[opensuse] firefox profilemanager does not start

Sunny

5 May 2009 5 May '09

17:00

Hi, I run 11.0 32bit, with the latest Firefox (3.0.10). I tried to start from commandline the profile manager: $ firefox -ProfileManager This just immediately returns without starting firefox at all. I verified with ps aux that there is no other copy of FF running. I have found an old post here with no responses: http://forums.opensuse.org/network-internet/403948-firefox-profilemanager-do... Also, I found another post, which says that this is because of the way OpenSuse build of firefox is done: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1006995 So, any other searches did not produce sound solution. Can someone help on this? Is it a known problem, and I failed to find it? Thanks -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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Sunny

5 May 5 May

17:11

New subject: [opensuse] Re: firefox profilemanager does not start

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Sunny wrote:

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Hi, I run 11.0 32bit, with the latest Firefox (3.0.10). I tried to start from commandline the profile manager: $ firefox -ProfileManager

This just immediately returns without starting firefox at all. I verified with ps aux that there is no other copy of FF running.

Please, report even if you do not experience this problem, so I know to open a bug report or not. Thanks -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Sunny

17:48

New subject: [opensuse] Re: firefox profilemanager does not start

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Sunny wrote:

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On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Sunny wrote:

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Hi, I run 11.0 32bit, with the latest Firefox (3.0.10). I tried to start from commandline the profile manager: $ firefox -ProfileManager

This just immediately returns without starting firefox at all. I verified with ps aux that there is no other copy of FF running.

I just downgraded to 3.09. from the official opensuse repository, and the problem is still there. 3.0.10 was from the Mozilla build service repo. -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Sunny

18:08

New subject: [opensuse] Re: firefox profilemanager does not start

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Sunny wrote:

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I just downgraded to 3.09. from the official opensuse repository, and the problem is still there.

3.0.10 was from the Mozilla build service repo.

I also deleted the default profile and the profile.ini (actually renamed them). After starting ff, it build a new default profile, but profilemanager still does not work. Also, I tried to call firefox -ProfileManager even before the "new" default" profile is build - still the same. Does someone experience the same problem? -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Sylvester Lykkehus

19:19

New subject: [opensuse] Re: firefox profilemanager does not start

Sunny wrote:

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On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Sunny wrote:

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Hi, I run 11.0 32bit, with the latest Firefox (3.0.10). I tried to start from commandline the profile manager: $ firefox -ProfileManager

This just immediately returns without starting firefox at all. I verified with ps aux that there is no other copy of FF running.

Please, report even if you do not experience this problem, so I know to open a bug report or not.

Thanks

I can confirm this problem on openSUSE 11.0 32bit, running firefox 3.0.9 from the official update channel. The problem is not present on 11.1 32bit. Kind regards Sylvester Lykkehus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Felix Miata

21:21

On 11.0 I just did firefox -profilemanager, got the profile manager, chose a profile, and 3.0.6 opened. Then I did yast2 sw_single, updated to the build service's 3.0.10, did firefox -profilemanager, chose a profile, and 3.0.10 opened. -- "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." Proverbs 29:11 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Kurt Wall

6 May 6 May

02:21

On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 12:00:37PM -0500, Sunny wrote:

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Hi, I run 11.0 32bit, with the latest Firefox (3.0.10). I tried to start from commandline the profile manager: $ firefox -ProfileManager

This just immediately returns without starting firefox at all. I verified with ps aux that there is no other copy of FF running.

Hallo, Sonny, Works For Me (tm), insofar as the Profile Manager opens, I select a profile, and then the browser opens using the selected profile (I only have one, though). $ rpm -q MozillaFirefox MozillaFirefox-3.0.9-0.1.1 However, after the browser opens, I get: $ firefox -ProfileManager *** nss-shared-helper: Shared database disabled (set NSS_USE_SHARED_DB to enable). Connection failure: Connection refused For giggles, I set the suggested environment var and tried again: $ NSS_USE_SHARED_DB=1 firefox -ProfileManager Connection failure: Connection refused Whatever. I don't use ProfileManager, so this is not a big issue for me. Kurt -- It is Mr. Mellon's credo that $200,000,000 can do no wrong. Our offense consists in doubting it. -- Justice Robert H. Jackson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Sylvester Lykkehus

07:32

New subject: [opensuse] Re: firefox profilemanager does not start

On 2009-05-05 21:19, Sylvester Lykkehus wrote:

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Sunny wrote:

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On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Sunny wrote:

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Hi, I run 11.0 32bit, with the latest Firefox (3.0.10). I tried to start from commandline the profile manager: $ firefox -ProfileManager

This just immediately returns without starting firefox at all. I verified with ps aux that there is no other copy of FF running.

Please, report even if you do not experience this problem, so I know to open a bug report or not.

Thanks

I can confirm this problem on openSUSE 11.0 32bit, running firefox 3.0.9 from the official update channel. The problem is not present on 11.1 32bit.

Kind regards Sylvester Lykkehus

If of use to anyone, strace is here: http://solidonline.dk/ffprofilemanager.strace.txt

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rpm -qf $(which firefox); head -n1 /etc/SuSE-release; uname -a MozillaFirefox-3.0.9-0.1 openSUSE 11.0 (i586) Linux SoliD 2.6.25.20-0.1-default #1 SMP 2008-12-12 20:30:38 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Kind regards Sylvester Lykkehus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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