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From: rone@bofh.noc.best.net (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Acrobat reader causes SEGV
Date: 15 Jun 1997 16:26:24 -0700
Organization: fidgety systems administrators gmbh
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Message-ID: <5o1tn0$63h$1@bofh.noc.best.net>
References: <RHUFF.97Jun13214018@shell1.cybercom.net>
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In article <RHUFF.97Jun13214018@shell1.cybercom.net>,
Robert Huff <rhuff@shell1.cybercom.net> wrote:
> I just installed the Linux compatibility modules, and have
>been attempting to run Acrobat Reader 3.0.
> When I start it without any arguements, it comes up fine. I
>try to open "reader.pdf" and get a window reading:
> There was an error processing a
> page. Segmentation Violation caught.
> and nothing in the display.
> Any suggestions? Sometimes it actually dumps core, and I
>have a core file available for examination.
I dunno. Are you using FreeBSD 2.1.x or 2.2.x? I'd recommend using
xpdf instead of Acrobat if you want to view PDFs. It's in the Ports.
rone
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