firefox crashes when right clicking a flash aplication

[eze80]

Install flash 7 or 9
Enter any web page
Right click
firefox crashes

[Jonathan Kyle Mitchell (kmitch87-deactivatedaccount)]

Which Ubuntu version are you running (Dapper, Edgy, etc.?) Where did you get the flash plugin? Was it from the Ubuntu repos, or a third party site such as Adobe? Did you use any automated scripts (easyubuntu, automatix) to install flash? Having more info and specifics would be much appreciated.

[eze80 (ezequiel-pozzo)]

Sorry, I tried to attach the crash report but the file is too big (about 20mb).

This happens with Ubuntu Edgy. I have the same problem with flash 7 from the repositories and flash 9 beta downloaded from Adobe.

This problem didn't happen in Dapper.

I attach the smaller report.

Thanks

[eze80 (ezequiel-pozzo)]

So... does anybody know about this bug?

[Chris Wagner (chris-wagner)]

eze80 - Does the crash occur when you right click on a Flash animation? Or does it occur when you simply right click *anywhere*?

[eze80 (ezequiel-pozzo)]

Hi, it happens all the time every time I right click anywhere on the flash application.

I think I found that this is related to the x server I'm using (I am running over a nested xephyr server) but I have no idea why is this and I don't know if this is a flash bug, a firefox bug or a xephyr bug.

Thank you

[Chris Wagner (chris-wagner)]

On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 04:54 +0000, eze80 wrote:
> Hi, it happens all the time every time I right click anywhere on the
> flash application.

So, *Flash* is specifically a part of the problem equation then, right?
I know that, when I right click on a Flash object, sometimes my whole
system gets bogged down for a period of time, so I wouldn't find this
issue surprising.

> I think I found that this is related to the x server I'm using (I am
> running over a nested xephyr server) but I have no idea why is this and
> I don't know if this is a flash bug, a firefox bug or a xephyr bug.

Is there any way you can test this via a "normal" X session? I suspect
it's a Flash problem, in any case.

Thanks.

[eze80 (ezequiel-pozzo)]

Yes, I tested it in a normal X session and it works fine.

The problem only happens with this type of sessions (I am using a multiseat configuration). I think the problem is the right button menu, that is different from the one of firefox.

The problem is I don't know how to debug this, I have the strong feeling that there is some library that flash uses that is conflicting with xephyr (because I have a similar, but not the same, problem with some kde programs).

I am willing to help, but I never debugged a program that wasn't mine. :D

Thank you

[Chris Wagner (chris-wagner)]

eze80, you might have a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingFirefox

[Alexandru (dittoalex)]

This also happens in Backtrack and Backtrack 2, two SLAX-based distros.

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