On Monday 01 January 2001 21:06, you wrote:
> 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
>
Log in as each user
rm -r ~/.netscape -f
Leave the nsmail file alone if you are using it for email
Civileme
> ----- 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
