> 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
