Knoppix 4.0-2005-06-08
Knoppix 4.0-2005-08-16
Paipix 3.8
I did not get a crash with the same laptop with Blender (albeit 2.37a, not 2.36) under WinXP.
I'll also check back with the blender team to see if they can provide any insight.
So, I'll obviously be editing a mistake in the first post.