gmail.com and facebook.com crash firefox 3.0.6 on Unbuntu 8.10

[Kevin]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0-branding

logging to gmail or to facebook causes firefox to crash. I am using Ubuntu 8.10. Problem just started today. Page loads but not fully. Firefox goes grey and a few seconds later closes.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[JanBrinkmann (jbrinkmann)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please try to obtain a backtrace by following the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs? Also, please answer these questions:
Is this crash reproducible? If so, which are the steps that lead to it?
Which flash package do you have installed?
Which Java package do you have installed?
Which Firefox extensions do you have installed?

This will greatly aid us in tracking down your problem

[Kevin (kvnwynfrmr)]

JanBrinkmann wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please try to obtain a backtrace by following the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs? Also, please answer these questions:
> Is this crash reproducible? If so, which are the steps that lead to it?
> Which flash package do you have installed?
> Which Java package do you have installed?
> Which Firefox extensions do you have installed?
>
> This will greatly aid us in tracking down your problem
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>
I reinstalled Firefox and all my problems were gone. Don't know the main
cause of the problem or what changed to instigate the problem. thanks
for the prompt reply.

[JanBrinkmann (jbrinkmann)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an reinstall. 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.

[TheBugSlayer (minspamboks)]

I can confirm the same bug on Ubuntu 8.04.2 (kernel 2.6.24-24) with Firefox 3.0.0.11. Gmail.com, Facebook.com and some other sites stop working after what appear to be a silent crash (firefox is still running, but stops submitting forms). In Firefox Error console reports a failure to load XPCOM component: /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.11/composite/libpyloader.so and pyabout.py.

[TheBugSlayer (minspamboks)]

Edit: There are no addons installed.

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Thank you for your bug report, but please understand that crashes are not bugs. Many crashes can be attributed to flaky plugins, extension conflicts, or other behavior. I am closing this bug for that reason, please feel free to reopen it if you feel the crash is reproducible. Use one or more of the following criteria: on other releases of Ubuntu, Newer versions of this program, crashes on every load and with up-to-date plugins.