Firefox and Linux

[n2ize]

Wonder if anyone out here has been having problems with the latest FireFox (version 2) under Linux. I am presently running it under fedora Core 6 (XEN kernel 2.6.18-x) and KDE and am noticing it crashes quite often. When I was running it under FC1 and FC3 it was remarkably stable and rarely crashed. Now it crashes worst than a plane with a drunken pilot. I haven't attached a debugger to it yet or run it via strace so I have no idea whats causing it to balk so often.

Just wondering if anyone else has been experiencing these kinds of instabilities under Linux ? Although I prefer Firefox's features I've been running Opera lately as it is much more stable.

[ka5piu]

Hello.

I have seen this with FC6 only (zod).
It seems to be how the application reacts to the NIC.
And I thought I was the only one. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
My trouble started when it was losing the bookmarks and got worse from there.

[AE6IP]

The common view is that 2 is far less stable than 1.5 was, even in its early days.

[KC9ECI]

It isn't giving me any trouble under Ubuntu or Freespire. No issues with it under Windows Vista yet either. More stable than IE7 in ny event.

[w9fxc]

When I switched from FF 1.5.0.10 to 2.0.0.2 I also updated a few plug-ins and it crashed quite a bit. When I got rid of Shockwave Flash 9.0 and went back to version 7.0 Firefox became rock solid. You may want to check your plug-ins to see if they are causing problems.

I am running Slackware 10.0 and kernel 2.4.33.

[n6hcm]

no trouble here under these platforms:

- fedora core 6
- macosx 10.4.9
- vista business
- windows xp

frequently the problems that happen with an upgrade are often related to plug-ins, add-ons, ... if you're having trouble get rid of the plugins ... when the resulting environment is stable then add the current versions of those plugins one at a time.

[k5phw]

No problems here so far. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (w9fxc @ Mar. 27 2007,20:08)]When I switched from FF 1.5.0.10 to 2.0.0.2 I also updated a few plug-ins and it crashed quite a bit. #When I got rid of Shockwave Flash 9.0 and went back to version 7.0 Firefox became rock solid. #You may want to check your plug-ins to see if they are causing problems.

I am running Slackware 10.0 and kernel 2.4.33.
Only problem with getting rid of flash 9 is that there are sites that seem to require it. Some apps won;t work under 7.

I don't think the problem I am having has anything to do with Flash. I am going to see if I can debug the thing as see what happens next time it crashes, however it seems to be running better lately.

And thus far Opera is rock stable.