Hi All,

I am using Netscape 7.2 on RHEL4 machine.
When i am starting netscape from my terminal, it exits with a segmentation falut. How ever no core is dumped.

Can any one pls help me to get rid of this issue.

Thanks in advance
Naveen

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Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 1008 (gdk_colormap_alloc_colors): assertion `colormap != NULL' failed.

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 4593 (gtk_widget_modify_bg): assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 626 (gdk_colormap_free_colors): assertion `colormap != NULL' failed.

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1579 (g_object_unref): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 4007 (gtk_widget_get_visual): assertion `widget != NULL' failed.

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 57 (gdk_colormap_new): assertion `visual != NULL' failed.

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 1008 (gdk_colormap_alloc_colors): assertion `colormap != NULL' failed.

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 4593 (gtk_widget_modify_bg): assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 626 (gdk_colormap_free_colors): assertion `colormap != NULL' failed.

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1579 (g_object_unref): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 4007 (gtk_widget_get_visual): assertion `widget != NULL' failed.

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 57 (gdk_colormap_new): assertion `visual != NULL' failed.

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 1008 (gdk_colormap_alloc_colors): assertion `colormap != NULL' failed.

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 4593 (gtk_widget_modify_bg): assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

Gdk-CRITICAL **: file gdkcolor.c: line 626 (gdk_colormap_free_colors): assertion `colormap != NULL' failed.

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1579 (g_object_unref): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
/home/Netscape7.2/netscape/run-mozilla.sh: line 150: 4107 Segmentation fault $prog ${1+"$@"}
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you do know that AOL has stopped all development and is letting netscape die
http://browser.netscape.com/
install firefox 2 ( firefox 3 may not run on rhel4 - it's to old )
or install mozilla-seamonkey

Hey John,

Thanks for your time.

The reason for using Netscape is that i have configured it for my mails. Now i will loose all my downloaded mails.

Interestingly, now i am getting a different message when i am trying to start netscape.

any one pls help me with this issue

Thanks,
Naveen

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Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from `GtkSuperWin' to `GtkWidget'

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2253: initialization assertion failed, use g_type_init() prior to this function

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkclipboard.c: line 213 (gtk_clipboard_get_for_display): assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
Adobe Flash Player: gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY); failed. Trying to call gtk_init(0,0);

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2253: initialization assertion failed, use g_type_init() prior to this function

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkclipboard.c: line 213 (gtk_clipboard_get_for_display): assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
Adobe FlashPlayer: Unable to initialize GTK. The Adobe Flash Player plugin requires a host using GTK2.x to function properly

Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from `GtkSuperWin' to `GtkWidget'

Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from `GtkSuperWin' to `GtkWidget'
./run-mozilla.sh: line 150: 5093 Segmentation fault $prog ${1+"$@"}
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Did Netscape used to work? If so can you think of anything you changed just before it stopped working? Did you try removing the Flash plugin, seeing as how that's mentioned in the error messages?

As someone else has already pointed out, Netscape is dead. It was effectively dead and irrelevant long before AOL finally announced the end of development. |(How the mighty have fallen...) You do not have to lose your email if you switch to a different mail client. If you get Thunderbird or Seamonkey you can import your email from your Netscape profile to your Thunderbird or Seamonkey profile. Google it - the info is easy to find.

Thank you all for your suggestions.

I have switched over to a different mail client and so now there are no more issues with netscape.

Don't use Netscape; it is out of support. Get Firefox or any other browser instead.

Hi! I was searching the solution of this. I can't remove my Netscape, and I love it. But i have the same problem. When I visit a website with Flash animations, Netscape crashes and say:
"Unable to initialize GTK. The Adobe Flash Player plugin requires a host using GTK2.x to function properly"
How can I solve it? Please. Thanks

Netscape Navigator has been dead for some time . how did you install that old thing in the first place ?
was there a *.run or *.bin *.sh installer ?
or from the source ?

I downloaded a tar.gz file. I extracted and it had an installer.
I downloaded from here:
http://browser.netscape.com/releases
and this is the version:
http://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape...gnu-sea.tar.gz

I only want to use again my web browser =). Thanks

have you tried rerunning "netscape-installer-bin" with --uninstall
su - ( or sudo )
sh ./netscape-installer-bin --uninstall
from the README in the "netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-sea.tar.gz"

Linux kernel-2.2.14 or later, with the following
libraries or package minimums:
* glibc - 2.2.4
* gtk+ - 1.2.0 (1.2.5 or later preferred)
* XFree86-3.3.6
* Glib 1.2.x
to get it working
install fedora 1,2 or redhat 9
or ubontu 4 or 5

or build all of the old code in a netscape build folder that is not in the system path and wright a luncher script that points netscape to the old code /opt/old/netscape/bin,/opt/old/netscape/lib/opt/old/netscape/share,...