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Re: Help with firefox 2 crashing with add-on



 Scott Ehrlich wrote: 

> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Matthew Gillen wrote: 
> 
>> Scott R. Ehrlich wrote: 
>>> I am trying to get the latest noscript add-on installed for firefox 
>>> 2 under Ubuntu Hardy, but keep getting the same crash: 
>>> 
>>> /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-2 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetMIMEDescription 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetMIMEDescription return 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue: returning plugin name. 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue return 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue: returning plugin 
>>> description. 
>>> GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x805e878: NP_GetValue return 
>>> Segmentation fault 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This happens for both firefox from mozilla's site as well as the 
>>> Ubuntu version. 
>> 
>> Looks like you're using gcj too.  I'd install Sun's java, and 
>> configure your system to use the java plugin that comes with it. 
>> 
>> Matt 
>> 
> 
> I removed gcj and install Sun's java. 
> 
> I revisited firefox from the command line, and now just get a 
> segmentation fault (no gcj errors). 
> 
> I saved my bookmarks then trashed my .mozilla folder. 
> 
> I reran from the command line.  Still crashes.  Checked existing 
> add-ons, nothing. 
> 
> There is a thread here: 
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=691229
> 
> and I tried to reinstall/reinstall libnss3, but that didn't help. 
> 
> Other ideas are welcome. 
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> Scott 
> 


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