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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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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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Ron Echeverri         Best Internet Usenet Administration         rone@best.net
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