Re: help to make something work
> Hello
>
> I started using linux, and I am enthusiasmed.
> I installed a Debian distribution in a very standard
> PC (Pentium 200, 32 mb, SVGA, 200 Mb on linux partition).
> I installed also xfree86 and KDE.
>
> KDE and packaged applications (man etc) work.
> But I can´t make anything else work! I downloaded Netscape
> 4.5, installed it successfully, and when I run
> it, it says: Segmentation Fault.
> I downloaded Wordperfect 8 and, after many tries, I
> installed it successfully; but xwp says: Floating
> point fault.
> I installed also a CAD called SISCAD-P, and it says
> also: Floating point fault.
> I tried with other softwares (downloaded from the net)
> with similar results.
Ok, this is a very wild guess, but
maybe you have a Pentuim processor with one of those early Floating Point
units, that
produce an error. TO go around it recompile the kernel to include the
work-around for that FPU bug.
Andrew
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