[Karmic] Choosing application for "open containing folder" in downloads window makes Firefox crash

[Claudio Moretti]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

When i choose the "open containing folder" in Firefox 3.5 option in the "Downloads" window, when I'm entering /usr/bin/nautilus in the address bar, firefox crashes without a warning.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 7 19:15:05 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.5 3.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-2.16-generic
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-2-generic x86_64

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. Could you please generate an apport crash report for this?
You can enable apport for one instance like this:
sudo force_start=1 /etc/init.d/apport restart

I am marking this invalid as apport will open a new bug when the crash is generated. If it does not, you can reset the status of this one to new and we will try something else.

[Claudio Moretti (flyingstar16)]

I'm sorry, apport didn't show up.
I discovered it happens only when selecting /usr/bin/nautilus as the application to use; choosing, for example, gedit, works flawlessly

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Could you please try an strace?
strace -eopen firefox-3.5 2>&1 | tee /tmp/strace_ff.log

Please attach the strace after the crash is produced.
Thanks.

[Claudio Moretti (flyingstar16)]

I'm not able to reproduce it anymore after upgrade to 3.5.1.
I think this can be closed.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 08:47, Micah Gersten
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Could you please try an strace?
> strace -eopen firefox-3.5 2>&1 | tee /tmp/strace_ff.log
>
> Please attach the strace after the crash is produced.
> Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> [Karmic] Choosing application for "open containing folder" in downloads
> window makes Firefox crash
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/396651
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “firefox-3.5” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
>
> When i choose the "open containing folder" in Firefox 3.5 option in the
> "Downloads" window, when I'm entering /usr/bin/nautilus in the address bar,
> firefox crashes without a warning.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Tue Jul 7 19:15:05 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: firefox-3.5 3.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-2.16-generic
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-2-generic x86_64
>

[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.

[Mark Powell (map-cap)]

When I have three or four tabs open, I click on the picture and download it to my /home/pictures/ directory. I get one or two pictures and than Firefox crashes, I get a black screen and the computer locks up or, I lose the connection and get kicked back to the desktop.