From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 18:22:20 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD2BC37B401 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:22:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [12.15.124.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C244343FBD for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:22:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from chcgil2-ar7-4-46-244-103.chcgil2.dsl-verizon.net (racerx@chcgil2-ar7-4-46-244-103.chcgil2.dsl-verizon.net [4.46.244.103]) by makeworld.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h5H1MDuI021280; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:22:15 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) From: Chris To: Jud , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:20:57 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <20030616200031.10722542.sweetleaf@myrealbox.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200306162020.57779.racerx@makeworld.com> Subject: Re: running netscape 7.0.2 "linux version" on freebsd-5.1, help? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 01:22:21 -0000 On Monday 16 June 2003 08:09 pm, Jud wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:00:31 -0500, sweetleaf > > wrote: > > I just downloaded Netscape 7.0.2 from Netscape.com "linux version" and am > > running it under linux emulation on freebsd-5.1. The problem i am > > encountering , and i encountered the same issue with the latest > > mozilla..... under linux emulation, is that when i exit Netscape or > > restart the system i am meet with the select user-profile *to start > > Netscape section. Ok, for ex. say i am running Netscape under the > > "default" profile, i have all my mail accounts setup, proxy setting > > etc.... now i need to shutdown my system, restart it , or just restart > > Netscape....so i start Netscape > > Odd - I don't recall my Mozilla havin this profile issue. And as far as Mozilla and Minux emu? Hmm, I didn't think it needed it. > > # /usr/compat/linux/usr/local/netscape/netscape > > > > Now i am ask when profile to start Netscape as, so i select the previous > > "default" i had been running Netscape under. The problem is after > > selecting "default" and clicking on start i am getting this error about > > it cant use that profile as its already in use...but its not because this > > is the first instance of Netscape i am attempting to start after a > > reboot. The only way i can get Netscape to start is to create another > > profile, which it does the same to after a reboot or restart. for. ex. i > > can create default 2 and start Netscape but if i try to start Netscape > > again with that profile its says that profile is already in use. If > > anybody has had this issue and solved it, i would appreciate some > > guidance on this. > > > > thanks, and have a good day. > > Re this and your Sun Java question: Why not use the FreeBSD "linux-" ports? > (Haven't checked to see what the latest linux-Netscape port is; if it's > not up to 7.0.2, you can install the earlier version, or at least look at > what the port maintainer has done for hints with regard to such stuff as > build options, places to install various files, etc.) > > Jud > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Best regards, Chris ______________________________________________________________________ PGP Fingerprint = D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 PGP Mail encouraged / preferred - keys available on common key servers ______________________________________________________________________ 01010010011000010110001101100101011100100101100000000000