Re: [expert] netscape problem
Bug Hunter wrote: > > I have had similar wierdness. Sometimes it was related to a plug in. > Removing the plug in using 'rm' would fix it. Sometimes the files in > ~/.netscape got hosed. Removing the entire directory would fix that. > > > > On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, root wrote: > > > I came in this morning to find netscape broken on my > > workstation. Worked when I left on wednesday - broke when I > > came back today. The problem was that Netscape crashed > > completely and closed whenever I tried to open the mail > > client. The browser itself appeared ok. I'm running mdk 7.1 > > and was running the original 4.73 version released with 7.1. > > > > I tried various things and eventually decided to upgrade to > > the most recent version of netscape released for 7.1 > > (4.76-3.2mdk). After I finally got netscape-common and > > netscape-communicator installed (navigator gave conflicts > > with communicator plus I don't see why I need it if > > communicator is installed) I find I can only run it from in > > a terminal as root. I get a 'Bus Error' message when I try > > to run it as a normal user. Can anyone help me figure this > > out? > > > > Thanks. Well, it was indeed something in the .netscape directory. I moved the old directory to another name and netscape came right up under my normal user name and created a new .netscape directory. I was then able to get back most of my old settings from the old directory - basically everything except the address book. I imported the old file and all the names came back up but none of them work. I guess I'll have to re-enter them all manually. Thanks for the help. -- Mike Rambo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] netscape problem
I've seen this many times. Remove all .*.summary files from any netscape mail directory. These directories are typically named ~/ns_imap or ~/nsmail I suspect but can't prove that these files become corrupted by running more than one instance of netscape. I have alsow seen similar problems caused by the ~/.netscape/preferences.js -Mark Proot wrote: > > I came in this morning to find netscape broken on my > workstation. Worked when I left on wednesday - broke when I > came back today. The problem was that Netscape crashed > completely and closed whenever I tried to open the mail > client. The browser itself appeared ok. I'm running mdk 7.1 > and was running the original 4.73 version released with 7.1. > > I tried various things and eventually decided to upgrade to > the most recent version of netscape released for 7.1 > (4.76-3.2mdk). After I finally got netscape-common and > netscape-communicator installed (navigator gave conflicts > with communicator plus I don't see why I need it if > communicator is installed) I find I can only run it from in > a terminal as root. I get a 'Bus Error' message when I try > to run it as a normal user. Can anyone help me figure this > out? > > Thanks. > > > -- > Mike Rambo > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] netscape problem
On Friday 19 January 2001 14:37, you wrote: > I have had similar wierdness. Sometimes it was related to a plug in. > Removing the plug in using 'rm' would fix it. Sometimes the files in > ~/.netscape got hosed. Removing the entire directory would fix that. > > On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, root wrote: > > I came in this morning to find netscape broken on my > > workstation. Worked when I left on wednesday - broke when I > > came back today. The problem was that Netscape crashed > > completely and closed whenever I tried to open the mail > > client. The browser itself appeared ok. I'm running mdk 7.1 > > and was running the original 4.73 version released with 7.1. > > > > I tried various things and eventually decided to upgrade to > > the most recent version of netscape released for 7.1 > > (4.76-3.2mdk). After I finally got netscape-common and > > netscape-communicator installed (navigator gave conflicts > > with communicator plus I don't see why I need it if > > communicator is installed) I find I can only run it from in > > a terminal as root. I get a 'Bus Error' message when I try > > to run it as a normal user. Can anyone help me figure this > > out? > > > > Thanks. I can't really tell ya what is going there other than that's netscape. I pesonnaly don't use the communicator I only install navigator. Installed in this fashion I seem to have very infrequent Netscape hangs. FWIW, -- John W
Re: [expert] netscape problem
One more thing. In the past, the Java engine has caused this error. Removing everying, including Java, may help On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, root wrote: > I came in this morning to find netscape broken on my > workstation. Worked when I left on wednesday - broke when I > came back today. The problem was that Netscape crashed > completely and closed whenever I tried to open the mail > client. The browser itself appeared ok. I'm running mdk 7.1 > and was running the original 4.73 version released with 7.1. > > I tried various things and eventually decided to upgrade to > the most recent version of netscape released for 7.1 > (4.76-3.2mdk). After I finally got netscape-common and > netscape-communicator installed (navigator gave conflicts > with communicator plus I don't see why I need it if > communicator is installed) I find I can only run it from in > a terminal as root. I get a 'Bus Error' message when I try > to run it as a normal user. Can anyone help me figure this > out? >
Re: [expert] netscape problem
I have had similar wierdness. Sometimes it was related to a plug in. Removing the plug in using 'rm' would fix it. Sometimes the files in ~/.netscape got hosed. Removing the entire directory would fix that. On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, root wrote: > I came in this morning to find netscape broken on my > workstation. Worked when I left on wednesday - broke when I > came back today. The problem was that Netscape crashed > completely and closed whenever I tried to open the mail > client. The browser itself appeared ok. I'm running mdk 7.1 > and was running the original 4.73 version released with 7.1. > > I tried various things and eventually decided to upgrade to > the most recent version of netscape released for 7.1 > (4.76-3.2mdk). After I finally got netscape-common and > netscape-communicator installed (navigator gave conflicts > with communicator plus I don't see why I need it if > communicator is installed) I find I can only run it from in > a terminal as root. I get a 'Bus Error' message when I try > to run it as a normal user. Can anyone help me figure this > out? > > Thanks.
[expert] netscape problem
I came in this morning to find netscape broken on my workstation. Worked when I left on wednesday - broke when I came back today. The problem was that Netscape crashed completely and closed whenever I tried to open the mail client. The browser itself appeared ok. I'm running mdk 7.1 and was running the original 4.73 version released with 7.1. I tried various things and eventually decided to upgrade to the most recent version of netscape released for 7.1 (4.76-3.2mdk). After I finally got netscape-common and netscape-communicator installed (navigator gave conflicts with communicator plus I don't see why I need it if communicator is installed) I find I can only run it from in a terminal as root. I get a 'Bus Error' message when I try to run it as a normal user. Can anyone help me figure this out? Thanks. -- Mike Rambo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Netscape problem
BS''D > > netscape brings everytime I open a new browser-window: > > > > "netscape is unable to locate the server (no name specified) > > please check the server name and try again" > > > > this happens when I use dhcp and/or when the IP is fixed > > there is no apache running on my machine > i presume you have helix-gnome installed. if you look at the command that's being > executed, i don't have it handy at the moment, you'll see some kind of weird script > being executed. replace this with netscape or netscape-communicator with no > arguments and the problem will go away. it's the lack of apache that causes the > problem. LinuxMan wrote: > > Set your homepage to "about:" at > > edit--->preferences>navigator finally found a solution ... and it is embarrassingly easy: from within Gnome, netscape starts with some odd command and this has to be set to "/usr/bin/netscape +navigator" in the "properties" section and the silly name server stuff disappears Best, Daniel.
Re: [expert] Netscape problem
BS''D > > netscape brings everytime I open a new browser-window: > > > > "netscape is unable to locate the server (no name specified) > > please check the server name and try again" > > > > this happens when I use dhcp and/or when the IP is fixed > > there is no apache running on my machine > i presume you have helix-gnome installed. if you look at the command that's being > executed, i don't have it handy at the moment, you'll see some kind of weird script > being executed. replace this with netscape or netscape-communicator with no > arguments and the problem will go away. it's the lack of apache that causes the > problem. LinuxMan wrote: > > Set your homepage to "about:" at > > edit--->preferences>navigator Thanx to both for your message, but ... :-( ...unfortunately this does not help "about:" brings me some netscape default message but also the error window It's true, I upgraded to new helixcode-gnome from their site, since in the mandrake 7.1/cooker setting I have no icons on the right side & could not change them. Anyway, I think it is a problem related to some gnomelib setting. There is a boot message in /var/log/messages: gnome-name-server[744]: name server starting gnome-name-server[745]: name server was running on display, exiting Any idea how to fix that? Best, Daniel.
Re: [expert] Netscape problem
Set your homepage to "about:" at edit--->preferences>navigator >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 6/16/00, 3:11:03 AM, Daryl Pawluk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: [expert] Netscape problem: > Daniel Hammer wrote: > > BS''D > > > > > > -> > On 12 Jun, TK Kim wrote: > > > > -> > > Neither. > > > > -> > > I am kinda sick of Netscape, too. I am probably gonna have to pay for > > > > -> > > saying this, but IE5 is a wholelot better browser. > > > > does anybody know how I can get rid of an annoing message which -- under gnome -- > > netscape brings everytime I open a new browser-window: > > > > "netscape is unable to locate the server (no name specified) > > please check the servr name and try again" > > > > this happens when I use dhcp and/or when the IP is fixed > > there is no apache running on my machine > > > > Any suggestions > > > > Best, > > > > Daniel. > i presume you have helix-gnome installed. if you look at the command that's being > executed, i don't have it handy at the moment, you'll see some kind of weird script > being executed. replace this with netscape or netscape-communicator with no > arguments and the problem will go away. it's the lack of apache that causes the > problem.
Re: [expert] Netscape problem
Daniel Hammer wrote: > BS''D > > > > -> > On 12 Jun, TK Kim wrote: > > > -> > > Neither. > > > -> > > I am kinda sick of Netscape, too. I am probably gonna have to pay for > > > -> > > saying this, but IE5 is a wholelot better browser. > > does anybody know how I can get rid of an annoing message which -- under gnome -- > netscape brings everytime I open a new browser-window: > > "netscape is unable to locate the server (no name specified) > please check the servr name and try again" > > this happens when I use dhcp and/or when the IP is fixed > there is no apache running on my machine > > Any suggestions > > Best, > > Daniel. i presume you have helix-gnome installed. if you look at the command that's being executed, i don't have it handy at the moment, you'll see some kind of weird script being executed. replace this with netscape or netscape-communicator with no arguments and the problem will go away. it's the lack of apache that causes the problem.
[expert] Netscape problem
BS''D > > -> > On 12 Jun, TK Kim wrote: > > -> > > Neither. > > -> > > I am kinda sick of Netscape, too. I am probably gonna have to pay for > > -> > > saying this, but IE5 is a wholelot better browser. does anybody know how I can get rid of an annoing message which -- under gnome -- netscape brings everytime I open a new browser-window: "netscape is unable to locate the server (no name specified) please check the servr name and try again" this happens when I use dhcp and/or when the IP is fixed there is no apache running on my machine Any suggestions Best, Daniel.
