Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 08:23:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: giles@nemeton.com.au (Giles Lean) Cc: dcv@panix.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netscape floating point exception Message-ID: <199604091223.IAA01989@hda.com> In-Reply-To: <199604082157.HAA00202@nemeton.com.au> from "Giles Lean" at Apr 9, 96 07:57:31 am
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > > On Mon, 8 Apr 1996 03:57:41 -0400 (EDT) Dimitri Vlahakis wrote: > > > I've installed the netscape atlas beta into my freebsd 2.1 system using > > the port makefile. Unfortunately, whenever I try to run it I get the > > opening window, but when I click on the window and it then tries to load > > netscape's page it dumps core and exits with the message "floating > > exception" The same thing happened when I tried running netscape 2.1. > > I've seen this on a machine without a math co-processor (a 486SX) > which was using the standard math emulator and the BSDI version of > netscape. > > I would suggest trying the GNU math emulator, which is supposed to be > more complete. You need to re-configure your kernel to test this. > > [Regarding someone else's suggestion about limited memory: the 486SX > has 20Mb, so I don't think that is the problem. :-] There is something new in the Netscape home page causing floating point exceptions for FreeBSD. Specify an alternate homepage (e.g. "netscape freebsd.org") to get off the ground. -- Temporarily via "hdalog@zipnet.net"... Peter Dufault Real-Time Machine Control and Simulation HD Associates, Inc. Voice: 508 433 6936 dufault@hda.com Fax: 508 433 5267
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199604091223.IAA01989>