Re: Help with firefox 2 crashing with add-on

["Al Wheeler-2" <user=1343@nabble.blu.org>]

 I guess it would be a bit pointless to have a "Safe-Mode" button that 
restarts Firefox in "Safe-Mode".... 


    http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_mode


shows the command line usage as 

    firefox -safe-mode 


Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: 

> Firefox has a safe-mode.  Use it :-) 
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> On 6/11/08, Al Wheeler <[hidden email]> wrote: 
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>> Scott Ehrlich wrote: 
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>>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Matthew Gillen wrote: 
>>> 
>>>       
>>>> Scott R. Ehrlich wrote: 
>>>>         
>>>>> I am trying to get the latest noscript add-on installed for firefox 
>>>>> 2 under Ubuntu Hardy, but keep getting the same crash: 
>>>>> 
>>>>> /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-2 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetMIMEDescription 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetMIMEDescription return 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue: returning plugin name. 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue return 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue: returning plugin 
>>>>> description. 
>>>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue return 
>>>>> Segmentation fault 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> This happens for both firefox from mozilla's site as well as the 
>>>>> Ubuntu version. 
>>>>>           
>>>> Looks like you're using gcj too.  I'd install Sun's java, and 
>>>> configure your system to use the java plugin that comes with it. 
>>>> 
>>>> Matt 
>>>> 
>>>>         
>>> I removed gcj and install Sun's java. 
>>> 
>>> I revisited firefox from the command line, and now just get a 
>>> segmentation fault (no gcj errors). 
>>> 
>>> I saved my bookmarks then trashed my .mozilla folder. 
>>> 
>>> I reran from the command line.  Still crashes.  Checked existing 
>>> add-ons, nothing. 
>>> 
>>> There is a thread here: 
>>> 
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=691229
>>> 
>>> and I tried to reinstall/reinstall libnss3, but that didn't help. 
>>> 
>>> Other ideas are welcome. 
>>> 
>>> Thanks. 
>>> 
>>> Scott 
>>> 
>>>       
>> I had a similar problem. Firefox (on ubuntu) kept closing unexpectedly 
>> upon downloading a file. The downloads were successful and I did not 
>> notice any other problems, so I just un-installed a truck load of "nice 
>> to have, but not really needed" add-ons and the problem went away. I 
>> will add them back in one at a time (hopefully) and test after each new 
>> item to determine which is the culprit causing the problem. HTH 
>> 
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>> Alfred Wheeler 
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