Hello: I'm an amateur. While trying to get Real Player 8 to run as a Netscape (using the Netscape version that came with SuSE 6.4) plugin I managed to cause a major problem on my system (AMD Athlon 700 mhz, 2 ide hard drives, ram=384 MB, Soundblaster Live sound card). I actually had Real Player running at one point although Netscape froze up. I had to switch to another console to kill Netscape. Since then I can get Real Player to work with sound files when I start from the command line, but Netscape doesn't work at all. When I click on the NS icon on the desk top nothing happens. If I go into a Konsole and try to run netscape from the command line I'm informed there a "buss error" occured. I've tried rebooting w/power off, and have removed/installed Netscape 3 times with Yast but to no avail. I do get a lock file in .netscape when I try to run the program. Once I deleted that, tried running it again and had the whole machine lock up. I finally had to turn the power off to get any response at all. Does anybody have any idea what I might try next? (Without a browser I can't even go to the archives to research the problem.) George -- George H. Griffin "Always believe your observations, not your theories (no matter how near they may be to your heart) if the two are in conflict." John Gribbin Powered by SuSE Linux 6.4
"George H.Griffin" wrote:
Hello:
I'm an amateur. While trying to get Real Player 8 to run as a Netscape (using the Netscape version that came with SuSE 6.4) plugin I managed to cause a major problem on my system (AMD Athlon 700 mhz, 2 ide hard drives, ram=384 MB, Soundblaster Live sound card). I actually had Real Player running at one point although Netscape froze up. I had to switch to another console to kill Netscape. Since then I can get Real Player to work with sound files when I start from the command line, but Netscape doesn't work at all. When I click on the NS icon on the desk top nothing happens. If I go into a Konsole and try to run netscape from the command line I'm informed there a "buss error" occured. I've tried rebooting w/power off, and have removed/installed Netscape 3 times with Yast but to no avail. I do get a lock file in .netscape when I try to run the program. Once I deleted that, tried running it again and had the whole machine lock up. I finally had to turn the power off to get any response at all.
Does anybody have any idea what I might try next? (Without a browser I can't even go to the archives to research the problem.)
George
For a browser you can use kdm that comes with kde. You definatley need to browse the archives as there have been MANY with this problem. You might try typing /opt/netscape/netscape to start netscape as I think the main problem was with the wrapper script that stars it. Notice I said main problem. USE kdm for a browser to search the archives. kdm is your kde filemgr/browser. Just put in a URL. -- Mark Hounschell markh@compro.net
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