Firefox address and search bars do not work

[Mario Rugiero]

Binary package hint: firefox

When you write a page or words to find, and then you hit enter, it does nothing, neither clicking the "go" button.
It's the last update from ubuntu repositories.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 903edc5ac6a9e7015919dd3265dd80ab
CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e37fc942cd1d9fab4e
Date: Thu Feb 18 04:19:06 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox-3.6/firefox
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
InterpreterPath: /bin/dash
Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64

[Michal Matyska (michal-matyska)]

Downgrading all firefox* packages to previous version (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu2) has solved the issue.
Beware, bad-version-firefox is still running eventhough you closed the window and it has disappeared. Kill command needs to be used to really close the app.

[Mario Rugiero (mrugiero)]

Don't worry, seconds after I reported the bug there was an "update" fixing
that.

2010/2/18 Michal Matyska <email address hidden>

> Downgrading all firefox* packages to previous version
> (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu2) has solved the issue.
> Beware, bad-version-firefox is still running eventhough you closed the
> window and it has disappeared. Kill command needs to be used to really close
> the app.
>
> --
> Firefox address an search bars does not work at all
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523644
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox
>
> When you write a page or words to find, and then you hit enter, it does
> nothing, neither clicking the "go" button.
> It's the last update from ubuntu repositories.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> CheckboxSubmission: 903edc5ac6a9e7015919dd3265dd80ab
> CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e37fc942cd1d9fab4e
> Date: Thu Feb 18 04:19:06 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox-3.6/firefox
> FirefoxPackages:
> firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
> firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
> firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
> abroswer N/A
> abrowser-branding N/A
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
> InterpreterPath: /bin/dash
> Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
> SourcePackage: firefox
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64
>
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[Delan Azabani (azabani)]

I am affected by the bug - though I'm using ftp.iinet.net.au instead of the main server which may be slowing down the update which fixes it (as Mario Rugiero mentioned).

[Delan Azabani (azabani)]

Using the main server (archive.ubuntu), a new build (0ubuntu4) is available. update-manager reports the changes as "No search providers or default search provider in 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu3; fix syntax issue in bugfix for bmo 534663" - I'll install it and try.

[Delan Azabani (azabani)]

The released fix works.

[jim weaver (lonewitch)]

how do i downgrade to fix this?

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

  @jim weaver
You shouldn't be experiencing this bug as it happened with the initial
release of Firefox 3.6 6 months ago. Please file a new bug if you are
experiencing something similar.

On 08/15/2010 12:22 AM, jim weaver wrote:
> how do i downgrade to fix this?
>