It's strange, firefox shouldn't detache from the console. Check if there
is any running firefox instance.
And have a look at ~/.xsession-errors.
Ok you were right, firefox does not detach from console. I just caught
this output.
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139 markus@zoidberg ~ % firefox
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
(firefox:10442): Gtk-WARNING **: Im Modulpfad »murrine« konnte keine
Themen-Engine gefunden werden,
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
(firefox:10442): atk-bridge-WARNING **: AT_SPI_REGISTRY was not started
at session startup.
(firefox:10442): atk-bridge-WARNING **: IOR not set.
(firefox:10442): atk-bridge-WARNING **: Could not locate registry
[1] 10442 segmentation fault (core dumped) firefox
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So firefox segfaults... hum very interesting.
Markus
