Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:37:20 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Scott Robbins <scottro@nyc.rr.com> Subject: Re: Firefox dies unexpectedly. Message-ID: <200510111437.20369.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <20051011174902.GC91474@uws1.starlofashions.com> References: <200510110741.49953.dantavious@comcast.net> <200510111203.j9BC31nj098194@lurza.secnetix.de> <20051011174902.GC91474@uws1.starlofashions.com>
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On Tuesday 11 October 2005 10:49 am, Scott Robbins wrote: > On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 02:03:01PM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > [broken quoting fixed] > > > > Derrick Edwards <dantavious@comcast.net> wrote: > > > On Tuesday 11 October 2005 06:16, Uwe Laverenz wrote: > > > > On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 05:43:25PM +0200, Mika wrote: > > > > > has anyone have the problem that firefox dies spontaneously > > > > > ? I get this > > > > > > > > I have the same problem with Mozilla since I switched from > > > > RELENG_5 to RELENG_6. I've rebuilt all my ports completely but > > > > it keeps crashing from time to time. This can happen after > > > > hours or after a few minutes, mostly when klicking a link. > > > > > > I am seeing the same thing also. I updated my /etc/libmap.conf > > > for FreeBSD 6. I recompiled Firefox also. When I go to nfl.com, > > > firefox dies. > > > > Do you happen to have any unusual settings in your > > /etc/make.conf file? Particularly CFLAGS? > > One thing--I have been guilty of this too--on nfl.com does it die as > in crash or die as in freeze? I find that native firefox will freeze > on some flash heavy sites (this thread's come up on forums from time > to time.) espn.com is one, tvguide.com when one tries to view the > description of a particular show's listing is another. (The same > holds for mozilla and epiphany and no doubt any others using gecko). > > They don't crash as in close, leaving a .core file--they simply > freeze completely, not responding to keyboard or mouse. I see the blink and it is gone even on 4-stable. I went there using Internet Explorer and it appears that my connection from Firefox to Realplayer is not functional. When it starts to bring up realplayer for the audio/video is when firefox seems to blink and go away. Konqueror will bring up the page but it won't do the nfl audio-video. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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