Changing screen resolutions with NVIDIA X Server window causes firefox to close and not load at that resolution.

[Spliteagle]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

 I am using Ubuntu 9.10. When I try to up the screen resolution with NVIDIA X Server, it closes firefox without asking to save tabs, and firefox also refuses to load at that screen resolution. The screen resolution change is successful. I am using a new video card, pcie 2.0 EVGA GT 240, 512MB DDR5 in a pcie 1.0 slot. I don't know how a graphics card can close programs, so the problem could be with either the nvidia driver or with firefox 3.5.5

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 8889fa35354ce34ab28c3a6fa1b4ea14
CheckboxSystem: 958734625b94845bf90e1690b8378e07
Date: Wed Dec 16 08:02:34 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.5 3.5.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. Does just Firefox close, or does X restart?

[Spliteagle (spliteagle)]

Micah,

Just firefox closes. X remains active and apparently completely functional. I also haven't tested any other programs to see if they fail - this is finals week, and I am busy studying. My last finals are today though.

You guys are on this pretty hard, I'm impressed.

Thanks,
James

--- On Wed, 12/16/09, Micah Gersten <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: Micah Gersten <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 497447] Re: Changing screen resolutions with NVIDIA X Server window causes firefox to close and not load at that resolution.
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 10:06 PM
> Thank you for reporting this to
> Ubuntu.  Does just Firefox close, or
> does X restart?
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New =>
> Incomplete
>
> --
> Changing screen resolutions with NVIDIA X Server window
> causes firefox to close and not load at that resolution.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497447
> 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
>
> I am using Ubuntu 9.10.  When I try to up the screen
> resolution with NVIDIA X Server, it closes firefox without
> asking to save tabs, and firefox also refuses to load at
> that screen resolution.  The screen resolution change
> is successful.  I am using a new video card, pcie 2.0
> EVGA GT 240, 512MB DDR5 in a pcie 1.0 slot.  I don't
> know how a graphics card can close programs, so the problem
> could be with either the nvidia driver or with firefox
> 3.5.5
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> CheckboxSubmission: 8889fa35354ce34ab28c3a6fa1b4ea14
> CheckboxSystem: 958734625b94845bf90e1690b8378e07
> Date: Wed Dec 16 08:02:34 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: firefox-3.5 3.5.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+bug/497447/+subscribe
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[Spliteagle (spliteagle)]

I found the nvidia accelerated graphics driver version 185 and installed it. I now can up my screen resolution to 1800 by 1440. Firefox is working fine now. For other reasons, I have recently done a complete OS reinstall. Now Ubuntu and Windows XP are on different hard drives (Make sure to use at least a 20 GB partition for windows. Don't ask me how I know!) That may have affected the problem as well.

It's fixed now though.

Thanks