Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 14:29:16 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: admin@cpcnw.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mozilla Crasher Message-ID: <20200627142916.eca027b9.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <4db98700-cc7d-52e0-2395-3645c7a7bf1e@cpcnw.co.uk> References: <mailman.85.1593172801.49104.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <4db98700-cc7d-52e0-2395-3645c7a7bf1e@cpcnw.co.uk>
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:10:23 +0100, Graham Bentley wrote: > Have done two installs to ext usb ssd from most recent .iso, one several > weeks ago from packages adding as I went along. The second a few days > ago from same disc but adding all the packages I needed at once. In both > cases updated / upgraded packages very recently. On the first, Firefox > runs like a champ and is rock sold, on the second it crashes badly and > takes down X with Fatal IO Error. This might be related to filesystem inconsistencies. In addition to what Ralf already suggested, boot the system in single-user mode and perform a forced fsck of all related filesystems. Verify _first_ that all filesystems are clean and consistent in order to get valid results from all further experiments. > Where would I start trying to figure > out; * What is the difference between the two installs Only you can tell. :-) > * How to track > down the cause of the crashes Run Firefox from within a terminal so you can see possible error messages as they occur. In worst case, you can use the "truss" program to find out _where_ exactly Firefox is crashing. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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