Two Monitors cause crashes in 10.4.7?

I remember reading a Macintouch article a couple months ago stating that two monitor systems crash in 10.4.7 and that this was a "known issue."
Whether my recollection is correct or not, I had three or more mysterious crashes after updating to 10.4.7. This resulted in my going back to 10.4.6, which has solved the problem.
I have two questions: 1) Is this indeed a known issue, and 2) is there a way for me to run 10.4.7 with two monitors with no monitor-related crashes?
Thanks a lot.
Trevor Monroe
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I don't recall the article but I can say that I've been running my dualie G5 with two displays and I'm updated to 10.4.7. I also often run my MacBook with an external display or projector. I've not seen a kernel panic on my MacBook ever and I can't remember the last time I've seen a kernel panic on my G5. In fact, I'm not sure if I ever have...I've owned it about 18 months now.

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