Website won't stay open with Mozilla. Where to begin looking for a fix?
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings. When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems. Then.... If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes. This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance. Any ideas, gurus? Thanks! Gil
On Tuesday 05 October 2004 02:32, Gil Weber wrote:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
Uhm, you might want to try a different browser. Try e.g. Opera, or Konqueror, and see if they can handle this. If they can't, it's maybe a problem on the website; if they can, it's maybe a problem with Mozilla. I'm not sure if Firefox can handle this, because it is based on Gecko too. Cheers, Leen
Leendert Meyer wrote:
Uhm, you might want to try a different browser. Try e.g. Opera, or Konqueror, and see if they can handle this. If they can't, it's maybe a problem on the website; if they can, it's maybe a problem with Mozilla.
I'm not sure if Firefox can handle this, because it is based on Gecko too.
Cheers,
Leen
I tried browsing around the site with firefox and had no problems. Jim
** Reply to message from Jim Sabatke <jsabatke@execpc.com> on Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:38:07 -0700
Leendert Meyer wrote:
Uhm, you might want to try a different browser. Try e.g. Opera, or Konqueror, and see if they can handle this. If they can't, it's maybe a problem on the website; if they can, it's maybe a problem with Mozilla.
I'm not sure if Firefox can handle this, because it is based on Gecko too.
Cheers,
Leen
I tried browsing around the site with firefox and had no problems.
Jim
Thanks, Jim. I may look into downloading and trying Firefox. Gil
** Reply to message from Leendert Meyer <leen.meyer@home.nl> on Tue, 5 Oct 2004 04:22:38 +0200
On Tuesday 05 October 2004 02:32, Gil Weber wrote:
(snips)
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
Uhm, you might want to try a different browser. Try e.g. Opera, or Konqueror, and see if they can handle this. If they can't, it's maybe a problem on the website; if they can, it's maybe a problem with Mozilla.
I'm not sure if Firefox can handle this, because it is based on Gecko too.
Cheers,
Leen
Leen, just checked and the website works fine with Konqueror. So it does seem to be a problem with this version of Mozilla. Thanks! Gil
Gil Weber wrote:
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
Ask on irc://moznet/evangelism or irc://moznet/mozillazine. -- "[W]hoever finds me finds life....[A]ll who hate me love death." Proverbs 8:35-6 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/
On Tuesday 05 October 2004 01:32, Gil Weber wrote:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
They could try cleaning up the html on their site, which isn't valid. The best way I've found to do this is to use the World Wide Web Consortium validator at http://validator.w3.org. If you do that with their page, you'll see a vast slew of errors. The web is awash with broken html/xhtml, much of it produced by Front Page, I suspect. See if the folks at that site are prepared to do the decent thing and produce standards compliant pages, if not, tell them that's the reason you're stopping using the site. A quick glance at the site in the version of Internet Explorer the webmaster happens to have on his machine is often all the checking the code gets, but it's important to conform to the standards for interoperability, and particularly to provide consistent results for users with disabilities, visual impairments and so on. Cheers Fergus
Thanks! Gil
-- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk
On Tuesday 05 Oct 2004 01:32, Gil Weber wrote:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
Thanks! Gil
Hi I have just tried that site using Mozilla 1.7.3 and it works ok no sudden death , So maybe you should update your version of Mozilla i do know of sites that kill this version of mozilla off as well just blow it clean out of the water > that then means a trip into knoci land not my favorite browser i have to admit . Yes the standards of coding across the web is disgusting to say the least Frontpage jockeys seem to rule the root worst luck . Pete -- Linux user No: 256242 Machine No: 139931 G6NJR Pete also MSA registered "Quinton 11" A Linux Only area Happy bug hunting M$ clan, The time is here to FORGET that M$ Corp ever existed the world does not NEED M$ Corp the world has NO USE for M$ Corp it is time to END M$ Corp , Play time is over folks time for action approaches at an alarming pace the death knell for M$ Copr has been sounded . Termination time is around the corner ..
** Reply to message from peter Nikolic <p.nikolic1@btinternet.com> on Tue, 5 Oct 2004 09:33:58 +0100
On Tuesday 05 Oct 2004 01:32, Gil Weber wrote:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
(snips)
Hi
I have just tried that site using Mozilla 1.7.3 and it works ok no sudden death , So maybe you should update your version of Mozilla i do know of sites that kill this version of mozilla off as well just blow it clean out of the water > that then means a trip into knoci land not my favorite browser i have to admit .
Pete, thanks for reply. Will look into 1.7.3 too. Gil
On Tuesday 05 Oct 2004 01:32, Gil Weber wrote:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
Thanks! Gil
Try an updated version of Mozilla 1.7.3 off the mozilla site seems ok , Just tried the site in question works ok . Sorry if this appears twice looks like BT are playing tricks again one of these days people are going to leave things be but someone does not like me connecting with Linux and they WILL get toasted /fried/baked/burnt soon. Pete . -- Linux user No: 256242 Machine No: 139931 G6NJR Pete also MSA registered "Quinton 11" A Linux Only area Happy bug hunting M$ clan, The time is here to FORGET that M$ Corp ever existed the world does not NEED M$ Corp the world has NO USE for M$ Corp it is time to END M$ Corp , Play time is over folks time for action approaches at an alarming pace the death knell for M$ Copr has been sounded . Termination time is around the corner ..
Hi, On 2004-10-04 at 20:32:57 -0400, Gil Weber wrote (shortened):
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
can you please post the version of mozilla RPM? I fear that this crash is our fault. The last security fixed package provided for 9.1 has an error. A fixed version is in the update queue but not yet released. I hope that it will be released in the next days. CU, Wolfgang Rosenauer -- SUSE LINUX AG -o) Tel: +49-(0)911-740 53 0 Maxfeldstr. 5 /\\ Fax: +49-(0)911-740 53 489 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v simply change to www.suse.com
** Reply to message from Wolfgang Rosenauer <wolfgang.rosenauer@suse.de> on Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:13:42 +0200
Hi,
On 2004-10-04 at 20:32:57 -0400, Gil Weber wrote (shortened):
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
can you please post the version of mozilla RPM? I fear that this crash is our fault. The last security fixed package provided for 9.1 has an error. A fixed version is in the update queue but not yet released. I hope that it will be released in the next days.
CU,
Wolfgang Rosenauer
Wolfgang, thanks for the reply. Is this the information you need? Installed Version 1.6-74.9 Source RPM: 2 mozilla-1.6-72.src.rpm src Location: mozilla-1.6-72.i586.rpm Gil
On 2004-10-05 at 09:31:00 -0400, Gil Weber wrote (shortened):
can you please post the version of mozilla RPM? I fear that this crash is our fault. The last security fixed package provided for 9.1 has an error. A fixed version is in the update queue but not yet released. I hope that it will be released in the next days.
Wolfgang, thanks for the reply. Is this the information you need?
Installed Version 1.6-74.9
IIRC this is the broken version. Since today there should be a new online update available for mozilla on 9.1. This is fixed again. If you would like to check this out? CU, Wolfgang Rosenauer -- SUSE LINUX AG -o) Tel: +49-(0)911-740 53 0 Maxfeldstr. 5 /\\ Fax: +49-(0)911-740 53 489 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v simply change to www.suse.com
** Reply to message from Wolfgang Rosenauer <wolfgang.rosenauer@suse.de> on Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:32:41 +0200
On 2004-10-05 at 09:31:00 -0400, Gil Weber wrote (shortened):
can you please post the version of mozilla RPM? I fear that this crash is our fault. The last security fixed package provided for 9.1 has an error. A fixed version is in the update queue but not yet released. I hope that it will be released in the next days.
Wolfgang, thanks for the reply. Is this the information you need?
Installed Version 1.6-74.9
IIRC this is the broken version. Since today there should be a new online update available for mozilla on 9.1. This is fixed again. If you would like to check this out?
CU,
Wolfgang Rosenauer
Yes, Wolfgang. That did fix the problem. Website works fine now. Many thanks! ;o) Gil
Hi Gil, Am Tuesday 05 October 2004 02:32 schrieb Gil Weber:
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes. No idea in particular, but I had the same with www.map24.com, heavy Java usage. Particularly annoying, because Konq does not show this page either. HTH to a degree Dan -- buddha 2.6.4-54.5-default 9:05am an 19:31, 1 Benutzer,
** Reply to message from Dan Am <suse@dertext.de> on Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:48:55 +0200
Hi Gil, Am Tuesday 05 October 2004 02:32 schrieb Gil Weber:
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
No idea in particular, but I had the same with www.map24.com, heavy Java usage. Particularly annoying, because Konq does not show this page either. HTH to a degree Dan
Interesting. I have no problems on www.map24.com. Thx. for reply. :o) Gil
Gil wrote regarding '[SLE] Website won't stay open with Mozilla. Where to begin looking for a fix?' on Mon, Oct 04 at 19:33:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. Other than regular updates using the Yast2 on-line update feature and RedCarpet (KDE and Pacman updates only), I have not made any changes. To the best of my knowledge I have not changed any settings.
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
You might also look at your plugins directory. I've had some big ol' stability problems with Firefox and Mozilla (over several versions) due to - I think - the java plugin. Simply renaming the plugins dir to "plugins.bak" made stuff more stable, but at the expense of plugin related features not working. :) Anyway, you might check to see if there are newer versions of things like flash and the java plugin you're using, among others. Or it might just be that you got one of the bum versions. --Danny, just giving something else to check
Gil, On Monday 04 October 2004 17:32, Gil Weber wrote:
I'm using SuSE 9.1 pro and Mozilla 1.6. For months I have had no problems. Then about 2 weeks ago I started having problems with one website. ...
When I go to this site -----> http://www.optiboard.com/forums/ my browser calls up the home page. No problem. Then when I click on any of the discussion forums (for example, "General Discussion Forum"), that page opens without problems.
Then....
If I click on any discussion thread within that forum (or on ANY discussion thread in ANY other forum on this website), the page opens to the thread but then Mozilla immediately closes.
I cannot reproduce this behavior. I did recently switch from the "stock" Mozilla 1.7.3 build for GTK1 to a GTK2-based build. So the problem could have been fixed subsequent to Mozilla 1.6 or it could be something more subtle that's related to the build configuration. To be complete: -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- about: Mozilla 1.7.3 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040914 -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- about:buildconfig Build platform target i686-pc-linux-gnu Build tools Compiler Version Compiler flags gcc gcc version 3.3.4 -Wall -W -Wno-unused -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wno-long-long -pedantic -pthread -pipe c++ gcc version 3.3.4 -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wconversion -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Woverloaded-virtual -Wsynth -Wno-ctor-dtor-privacy -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -pedantic -fshort-wchar -pthread -pipe -I/usr/X11R6/include Configure arguments --disable-tests --enable-extensions=default,irc,tasks,negotiateauth --without-system-nspr --without-system-jpeg --without-system-zlib --without-system-png --without-system-mng --disable-debug '--enable-optimize=-O2 -gstabs+' --enable-crypto --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2 --enable-xft --disable-freetype2 --disable-xprint -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- Of course, plug-ins could conceivably be an issue. I'll spare you a dump of my "about:plugins" page... I have the MPlayer, Java, RealPlayer G2 and Flash plug-ins installed.
This is the only website where I am having this problem. I don't have any idea where to begin looking for a fix. I have contacted the webmaster but he is a Windows person and can provide no assistance.
Any ideas, gurus?
Upgrade to a current build of Mozilla! 1.7.3 is better (faster, less buggy, more featureful and just as inexpensive).
Thanks! Gil
Randall Schulz
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