I traced my java problem to the kernel and sigsuspend.c. I remember that there was a problem like this mentioned for 6.4 and someone posted a solution. I was wondering if a similar fix exists for 6.3 [Here is my gdb output] tarting program: /opt/jdk1.2.2/bin/i386/green_threads/./appletviewer [New Thread 18059 (manager thread)] [New Thread 18053 (initial thread)] [New Thread 18060] [Switching to Thread 18060] Program received signal ?, Unknown signal. 0x4017d41e in __sigsuspend (set=0xbf7ffc98) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigsuspend.c:48 48 int result = INLINE_SYSCALL (rt_sigsuspend, 2, set, _NSIG / 8); (gdb) where #0 0x4017d41e in __sigsuspend (set=0xbf7ffc98) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigsuspend.c:48 #1 0x40296c19 in __pthread_wait_for_restart_signal (self=0xbf7ffe40) at pthread.c:785 #2 0x4029966e in __old_sem_wait (sem=0x80c922c) at restart.h:26 #3 0x400ebb0a in _start (tid_=0x80c91b0) at ../../../../../src/linux/hpi/native_threads/src/threads_md.c:323 #4 0x40294976 in pthread_start_thread (arg=0xbf7ffe40) at manager.c:241 Thanks to all that can help Jim -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/