[ale] seg fault/core dumps re:Mozilla

[Courtney Thomas]

Thanks again Will.

I'm actually running Mozilla not Thunderbird and my seg fault/core dump 
does not always occur when I print, i.e. it's intermittent, which makes 
it all the more mysterious.

Courtney




William Witt wrote:
> If I did, I can't remember.  You may want to try renaming then copying 
> files over one at a time (assuming renaming it fixed the seg fault 
> problem).  Worst case sinario is that you restore from the renamed 
> .mozilla.  For me Firefox shut down every time the print dialog would 
> have come up.
> 
> Another option would be to upgrade to Firefox (1.5 is what I'm running) 
> and Thunderbird.  I think I remember Thunderbird's first run wizard 
> having the option to import data from other mail readers.
> 
> Will
> 
> Courtney Thomas wrote:
> 
>>Thank you Will.
>>
>>I tried that but [thanks to you remembered to rename it first] I lost my 
>>plugins and email, etc.....so....restored the old .mozilla.
>>
>>Ever figure out what was ailing the old .mozilla ?
>>
>>Courtney
>>
>>
>>William Witt wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>I had a similar problem with firefox some time ago (firefox died every 
>>>time I tried to print).  I noticed that it only did it when I logged on, 
>>>but not my wife.  It ended up being a problem in the ~/.mozilla 
>>>directory.  Deleting the directory and allowing frefox to create it 
>>>again fixed it for me, but you may just want to rename it first.
>>>
>>>Will
>>>
>>>Courtney Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>All of a sudden, using Mozilla 1.7.7 for browsing, email & newsgroups, 
>>>>I'm getting core dumps w/seg faults, noticeably when I attempt to print 
>>>>but also on other occasions.
>>>>
>>>>I've tested RAM w/Memtest86 for several full iterations and all is 
>>>>reported OK.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions ?
>>>>
>>>>Appreciatively,
>>>>Courtney
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