> > > Anyway, the problem is that Netscape is quite frequently crashing with
> > > a "bus error." This usually happens when I close a Netscape window
> > > (actually, it happens close to half the time when I close a Netscape
> > > window), which is painful because I have to either live with an
> > > ever-growing number of pop-up ads or risk a crash. Netscape also
> > > crashes when I run very low on virtual memory, with the same error.
>
> > i'm having this problem as well. it started when i upgraded to
> netscape
> > 4.6. reverting to libc5 4.51 fixed it but when 4.61 came out with
> support
> > for glibc2.1 i upgraded and i haven't been able to fix it since. i've
> tried
> > un/stable 4.5, 4.51, 4.6 and 4.61 and they all break. all of my
> netscape
> > windows disappear (sometimes) when i close a window or try to login to
> an
> > site which requires authentication (pop up window style).
>
> > i was trying to find a pattern among the info people posted but
> couldn't
> > really see one. did anyone else figure this out?
>
> > - p2-266 128mb ram
> > - kernel 2.2.9
> > - glibc 2.1.1-13
> > - xfree 3.3.1 (vmware 3.3.1 server)
> > - windowmaker 0.60.0-2
> > - neomagic nmg5
>
> > if anyone has figured anything out i would love to know the solution.
>
> - 6x86 133mhz 64megs RAM
> - kernel 2.2.10-ac12 (seen this behavior ever since I switched to
> Potato, which means glibc2.1 and 2.2.x)
> - xfree86 3.3.3.1
> - enlightenment 0.15.5 (seen that on wmaker 0.52 and up too (i think
> that was the version I was using))
>
> I've not noticed this behavior on closing any window BUT a navigator
> window. The bug seems to be common to navigator and communicator 4.5+
> (yes, I've seen this on 4.5 too). I used to think for some reason the
> main process receives the 'close signal' (I'm no a X programmer ;)
> twice and crashed due to that.
>
> >From a different perspective, I'd say Netscape stuff version 4.5 and
> up still has trouble with glibc 2.1.
No need to go all the way up to potato and Netscape 4.6+, the same
happens to me with a slink installation and Communicator 4.5.
BTW, anyone knows why netscape creates a directory named after the user
within the user's home dir? ie: /home/pepe/pepe
^^^^
Regards,
--
Horacio
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Valencia - ESPAÑA
