> As root, go to /usr/lib/texmf/ini (or the TeTeX equivalent) and, if > there's a makefile there you can just type 'make' but otherwise type > 'initex latex.initex'. This will create a latex.fmt which is the > default format file it's looking for.
Thanx to those who replied. I tried all your hints but it still does not work. When I do the thing mentioned above I get the following: mother# initex latex.initex ! I can't read tex.pool. mother# Hmmm. ??? Gernot -------------------------- Gernot Bauer University of Linz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .