[X4U] Firefox Bug -- Windows Freezing

[Rod Duncan]

I haven't been able to run any of the Mozilla browsers. ??? Firefox, 
Camino or Mozilla. Not only on my AI 1.67GHz Powerbook but on my two 
desktop machines as well. An iMac G5 2.1 GHz (iSight) and an updated 
1.2GHz Cube. All are running 10.4.6 latest Java all with current 
updates. All Mac's are rock solid until I attempt to run Firefox, 
Camino or Mozilla. They all crash.

Just downloaded the optimized Firefox "Deerpark" version for a "try" 
on the portable. Runs all the BBC news links fine. Then crashes when 
I attempt to load the IMDB link. Camino and Mozilla both crash either 
on launch or when I tell them they AREN'T the default browser. I did 
delete all pre-existing plist's, prefs etc. Nothing seemed to work. 
Dunno.

As a footnote: Safari runs without issue as do the latest Opera and 
OmniWeb browsers. Not losing any sleep over this but it is curious. I 
could see an inherent problem on one machine but on three different 
computers. Hmm...

Open to any and all suggestions.

Rod

>On Apr 23, 2006, at 1:24 PM, Vern Andrews wrote:
>
>>Recently, within the past several weeks, something strange has been 
>>happening with Firefox. Windows are freezing, and I have to open up 
>>a new window ..... Here is what happens. I'll have a window open, 
>>and be reading something online. Then when I need to type in 
>>something, like a response to a forum, that window is frozen, and I 
>>can't type anything at all. I have to close that frozen window, and 
>>open up a new window, then I can pick up where I left off.
>>
>>This happens everyday, and appears to only be a problem with 
>>Firefox. I have the newest version of Firefox, 1.5.0.2, which just 
>>updated automatically several days ago. Has anyone else noticed 
>>this same problem? Is there a fix?
>>
>>I'm running Tiger 10.4.6 on my iBook G4. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
>Have you tried a build optimized for the G4? I haven't used it 
>enough to tell the difference myself.
>
><http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/04/19/firefox-1502>
>
>jon