Firefox isn't stoping refreshing page (breaks down network)

[Nick]

Hi,
when I'm open firefox and I go on some side (as an example: geraspora.de or stratpage.com) or my startpage is a webpage (so I only have to open firefox), firefox is constantly refreshing this page so often that my whole network breaks down or I get disconncted to the network.

1)
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 15.04
Release: 15.04

2)
apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installiert: 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
  Installationskandidat: 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     37.0+build2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: firefox 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: nick 1708 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20150511103303
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed May 27 16:48:12 2015
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-13 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 172.16.240.1 dev wlan0 proto static metric 1024
 141.20.7.6 via 172.16.240.1 dev wlan0 proto dhcp metric 10
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 172.16.240.0/20 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.252.87
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Plugins: IcedTea-Web Plugin (using IcedTea-Web 1.5.2 (1.5.2-1ubuntu2)) - /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/IcedTeaPlugin.so (icedtea-7-plugin)
PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=38.0/20150511103303
RelatedPackageVersions: icedtea-7-plugin 1.5.2-1ubuntu2
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET56WW (1.26 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 42915CG
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET56WW(1.26):bd12/01/2011:svnLENOVO:pn42915CG:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn42915CG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 42915CG
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Nick (nick-power)]

Setting firefox back to version

apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installiert: 37.0+build2-0ubuntu1
  Installationskandidat: 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
  Versionstabelle:
     38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
 *** 37.0+build2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

works.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version.

When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running only once:

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and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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