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Date:      Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:37:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:      pcw <pcw@karpy.com>
To:        parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Upgrade to 4.4 breaks acroread and wordperfect
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.40.0109231036330.8768-100000@www.karpy.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010923005402.B47084@moo.holy.cow>

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On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, parv wrote:

> this was, on the fateful occasion around Sep 22 13:43 -0400,
> sent by pcw
> >
> > I just upgraded my 4.2 home system to 4.4 via cvsup. that worked well +- a
> > few minor gliches. My problem now is that some linux applications no
> > longer work. For example: acroread 3.05 and my trusty old WP7 no longer
> > work.
> >
> > errors are as follows
> >
> > momo:/users/pcw> acroread
> > XIO:  fatal IO error 2 (Bad file number) on X server "0:0.0"
> >       after 96 requests (94 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
> >
> > momo:/users/pcw> xwp (wp7)
> > XIO:  fatal IO error 2 (Bad file number) on X server "0:0.0"
> >       after 284 requests (278 known processed) with 22 events remaining.
> >
> > momo:/users/pcw> acroread4
> > /usr/local/Acrobat4/Reader/intellinux/bin/acroread: error in loading
> > shared libraries: libreadcore.so: cannot stat shared object: Operation not
> > permitted
> >
> ...
>
> possibilities to explore:
>
> (0) in an extreme & most improbable case, are you running these
>     commands from console? (i think & hope not.)

from an xterm (x is up)

>
> (1) are you running at securelevel >0? see init(8)
>    - in that case, you can't even run X; but from your message gives
>       the impression that you can/are.
sure

>
> (2) is linux module loaded/compiled? see linux(8)
>

yes (the one from 4.2) but maybe  should upgrade that also...

>
> counter-data-point: i upgraded from 4.2 to 4.3 to 4.4-stable and never
> had any problems running acrobat4 & wordperfect8... as long as i
> can run X and linux module is compiled/loaded.
>
> --
>
>


Thanks!


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