Google maps do not appear or incorrect

[bigchiefworriguts]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Hi,
When using google maps, the maps themselves, in both maps, and satellite mode do not display. Street view works okay, however not the maps not the satellite images. Sometimes when searching the maps will display for the whole of Australia, however the location will be in a totally incorrect area. Microsoft internet explorer works okay, as does google chrome, however i am using Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 8.04

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 14 15:35:47 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[Ria-klaassen (ria-klaassen)]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9pre) Gecko/2008053006 Minefield/3.0pre

"150 W University Blvd, melbourne, FL" works fine for me.
Did you try safe-mode or a new profile?

[Omar (omarb-public)]

(In reply to comment #0)

> The area where maps should be shown shows a "Loading..." message and never gets
> out of it.

It doesn't work for me too with 3.0 RC2

[Reganfraserandrew (reganfraserandrew)]

Google maps haven't worked for me on 3.0 or 3.0.1. The fault is exactly the same as described above and is not restricted to any particular search phrase - no searches work.

This fault is consistently reproducible and I do not have the fault with any other browsers.

I'm currently using Firefox version 3.0.1 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1)

[Ria-klaassen (ria-klaassen)]

This is what I see:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/16/mapsad6.png

[Russ-salynyoga (russ-salynyoga)]

Same results with Google Maps. Displays gray block with no image and says done at bottom.
Using Firefox 3.0.1 on Windows XP ver 5.1 build 2600

[Rlongo12 (rlongo12)]

This stopped working for me AFTER I installed Firefox 3.0.1.

All I get now is a GREY screen, where I would see the map before.

[Markfilipak-mozilla (markfilipak-mozilla)]

This problem is now exhibited after the latest FF2 update -- damn!!
I updated FF2 a few hours ago -- funny, I'm now at 2.0.0.18 but IIRC, I was previously at 2.0.0.18 -- and now Google Maps does not display maps.
I get this: "Still loading... Slow? Try Basic HTML".
I do not get an hourglass.
Status bar shows "Done".
Displays gray block where the map should be.
OS is XP-SP2.
Let me emphasize.
I'm NOT running FF3.
I'm running FF2, latest update -- it is broken!!
(Damn, I wish there was a way to go back to previous before the latest update.)

[bigchiefworriguts (bigchiefworriguts)]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Hi,
When using google maps, the maps themselves, in both maps, and satellite mode do not display. Street view works okay, however not the maps not the satellite images. Sometimes when searching the maps will display for the whole of Australia, however the location will be in a totally incorrect area. Microsoft internet explorer works okay, as does google chrome, however i am using Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 8.04

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 14 15:35:47 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[Duane Hinnen (duanedesign)]

 Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436364

[Duane Hinnen (duanedesign)]

I believe this Launchpad bug report is related to this one.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/307821

[Duane Hinnen (duanedesign)]

Debugging procedures for certain types of problems can be found at:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs

Also to make sure that your problem is a bug and not a configuration or third party plug in problem you might try posting your issue on the forum. The people there are very friendly and eager to help.
http://ubuntuforums.org/

[João B. Oliveira (oliveira-inf)]

I had the same problem, both in Firefox 2 and 3:

Google Maps showed only the first map. After zooming the map disappears and all is gray. Not even street view works.

I found out that the file prefs.js was causing the problem for some reason. Just renaming it solved the problem, but of course you also lose all your preference settings.

So I copied the file and started deleting lines that seemed less important, and it now
works. I did not care to find out exactly the offending line, but it should be easy to do that by splitting the file in (say) 10 line chunks or something like that

[Drakkor (mkantrim)]

Using Ubuntu 9.04 Google street view is all blacked out, the rest of Google map is fine, satellite,etc.
Also noted,most video sites will not play , with the exception of youtube.

[John Doe (johndoe32102002)]

(In reply to comment #8)
> I believe this Launchpad bug report is related to this one.
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/307821

This bug report is NOT related to the above bug. I am getting this bug with x86 Windows 2000 with both Firefox3 and Seamonkey2 (beta). Google maps refuses to display any maps, even with Javascript fully enabled. It works fine in IE6.

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Does Anyone still have this problem?

[gnimsh (loochyj)]

I still experience this problem. It happens in firefox with a myriad of addons installed, but not in a fresh version. I google an address and then it shows the map just fine, but if I try to drag it around or zoom in/out, the map turns into a square of gray.

[gnimsh (loochyj)]

I deleted my preferences and this problem was fixed. Kind of an annoying way to fix it, but relatively painless. I disabled all my extensions first, one by one, to see if this was the cause, too. No joy.

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Please see:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs/#Try%20with%20a%20new%20profile

[gnimsh (loochyj)]

I deleted my preferences and this problem was fixed. Kind of an annoying way to fix it, but relatively painless. I disabled all my extensions first, one by one, to see if this was the cause, too. No joy.

[Tyler Downer (tyler-downer)]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.9 or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

[P-fernandez (p-fernandez)]

Problem has not been reproduced in 3.6.8 and above

[John Doe (johndoe32102002)]

Agreed, problem has not been reproducible in version > 3.6.9

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Can anyone still reproduce this bug on Firefox 3.6.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 on Ubuntu 8.04?

Support for Ubuntu 9.04 has ended.

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is no more a supported version