I have recently installed Blackdown 1.4.1_01 on RH 9 because I couldn't get Sun's java to work properly. But when I try to execute any of the binaries in Blackdown's package I get:

An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : 11 occurred at PC=0x420734C0 during VM shutdown
Function=__libc_free+0x70
Library=/lib/tls/libc.so.6

Cannot obtain thread information

Dynamic libraries:
08048000-0804e000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 117958 /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1/bin/java
0804e000-0804f000 rw-p 00005000 03:03 117958

[CUT]

4c583000-4c58e000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 393337 /lib/libnss_files-2.3.2.so
4c58e000-4c58f000 rw-p 0000a000 03:03 393337 /lib/libnss_files-2.3.2.so

Local Time = Thu May 8 20:23:18 2003
Elapsed Time = 0
#
# The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (Blackdown-1.4.1-01 mixed mode)
#
# An error report file has been saved as /tmp/hs_err_pid2198.log.
# Please refer to the file for further information.
#
Avbruten (SIGABRT)

I use: RH 9, Blackdown 1.4.1_01, gcc 3.2.2-5, glibc 2.3.2. I have no idea what is wrong please help.

Thanks in advance.

Use the gcc2.95 version.

Note that if you are using the plugin for Mozilla and java is compiled with 3.2 and Mozilla is compiled with 2.95 or vice versa java will immediately crash you browser upon loading a page with java. Yes, it's stupic, but this is Linux, so many irritating and stupid things are done in the name of "Freedom".

And Webmaster, is it really necessary to collect people's email addresses just because they want to answer someone's simple question that they happen to know the answer to?

Sorry, just in a rooten mood today, I guess...

-Steve Bergman

Oh my God, I should have spell checked first! ;-)

-Steve Bergman