Dear FreeBSD'ers, I apologize for the previous very superficial question. I had missed the Linux mode stuff <blushing like a primary school pupil not having done his/her homework> I RTFMed it. However, the problem is still there *re-sigh* I ran the Linux ldconfig, ie /usr/compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig -p | grep ld: it said that ld-linux-so.2 WAS in the hints. Then I ran /usr/compat/linux/ldconfig (no options). And yet I got the same error when I launched "acroread4": ELF interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2 not found. I made a copy of ld-2.1.2.so (the actual file referred to by ld-linux.so.2) with suffix .orig, and I brandelfed -t Linux ld.2.1.2.so. Alas, it did NOT work either. I had a look at another slice (4-STABLE) of mine, where Acrobat Reader 4.05 works. BTW, the ld.so.cache was equal. I have not yet discovered any illuminating difference in the /usr/compat/linux subtree. **If** I fully understand the situation and if I am not missing other pieces of the puzzle, the "syntax" is all right. Therefore the problem should be "semantical". In other words, under 5-CURRENT (sources as of 25 April 9 GMT) the Linux mode does NOT work properly. Please note: StarOffice 5.1a works whereas Acrobat Reader (which requires the ld-linux.so.2 interpreter) does NOT. This problem should not be related to the brandelf issue: I installed the linux_base-6.1 and a couple of Linux-emulated ports (StarOffice, Acrobat) *after* making the 5-CURRENT world. As I said in the previous message, StarOffice works. And brandelfing acroread produces a file *equal* to the non-brandelfed acroread. What am I missing now ? Is the Linux mode just broken ? Thanks in advance again for any help and best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message