SuSE Linux: Version 7.3
You have a graphic card or a laptop with a S3 Savage chip set. When you try to start StarOffice, the system "freezes".
The cause is an error regarding the interaction of the X server for S3 Savage graphic cards and StarOffice.
Edit or create the file /etc/profile.local
with an editor and
add the following line:
export SAL_DO_NOT_USE_INVERT50=true
Save this change and check the entry by logging in again and entering:
echo $SAL_DO_NOT_USE_INVERT50
If it has worked, you will obtain the following output:
true