Applications unusable

[S.W. Bobcat]

Yep, It is the 2.6.16 series of kernels. I discovered this the hard way. If 
you were able to install a 2.6.15 kernel (not possible that I'm aware under 
FC5, but were you ) those apps would install and run just fine.

Bob




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>Since I've installed FC5 from scratch a few days ago, some programs
>have become unusable and I am forced to reset the computer to get them
>back. For other apps, even reseting the machine does not help. For
>instance, Firefox or Kopete will randomly crash, and I cannot reopen
>them. Reseting helps for these apps.
>
>Other apps, such as Amarok and Konqueror are useless even after a
>reset. Amarok will not play music, and does not complain- it just
>hangs. It was working properly for about a day or two. The problem is
>not in the sound system, and K3B made a sound when it finished
>burning. Konqueror tells me that KDEInit cannot open whatever file or
>folder that I am trying to open if I click on an icon. If I manage to
>get it open and type the address into the address bar, it will open
>the directory in question.
>
>Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
>
>Dotan Cohen
>http://what-is-what.com
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