Fire fox problem!!!!

sixgauge · 11-26-2005, 09:57 PM

I am trying to install firefox and have a problem... I have installed this in the past installs with mandrake but this time I have an error....... I am using mandrake 10.1

sixgauge@localhost firefox]$ ./firefox-installer
SCIM: im_module_init
free(): invalid pointer 0x820aa28!
free(): invalid pointer 0x820aa00!
./firefox-installer: line 56: 7741 Segmentation fault ./${BINNAME}-bin $@
[sixgauge@localhost firefox]$

if anyone could tell me what's going on it would be appreciative.....

thanks

DaneM · 11-27-2005, 04:28 AM

Have you tried running it as root?

spooon · 11-27-2005, 04:49 AM

Doesn't Mandriva come with Firefox? Can't you install it with urpmi?

sixgauge · 11-27-2005, 10:53 AM

I tried installing firefox as root and this is what I got

SCIM: im_module_init
free(): invalid pointer 0x820aa80!
free(): invalid pointer 0x820aa58!
./firefox-installer: line 56: 17863 Segmentation fault ./${BINNAME}-bin $@
[root@localhost firefox]#

thanks again for all your help

basileus · 11-27-2005, 02:31 PM

Try doing
gksu "./firefox-installer"

"gksu" should be already installed.

DaneM · 11-27-2005, 02:47 PM

You might have a corrupt download. Have you tried downloading it again?

tkedwards · 11-27-2005, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Doesn't Mandriva come with Firefox? Can't you install it with urpmi?

From 2005LE onwards it did but in 10.1 I think firefox was just a contrib package, which means it never got updated. To get the latest firefox people either had to find a 3rd party RPM or download it from mozilla.org.

jsmarshall85 · 11-28-2005, 10:34 AM

you should try installing it from within kde or gnome
browse to the folder where you untared the firefox download and double click on firefox-installer
that runs the gui installer for firefox and you should be good to go.