Instead of uninstalling Netscape and the like first try removing all the
"~/.netscaXXX" related files in your home directory.
I've found that if indexes are screwed up, Netscape will quite with SIG-11's.
You can save off your bookmarks temporarily and move them back after you've resolved
the problem.
Re-installing merely replicates the original problem...
-JMS
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Yea, I tried running it from both the KDE app launcher, the desktop icon and
also using /usr/bin/netscape from the terminal. Same result.
TIA for any help. Someone else suggested deleting all netscape dirs and
reinstalling. Is that the best solution?
--Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault
> On Sunday 31 December 2000 21:33, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
> > Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core
dumped)
> > message.
> >
> > I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> > rpmfind.net in the LM dir. Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> > fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> > netscape.
> >
> > Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
> > need to reinstall linux?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --Kevin
>
>
> Ummm, no, you need to clean netscape. Reinstalling linux is not
necessary;
> the base system is stable.
>
> A segmentation fault means that the segment registers in the processor are
> pointing at the wrong area of memory. Most likely the problem lies with
the
> WM you are running.
>
> If
>
> /usr/bin/netscape
>
> brings up netscape from a terminal, it is almost certainly the launcher of
> the WM.
>
> If that is the problem, there are fixes. Try that and report what happens
>
> Civileme
>
>
