Re: Sid-Mozilla-user-crash

From: Brad Sawatzky (brad+debian_at_lamorak.phys.virginia.edu)
Date: 07/12/04

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    On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, John Carline wrote:

    > Since upgrading my Sid box (i386) last week, Mozilla 1.7 crashes on many
    > websites and when attempting to open email that calls up data from the
    > web. The strange part about it is that it only happens to regular users,
    > it does not crash when running under root.
    [ . . . ]
    > So far I've:
    >
    > Waited patiently for Sid to quit breaking my toys - upgrading daily - no
    > luck

    Well sid == "unstable", but I sympathize.

    [ . . . ]
    > Since I haven't seen a hue and cry on the list, it must only be me....
    > Anyone know what simple thing I'm missing?

    Wild guesses might include:
      - problem with java, shockwave, or other plugin/extension that is
        'auto-loaded' for all profiles
      - corrupt mime.types or mailcap files

    The fact that things work as root is interesting (assuming it's not a red
    herring). Does anyone know if mozilla goes into a 'safe' mode when run as
    root (eg. with respect to loading/handling plugins)?

    If none of this solves the problem, then you might want to downgrade to a
    previous version and pin the package in apt. If you're lucky there will be
    an old version or two in /var/cache/apt/archives/ that you can use. (Copy
    the .deb somewhere so it don't get purged before you need it again.)

    -- Brad 

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