New Firefox Won't run
suvayu ali
fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com
Thu Apr 1 21:20:42 UTC 2010
On 1 April 2010 12:13, David García Granda <dgranda at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Don,
>
>> Yesterday I updated to kernel 2.6.32.9.70 fc12 and to firefox-3.5.9-1.fc12 and now firefox won't start. I get a notice in the bottom bar for a few seconds and then it goes blank.
>
> Strange, I have the same package versions and firefox runs fine...
>
>> I tried starting firefox in a terminal and it returned "can't load XPCOM"
>> I tried 'locate XPCOM' and it returned some files in /usr/lib/VirtualBox and /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.1/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm
>
> Uhmmm... I don't have virtualbox installed, so this can make the difference.
>
>> I have VirtualBox installed, but I am not trying to run firefox in virtualBox, but on the desktop.
>> I just found that xulrunner-1.9.1.9-1.fc12 was installed at the same time as the new firefox so I suspect the problem is between firefox and xulrunner.
>
> I think the problem here is VirtualBox.
>
It is improper methodology to start blaming other "most unlikely"
packages before going through the proper troubleshooting steps. I
don't have VBox installed and that file is there in my system.
xulrunner is what firefox uses for all of its UI and configuration.
(at least that is what I know)
$ yum deplist firefox | grep xul
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1-0.20.beta4.fc11
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1.9-1.fc11
dependency: libxul.so()(64bit)
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1-0.20.beta4.fc11
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1.9-1.fc11
dependency: xulrunner >= 1.9.1.9
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1.9-1.fc11
provider: xulrunner.i586 1.9.1.9-1.fc11
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1-0.20.beta4.fc11
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1.9-1.fc11
dependency: libxul.so()(64bit)
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1-0.20.beta4.fc11
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1.9-1.fc11
provider: xulrunner.x86_64 1.9.1-0.20.beta4.fc11
provider: xulrunner.i586 1.9.1-0.20.beta4.fc11
>> I don't know what to try next. I have been using fc12 for a long time successfully for quite a while Any help or advice would be appreciated.
>
> Is it possible for you to check if XPCOM files related from VirtualBox
> conflict with Firefox/xulrunner ones?. Maybe something not compatible
> from VirtualBox is loaded instead of the right one.
>
The OP should first try
1. starting firefox in safe mode `firefox -safe-mode' and see whether
any of the add-ons are to blame.
2. If that doesn't work, try looking for unreleased lock files for firefox.
$ cd ~/.mozilla
$ find -type f -name '*lock'
If any are found delete them and try again.
3. If none of the above works try creating a new user and start firefox there.
And finally if none of the above work appeal to the collective
knowledge of the list with the results from the above.
> HTH,
>
> David
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