browsing website crashes firefox

[Hal Armstrong]

Binary package hint: firefox

I went to http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=it_management&seqNum=30
and clicked the next page links at the bottom of the page and firefox disappears without a trace.

harmstrong@dev1:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
harmstrong@dev1:~$

harmstrong@dev1:~$ apt-cache policy packagename
W: Unable to locate package packagename
harmstrong@dev1:~$

I expected to go to the next page but firefox blew itself away instead.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 9 16:50:14 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox 2.0.0.15+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux dev1 2.6.22-15-generic #1 SMP Tue Jun 10 09:21:34 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[JanBrinkmann (jbrinkmann)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I tried this on Ubuntu 8.10 using firefox 3.0.6 . Unfortunately, I was not able to reproduce this behaviour, i.e. I can click 'next' and another page opens. Please answer these questions:

1. Is this still reproducible for you using an up2date firefox release?
2. If so, can you try reproduce this using a fresh firefox profile?:

Start Firefox by entering the following command is a terminal: firefox -ProfileManager. You should now see the Profile Manager window.

Important note: From the Profile Manager you are also able to remove and rename profiles. Be very careful when deleting profiles, if you created the profile in a directory that already existed, the entire directory will be removed!

Click on the 'Create Profile...' button to start the 'Create Profile Wizard'. Click 'Next' and enter a descriptive name for the new profile. Click Finish to have Firefox create the new profile. You should now be taken back to the Profile Manager and the newly created profile should be listed. Select it and click 'Start Firefox'. Try to reproduce the bug with this new profile.

Note: you can go back to your own profile by starting Firefox using the command firefox -ProfileManager again, selecting your own profile, and clicking on 'Start Firefox'.

[Hal Armstrong (harmstrong)]

I am using:

harmstrong@dev1:~/svn/trunk/_24_7_internet/oracle/script/patch$ cat
/etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10"

with firefox version 2.0.0.17

I went to the previously offending page and clicked the BACK and NEXT
links and FireFox did not crash as before.

http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=it_management&seqNum=30

JanBrinkmann wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. I tried this on Ubuntu 8.10 using firefox 3.0.6 .
> Unfortunately, I was not able to reproduce this behaviour, i.e. I can
> click 'next' and another page opens. Please answer these questions:
>
> 1. Is this still reproducible for you using an up2date firefox release?
> 2. If so, can you try reproduce this using a fresh firefox profile?:
>
> Start Firefox by entering the following command is a terminal: firefox
> -ProfileManager. You should now see the Profile Manager window.
>
> Important note: From the Profile Manager you are also able to remove and
> rename profiles. Be very careful when deleting profiles, if you created
> the profile in a directory that already existed, the entire directory
> will be removed!
>
> Click on the 'Create Profile...' button to start the 'Create Profile
> Wizard'. Click 'Next' and enter a descriptive name for the new profile.
> Click Finish to have Firefox create the new profile. You should now be
> taken back to the Profile Manager and the newly created profile should
> be listed. Select it and click 'Start Firefox'. Try to reproduce the bug
> with this new profile.
>
> Note: you can go back to your own profile by starting Firefox using the
> command firefox -ProfileManager again, selecting your own profile, and
> clicking on 'Start Firefox'.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>

[JanBrinkmann (jbrinkmann)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.