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From: attwool@exocet.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Info memory fault error
Message-ID: <1991Mar14.154410@exocet.enet.dec.com>
Date: 14 Mar 91 16:02:44 GMT
Sender: news@hollie.rdg.dec.com (Mr News)
Reply-To: attwool@exocet.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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  Has anyone had any problems with the Info Explorer program dying out with a
memory
 fault.
  I've also noticed that it dies when selecting a particular command from the
command
 tables list. E.G xinit. 

 In one instance I selected the command 'info'  and program hung and just
consumed 
 loadsa CPU.

 Is this a known problem (I'd  hope not, otherwise IBM have problems) or should
I go back to
 my supplier ?

 Anyway heres my problem report. 

Problem: Memory fault in /usr/bin/info

   Program: /usr/bin/info
   Symptom: garbage on the screen of normal terminal and error messages from
            application, resulting in session hang.
   Interface: Terminal.

   Example:
            Just typing 'info' at the command prompt, the screen will clear
          and then start to put up what looks like a menu. Then characters
          will start to be placed a odd positions on the screen.
           Once the screen has stop updating hit the 'Return' key twice
         then the following message will displayed on the screen.

           /usr/bin/info: 10435 Memory fault: a Memory image file has been ...

          The session is now hung.

   Interface: Motif.
            Following the same path of options the info windows disappear at
          the same position of the fault.