Firefox freezes periodically for no apparent reason

[Stephen Rees-Carter]

Firefox keeps randomly freezing periodically for no apparent reason.

It can happen as often as every few minutes, or as infrequent as every couple of hours. It also freezes often when the computer is started again from being suspended. It usually comes good after some time, but it's quite frustrating and makes it hard to get stuff done.

The closest step I can suggest for reproducing it is to suspend your computer with Firefox open. That often causes the freezes.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: firefox 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: valorin 2902 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20111008085652
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf0900000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,17aa21de,00100100 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 11
Card29.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 8GHT22WW-1.040000'
   Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 8GHT22WW-1.040000'
   Components : ''
   Controls : 1
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Console',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Channel: release
CheckboxSubmission: d98e517e10fca0c16089cb8e9d3fc2f7
CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
Date: Mon Nov 21 10:03:33 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
IpRoute:
 default via 172.20.14.254 dev eth0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
 172.20.14.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 172.20.14.12 metric 1
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20111008085652 (Running)
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8GET33WW (1.10 )
dmi.board.name: 7859CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8GET33WW(1.10):bd06/07/2011:svnLENOVO:pn7859CTO:pvrThinkPadL520:rvnLENOVO:rn7859CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 7859CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad L520
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jesse Michael (jesse.michael)]

I haven't run into this when suspending, but often when closing tabs, firefox will go unresponsive and grey out for a while before eventually coming back.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu and Firefox since that time.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported using currently supported versions of Firefox and Ubuntu? Please let us know if you do and in which version of Ubuntu otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[WLB (wlbates)]

I am no longer having this issue.

Thank you.

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 7:34 AM Paul White <email address hidden> wrote:

> We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all
> reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago
> and there have been many changes in Ubuntu and Firefox since that time.
>
> Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported using
> currently supported versions of Firefox and Ubuntu? Please let us know
> if you do and in which version of Ubuntu otherwise this report can be
> left to expire in approximately 60 days time.
>
> Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.
>
> Paul White
> [Ubuntu Bug Squad]
>
> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/892901
>
> Title:
> Firefox freezes periodically for no apparent reason
>
> Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Firefox keeps randomly freezing periodically for no apparent reason.
>
> It can happen as often as every few minutes, or as infrequent as every
> couple of hours. It also freezes often when the computer is started
> again from being suspended. It usually comes good after some time, but
> it's quite frustrating and makes it hard to get stuff done.
>
> The closest step I can suggest for reproducing it is to suspend your
> computer with Firefox open. That often causes the freezes.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: firefox 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
> AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: amd64
> ArecordDevices:
> **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: valorin 2902 F.... pulseaudio
> BuildID: 20111008085652
> CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf0900000 irq 44'
> Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
> Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,17aa21de,00100100
> HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
> Controls : 24
> Simple ctrls : 11
> Card29.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30,
> fw 8GHT22WW-1.040000'
> Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 8GHT22WW-1.040000'
> Components : ''
> Controls : 1
> Simple ctrls : 1
> Card29.Amixer.values:
> Simple mixer control 'Console',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [on]
> Channel: release
> CheckboxSubmission: d98e517e10fca0c16089cb8e9d3fc2f7
> CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
> Date: Mon Nov 21 10:03:33 2011
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> Fo...

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thanks WLB. In the absence of any further replies I'll close this one as being fixed.