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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem with port of Netscape Communicator
Date: 6 Jun 1997 15:02:30 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3397D380.41C67EA6@ip.lu>,
phrank <frank@ip.lu> writes:
> Ted Wisniewski wrote:
>>
>> I have been trying to get Netscape Communicator (any of the ports of it)
>> from the ports collection and they work until I try to invoke the Java
>> portion by going to any page containing a Java Applet, At this point It
>> crashes with a floating Exception.. Anyone seen this? Have A solution?
>>
>> I am running 2.2.1-RELEASE on a Pentium 133 if that helps.
>
> ...
>
> the only solution (i'm aware off, so far) is to run XFree in 16 bit
> color mode (@least) (startx -- -bpp 16 (or so ...)
Netscape 4 works on my laptop in 8bit and my home machine in 16bit
mode.... but that's just me :)
> -frank
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !