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I haven't tried many other commands, but my suspicion is that they will
fubar as well.
I just installed it this morning, so I'm trying to get the feel of
wher everything is, so if the answer is in the HOWTO and/or FAQ, I have
no clue where they are.  The fact that I can't do an ls only complicates
matters.

My questions are:

1) What is a segmentation fault, and
2) How do I fix it?  Reinstall Linux?

I don't know if this has anything to do with my error(s) but:

When I was installing Linux, I got a message saying it couldn't find a
file.  The message appeared when I was installing various parts of TeX
and once or twice on the X section.  I think it was for the same file.
I also probably loaded in three zillion too many drivers (like for SCSI
devices that I don't have now but may get, i.e. I loaded the drivers for
future compatibility).  I'm running a 486/40 with 2 IDE drives, a
Conner 420MB (DOS) and WD 1083MB (Linux), 8meg memory, 16meg swap file
and an NE2000-compliant ethernet card.
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Quote:>I just installed Linux, and every time I type in ls (and its switches)
>or elm, I get a message saying "Segmentation fault".
>My questions are:
>2) How do I fix it?  Reinstall Linux?

I've had the same problem after upgrading my computer with a new processor
and a new board. After exchanging the RAM by new modules, the error was gone.

Suggestion: RAM is old an unstable, RAM is too slow, not enough wait-states...

Try it.

Kai
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