Firefox 3.0 keeps freezing - started with iPlayer now anything
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
gnash (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
I am running Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. I have noted for some time that under some circumstances Firefiox 3 freezes when using BBC iPlayer. Now after recent updates to OS and packages firefox is freezing when I'm just doing simple surfing. May be connected with Flash content, but thats just a hunch, nothing solid to go on. I have just downlkoaded Seamonkey and going to try that in-case this is just a firefox 3 Beta problem.... as at presnt without browser capability.
...SteveP
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jun 29 06:51:43 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0+nobinonly-
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
Hi Steve
Flash content is a likely problem. What Flash player are you using? The key ones are the official adobe player (package flashplugin- nonfree) , Gnash and swfdec--there's also libflash, which does not seem to be updated.
If you need browsing capability, you can start firefox with extensions and plugins disabled with "firefox -safe-mode". If this stops the freezes, it also strongly suggests that one of your extensions or plugins is causing the problem.