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From: Jeff Genender <jgenend@ibm.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Netscape crashes X!
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:26:54 -0600
Organization: Savoir Technologies
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I am wondering if anyone has seen a similar problem as me on FreeBSD
2.1.5R.  I have my X Windows configured nicely and runs most
applicatations as expected.  The only problem I have is with Netscape
3.0 (BSDI binary).  When I run it for a while (actually this will happen
at any random time - 2 minutes, 5 minutes - who knows) The system locks
solid.  I cannot even get a telnet connection.  There is no core dump
and I have to reboot the system (uggh) with the reset key or repower the
system.

The big question is ---> Is this a problem with an incompatibility with
Netscape BSDI (v2 binary) or possibly I hosed something in setting up X
Windows (again keep in mind this does not happen with any other
application).  

If anyone else has seen this, let me know.

Thanks!

Jeff Genender
jgenend@ibm.net