> rm -r ~/.netscape -f
Doing this for every user didn't fix the problem. FYI, I ended up
uninstalling netscape and netscape-comm, deleting every ?netscape file and
dir, and reinstalling the RPMs. This fixed the problem.
Thanks to all.
----- Original Message -----
From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault
> 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
>
>
