Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media Player

[monsag]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days ago.

I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu are the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.

I have not encountered this "bug" using my Sun xVM VirtualBox, running my guest Win XP and Firefox for Windows.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 26 21:57:07 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_PH.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Could you try to reproduce the same with Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04? Thanks in advance.

[monsag (monsagullo)]

Dear Mr. Villvicencio

You are most welcome.

Though the incidence of Firefox "crashing" has diminished, it still happens.
I am not sure if it is the embedded video or a script on the web page I
happen to be viewing that is causing the the crash. So far, as in my
previous post, when I do switch to WinXP thourgh VirtualBox, I do not
experience the "freezing" or "crashing" of Firefox, viewing the same web
pages.

As for reproducing the same with Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04, I am sorry to say that
I am quite pleased at the moment using my Hardy Heron, with its collected
updates and the minor tweaks I did.

I have downloaded an iso of 8.10. I intend to give it a try, using a Live CD
of this version on my laptops. I prefer to wait for the next
long-term-support, than to try out the newer version on our computers in our
newer school comptuer lab. I will have to wait for the school summer break
to give Intrepid my time. Hopefully by that time, the minor quirks I have
been reading form the forums would have been ironed out :-)

Best regards,
Mon Sagullo

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue
> for you? Could you try to reproduce the same with Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media
> Player
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289485
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "firefox-3.0" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded
> streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox
> repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days ago.
>
> I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu are
> the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.
>
> I have not encountered this "bug" using my Sun xVM VirtualBox, running my
> guest Win XP and Firefox for Windows.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Oct 26 21:57:07 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_PH.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686
>

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

Since this report have a long time without activity, could you check (if is possible) in latest version included in Karmic if this issue is still happening? Thanks in advance.

[monsag (monsagullo)]

This email proved to be very timely. I just upgraded my Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10
more than a week ago, and a few minutes ago, I visited my daughters'
friendster accounts, and this time, it is not only Firefox that "crashed," I
literally had to log-in again into Karmic Koala. As to which of the two -
Firefox 3.5.5 and/or Karmic had a problem, I cannot guess.

Thank you very much for all your efforts to improve our Ubuntu experience
:-)
Mon

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Kamus <email address hidden> wrote:

> Since this report have a long time without activity, could you check (if
> is possible) in latest version included in Karmic if this issue is still
> happening? Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media
> Player
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289485
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded
> streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox
> repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days ago.
>
> I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu are
> the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.
>
> I have not encountered this "bug" using my Sun xVM VirtualBox, running my
> guest Win XP and Firefox for Windows.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Oct 26 21:57:07 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_PH.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/289485/+subscribe
>

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

@monsag, please could you provide me an url for testing porpuses (if can include some steps to reproduce this problem would be great)?. Thanks in advance

[monsag (monsagullo)]

Hello. I have since upgraded to Karmic Koala and Firefox 3.5. Since then, I
have not encountered a crash viewing any page in Friendster.

Best regards.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Kamus <email address hidden> wrote:

> @monsag, please could you provide me an url for testing porpuses (if can
> include some steps to reproduce this problem would be great)?. Thanks in
> advance
>
> --
> Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media
> Player
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289485
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded
> streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox
> repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days ago.
>
> I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu are
> the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.
>
> I have not encountered this "bug" using my Sun xVM VirtualBox, running my
> guest Win XP and Firefox for Windows.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Oct 26 21:57:07 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_PH.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/289485/+subscribe
>

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

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.

[monsag (monsagullo)]

Hello, if you would be so kind enough to let me know what command/s I need
to enter in a terminal window so I can report with enough pertinent data
about a "bug" I recently encountered with Karmic Koala.

It's about an old Dell Inspiron 1100 I did a clean install. The Belkin USB
wireless I use with it works with my WRT54GL using DD-WRT sp24, but not with
the WRT54GL that also has DD-WRT sp24.

Aside from different ISP provider I have here at work and at home, and the
DSL modem provided by my two ISPs, I am at a loss why the Dell will connect
here in my workplace, but not at home.

Also, this Dell, whe I use it at home can connect with a wired connection
directly to the DSL modem, but not using the ports in the WRT54GL. Yet, it
can connect, wired, using the ports in the same brand, same version WRT54GL,
in my my workplace.

I also have another laptop which is relatively "newer" to this Dell. It used
to work fine, wired or wireless, here in my workplace and at home, before I
upgraded this laptop from 9.04 to 9.10.

Thank for all the time you and everyone else in your team put into this.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Micah Gersten <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> 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.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
> --
> Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media
> Player
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289485
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded
> streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox
> repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days ago.
>
> I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu are
> the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.
>
> I have not encountered this "bug" using my Sun xVM VirtualBox, running my
> guest Win XP and Firefox for Windows.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Oct 26 21:57:07 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_PH.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/289485/+subscribe
>

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

I would suggest filing a request in the answer section:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu and troubleshoot with someone until
you find out what the bug is (assuming it's not a configuration or
hardware issue). Then you can file a bug with more specific information
and link it to the Answer/Question.
Thanks.

On 01/07/2010 01:51 AM, monsag wrote:
> Hello, if you would be so kind enough to let me know what command/s I need
> to enter in a terminal window so I can report with enough pertinent data
> about a "bug" I recently encountered with Karmic Koala.
>
> It's about an old Dell Inspiron 1100 I did a clean install. The Belkin USB
> wireless I use with it works with my WRT54GL using DD-WRT sp24, but not with
> the WRT54GL that also has DD-WRT sp24.
>
> Aside from different ISP provider I have here at work and at home, and the
> DSL modem provided by my two ISPs, I am at a loss why the Dell will connect
> here in my workplace, but not at home.
>
> Also, this Dell, whe I use it at home can connect with a wired connection
> directly to the DSL modem, but not using the ports in the WRT54GL. Yet, it
> can connect, wired, using the ports in the same brand, same version WRT54GL,
> in my my workplace.
>
> I also have another laptop which is relatively "newer" to this Dell. It used
> to work fine, wired or wireless, here in my workplace and at home, before I
> upgraded this laptop from 9.04 to 9.10.
>
> Thank for all the time you and everyone else in your team put into this.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Micah Gersten<<email address hidden>
>
>> wrote:
>>
>
>> 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.
>>
>> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
>> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>>
>> --
>> Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media
>> Player
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289485
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>>
>> Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded
>> streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox
>> repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days ago.
>>
>> I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu are
>> the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.
>>
>> I have not encountered this "bug" using my Sun xVM VirtualBox, running my
>> guest Win XP and Firefox for Windows.
>>
>> ProblemType: Bug
>> Architecture: i386
>> Date: Sun Oct 26 21:57:07 2008
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
>> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubun...

[monsag (monsagullo)]

Thank you.

Best regards.

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Micah Gersten <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> I would suggest filing a request in the answer section:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu and troubleshoot with someone until
> you find out what the bug is (assuming it's not a configuration or
> hardware issue). Then you can file a bug with more specific information
> and link it to the Answer/Question.
> Thanks.
>
> On 01/07/2010 01:51 AM, monsag wrote:
> > Hello, if you would be so kind enough to let me know what command/s I
> need
> > to enter in a terminal window so I can report with enough pertinent data
> > about a "bug" I recently encountered with Karmic Koala.
> >
> > It's about an old Dell Inspiron 1100 I did a clean install. The Belkin
> USB
> > wireless I use with it works with my WRT54GL using DD-WRT sp24, but not
> with
> > the WRT54GL that also has DD-WRT sp24.
> >
> > Aside from different ISP provider I have here at work and at home, and
> the
> > DSL modem provided by my two ISPs, I am at a loss why the Dell will
> connect
> > here in my workplace, but not at home.
> >
> > Also, this Dell, whe I use it at home can connect with a wired connection
> > directly to the DSL modem, but not using the ports in the WRT54GL. Yet,
> it
> > can connect, wired, using the ports in the same brand, same version
> WRT54GL,
> > in my my workplace.
> >
> > I also have another laptop which is relatively "newer" to this Dell. It
> used
> > to work fine, wired or wireless, here in my workplace and at home, before
> I
> > upgraded this laptop from 9.04 to 9.10.
> >
> > Thank for all the time you and everyone else in your team put into this.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Micah Gersten<
> <email address hidden>
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> >> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
> >>
> >> --
> >> Crash viewing friendster account with embedded video using Windows Media
> >> Player
> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289485
> >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> >> of the bug.
> >>
> >> Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> >>
> >> Bug description:
> >> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
> >>
> >> Opening a web page, particularly a friendster account with embedded
> >> streaming mp3 audio, using an embedded Windows Media Player, Firefox
> >> repeatedly crashes. This "bug" started to appear the past 2 to 3 days
> ago.
> >>
> >> I am using Ubuntu Hardy. So, I do not know if the updates from Ubuntu
> are
> >> the ones that are causing this, or if this is a Firefox issue.
> >>
> >> I have not encount...