Why does MATLAB 7.7 (R2008a) freeze when I search in the help browser on a RedHat Linux machine?

The help browser freezes when I open MATLAB 7.7 (R2008a) and search for any functions in the help browser. This happens when I log in as a local user. MATLAB works fine when I log in as administrator.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The issue is caused when you do not have access to the "netstats" function of Linux OS.

Possible workarounds are:

1) Get access to the "netstats" function of Linux OS.

2) Change the underlying HTML renderer from Web browser to ICE browser that is shipped with MATLAB. This can be done by executing the following command at the MATLAB command prompt:

com.mathworks.mlwidgets.html.HTMLRenderer.setUseWebRenderer(false);