Re: I think Firefox is crashing my system
On 16/8/25 07:08, Van Snyder wrote:
I have Debian 12 on one computer and Debian 12 and 13 on another. The
first one is an old backup I rarely use. The new one was crashing in
both Debian 12 and 13 so I sent the MB back to MSI. I started using the
backup computer and it's crashing too, so MSI will probably send the MB
back and ask "Why did you send this to us? There's nothing wrong with it."
I usually run with an XTerm window, Evolution, Firefox, and occasional
NEdit or Okular windows. The entire system (not just one app) was
crashing, usually when I was reading mail and then reading stuff
linked in mail messages using Firefox 128.13.0esr. I think Evolution
wasn't to blame because I started having it not running, opening it only
occasionally, and I got a crash while Firefox was running. By "crash" I
mean that the mouse cursor stops working, the graphs in GKrellM stop
moving, Alt-Ctrl-F12 doesn't switch, Alt-Ctrl-Del doesn't do anything,
tapping the power button doesn't offer me a "what do you want to do"
overlay, ….
My window manager is KDE Plasma 5.27.5 on my backup computer, and
version 6.something on the newer one.
Does anybody else have this problem?
I started running Konqueror and Chromium instead of Firefox, and it
hasn't crashed so far.
— Van Snyder
If you included significant information, such as the CPU and RAM
specifications, it would be helpful, and, a more complete problem
description.
I believe that it is best not to run Firefox on a 386 with 2GB RAM and
no swap partition, for example.
Also, regarding the crashes involving Firefox, did you encounter
Internet connection failures, when the crashes occurred? I have found,
by experience, that loss of Internet access, causes Firefox to wreak havoc.
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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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