[MASTER] Firefox hangs when uploading to Megaupload

[burningkenshin]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Firefox 3.0.10 hangs when uploading files to Megaupload. The file was no more than 3kb and firefox started to hang. I had no other apps open or any other browser windows, just the one to megaupload. I can download just fine, however I cannot upload. This happened 3 times before I decided to submit a bug on this. I am using Ubuntu release 8.04 (hardy), Kernel Linux 2.6.24-24-generic, GNOME 2.22.3.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 27 23:27:40 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.10+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-generic i686

[Steffen Banhardt (steffenbanhardt)]

Thanks for your bug report. Have yu tried to upload this (or any other file) to any other place? I tend to think, that this may either be a problem at megaupload or a problem with an firefox addon. Could you please test, if disabling all addons or using a new profile (start 'firefox -P' to get the profile manager) solves the problem?

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Many Firefox issues a caused by conflicting third party addons. Could you please try with a new profile? You don't have to delete your old profile to test.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs?action=show&redirect=DebuggingFirefox#Try with a new profile

[Chris Wyatt (wyattmeister)]

I reckon this might be to do with Flash, happens on Firefox 3, Firefox 3.5 and Opera.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

This has been your first comment. Is this something you are able to reproduce?

Everyone: what version of Ubuntu and what version of flash are you using.
please run the following command:
apt-cache policy flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-installer

For Ubuntu version please run the following:
lsb_release -a

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

does this also happen with latest firefox-3.0.11?

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

I have a strong ffeeling this is a website issue not a mozilla one.
Opera is a QT based browser where as mozilla is GTK

[Steffen Banhardt (steffenbanhardt)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Koen_VL (koenvl)]

Same bug here:

flashplugin-nonfree:
  Geïnstalleerd: (geen)
  Kandidaat: 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1
  Versietabel:
     10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
     10.0.32.18ubuntu1 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
flashplugin-installer:
  Geïnstalleerd: 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1
  Kandidaat: 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1
  Versietabel:
 *** 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     10.0.32.18ubuntu1 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
Codename: karmic

Using Firefox 3.5.5

[ullbuidat (ullbuidat)]

Also affects me.

flashplugin-nonfree:
  Instal·lat: (cap)
  Candidat: 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1
  Taula de versió:
     10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
     10.0.32.18ubuntu1 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
flashplugin-installer:
  Instal·lat: 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1
  Candidat: 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1
  Taula de versió:
 *** 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     10.0.32.18ubuntu1 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
Codename: karmic

Using firefox 3.5.7 and starting it from new profile. This happens in chrome too. And I found this threat: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1322208 (same thing on 64 bits)

[Ricardo Ferreira (ricardofcf)]

I've got the exact same problem, running Ubuntu 10.04 and latest Firefox from universe. How can I help confirming this?

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Marked as confirmed due to reports on the bug that was marked as a duplicate of this bug

[heatblazer (heatblazer-gmail)]

I`ve found a fix! I had google-chrome installed on my system and I did the following
cd /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree
sudo mv libflashplayer.so libflashplayer_BAK.so
sudo cp -l /opt/google/chorme/libgcflashplayer /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so

I created a link from latest google chrome flashplayer into adobe`s broken one. Now megaupload works, vbox7 works and facebook`s petsociety works too.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

@heatblazer
That's not a recommended solution. Google Chrome is most likely using the new Flash 10.1 which might have fixed the issue. Please update flashplugin-installer/nonfree to see if that helps.

[heatblazer (heatblazer-gmail)]

@ Micah Gersten
I`ve tried to clean and install the newest flash but it still freezes, the only solution that worked for me was the one I showed, however I forgot to tell my distro: Ubuntu desktop edition 8.04 LTS latest kernel. I have not tested other distros and tried the fix. I`ll try to make the same with the newest adobeflash nonfree asap and will report right back.
Regards.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Ah, well, in Hardy, flashplugin-nonfree is still version 9 which might
be your issue. I'll see if we have a better solution. Otherwise,
your workaround might be best for now. Jaunty. Karmic, Lucid, and
Maverick all have Flash 10.1.

On 06/18/2010 12:56 AM, heatblazer wrote:
> @ Micah Gersten
> I`ve tried to clean and install the newest flash but it still freezes,
the only solution that worked for me was the one I showed, however I
forgot to tell my distro: Ubuntu desktop edition 8.04 LTS latest kernel.
I have not tested other distros and tried the fix. I`ll try to make the
same with the newest adobeflash nonfree asap and will report right back.
> Regards.
>

[Alex Moldovan (alexmoldovan)]

I use Flash 10.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 amd64 with 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu x86_64 and it doesn't work. Too bad be cause I use Megaupload a lot. Also my decclic.qc.ca website from college doesn't work with Linux although I use firefox. So I really need to use Windows for several tasks, which is the only one OS that can do can really do everything I need it to do. I would really like to use only Linux.