Index: rbutilFrm.cpp
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--- rbutilFrm.cpp       (revision 13329)
+++ rbutilFrm.cpp       (working copy)
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@
     // construct link to html
     wxString htmllink;
     htmllink.Printf(wxT("%s%s/rockbox-build.html"),gv->manual_url.c_str(),curManualDevice.c_str());
-    manual->LoadPage(htmllink);
+    if(!manual->LoadPage(htmllink))
+        manual->SetPage(wxT("<p>unable to display manual -- please use the PDF link above</p>"));

-
 }