On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 23:01 -0500, Barry Brimer wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 29, 2006 at 08:09:30PM -0700, Bart Schaefer wrote: > >> On 7/29/06, Barry Brimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> I installed the new firefox 1.5.0.5 packages and had a few issues. I had > >>> read a similar post on the nahant list. I would doubt that this is a > >>> centos-induced problem. The browser crashed when opening the extensions > >>> manager and also with a very simple webmail page. > >> > >> If you upgraded directly from 1.0.8 to to 1.5.0.5, you probably need > >> to reinstall all of your extensions. I recommend (1) write down what > >> all of them are, (2) uninstall them all from your present firefox > >> 1.0.8, (3) upgrade to 1.5.0.5, and finally (4) install extensions > >> again. > >> > >> Even upgrading from 1.5.0.2 (centosplus) to 1.5.0.5, I'd recommend > >> reinstalling extensions. In my experience firefox always crashes on > >> the first -- and sometimes also second and third -- launches after an > >> upgrade when there are any extensions present. > > > > > > No problema here upgrading from 1.5.0.2 to 1.5.0.5. No crashes, extensions > > working fine and all else. > > I have created a new user on my system, which of course will build a new > firefox profile, with no extensions. I have also moved the > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins directory to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.old and I > have opened the browser with no themes, extensions, or plugins. Attempts > to access the extensions manager or multiple Horde webmail systems cause > the browser to crash. > > I have launched firefox with strace and cleared the screen before trying > to access the extensions menu. Make sure to run firefox as root once (I usually do that first, after the upgrade). See if that helps ...
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