YaST1 crashes during the configuration of a network card
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 7.1
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Symptom:
You want to configure your network card using YaST1. After selecting "Continue"
YaST1 crashes with an error message like the following:
yast: AsciiFile.cc:373: class String & AsciiFile::operator [](int): Assertion `Lines_C.valid( Idx_iv )' failed.
Cause:
This is caused by an error in YaST.
Solution:
Download the updated version of YaST, which works fine:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/a1/yast.rpm
Install the package as user root with the following command:
rpm -Uvh yast.rpm
Note: You can also configure your network card using YaST2.
Keywords: YAST1, NIC, NETWORK CARD, CONFIGURATION, CRASH
Categories:
Configuration
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- Version: 22. Feb 2001
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