How to "reset" firefox?
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From: stan on 19 Feb 2005 08:10 I'm setting up a new machine (which of course I have not added to the nightly backup yet ;-() In any case, I've put a lot of work into customizing friefox to try to get it the way I want it, including adding a number of add ins. One of those is "session mamanger". This morning, I tried to go to a site, which seems to "lock up" firefxe. It draws the site, but I can't do anything after that either with the mouse, or the keyboard to firefox. I killed it, and estarted it, but it insitis on going bakc to the same site, and locking up. Is there some way I can "reset" firefox without starting all over? -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Roberto C. Sanchez on 19 Feb 2005 10:20 stan wrote: > I'm setting up a new machine (which of course I have not added to the > nightly backup yet ;-() > > In any case, I've put a lot of work into customizing friefox to try to get > it the way I want it, including adding a number of add ins. One of those is > "session mamanger". > > This morning, I tried to go to a site, which seems to "lock up" firefxe. It > draws the site, but I can't do anything after that either with the mouse, > or the keyboard to firefox. > > I killed it, and estarted it, but it insitis on going bakc to the same > site, and locking up. Is there some way I can "reset" firefox without > starting all over? > Do you have the proprietary flash plugin? You may want to try going going into /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugin and renaming every file in there (except for the null plugin) to its original name with a .bak appended to the end. If your problem is a plugin that will let you at least start firefox without its interference. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
From: stan on 19 Feb 2005 11:30 On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 06:40:48PM +0530, B S Srinidhi wrote: > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 08:01 -0500, stan wrote: > > I killed it, and estarted it, but it insitis on going bakc to the same > > site, and locking up. Is there some way I can "reset" firefox without > > starting all over? > > > > Trying starting Firefox in safe mode and then do some clean up :) To > start Firefox in safe mode, give the -safe-mode option to firefox. > > $ firefox -safe-mode > > This will load firefox without any extensions. You can then try to > disable the extension that *might* be causing the problem. > > All the best... :) > Cool. thanks for educating me on that/ I'll give it a try. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: stan on 19 Feb 2005 11:30 On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 10:14:00AM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > stan wrote: > >I'm setting up a new machine (which of course I have not added to the > >nightly backup yet ;-() > > > >In any case, I've put a lot of work into customizing friefox to try to get > >it the way I want it, including adding a number of add ins. One of those is > >"session mamanger". > > > >This morning, I tried to go to a site, which seems to "lock up" firefxe. It > >draws the site, but I can't do anything after that either with the mouse, > >or the keyboard to firefox. > > > >I killed it, and estarted it, but it insitis on going bakc to the same > >site, and locking up. Is there some way I can "reset" firefox without > >starting all over? > > > Do you have the proprietary flash plugin? Yes, but I don't think it's the problem, as the site in question does not use flash. > You may want to try going > going into /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugin and renaming every file in > there (except for the null plugin) to its original name with a .bak > appended to the end. If your problem is a plugin that will let you at > least start firefox without its interference. Tanks, I'll try that, also. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: W. Paul Mills on 19 Feb 2005 23:10 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 stan wrote: | I'm setting up a new machine (which of course I have not added to the | nightly backup yet ;-() | | In any case, I've put a lot of work into customizing friefox to try to get | it the way I want it, including adding a number of add ins. One of those is | "session mamanger". | | This morning, I tried to go to a site, which seems to "lock up" firefxe. It | draws the site, but I can't do anything after that either with the mouse, | or the keyboard to firefox. | | I killed it, and estarted it, but it insitis on going bakc to the same | site, and locking up. Is there some way I can "reset" firefox without | starting all over? | You could always start and specify another url when starting, such as .. firefox http://google.com/ or even firefox about:config - -- /********************** Running Debian Linux ************************ * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * ********** W. Paul Mills ********** http://Mills-USA.com/ **********/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCGAm2u4tRirKTPYwRAruqAJ4++bWOan+JI6yWvCVLm05iOrJpTQCdGPv+ hTNvqJe02j3E/eWJNxMymrc= =DTM7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
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