Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:17:05 -0700 From: "Edward Sanford Sutton, III" <mirror176@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Repeated and continuous crashes of Firefox Message-ID: <CO1PR11MB47700A0A285FDA109C931404E61B2@CO1PR11MB4770.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B1FSiit_ULSsW1Hb88m%2Bm-STf0tH0TtK%2BNXmX7bXugUXm9dHg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2B1FSijqgLwaFP3cMoNbw_=3C=goH9oMis-AHBE8ANkfXJME5A@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSiit_ULSsW1Hb88m%2Bm-STf0tH0TtK%2BNXmX7bXugUXm9dHg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 1/16/25 13:00, Mario Marietto wrote: > Hello. > > Suddenly, while using Firefox, my system (FreeBSD 14.2, but 14.1 did the > same) while I'm surfing in some websites (they are always different) closes > and the system hangs for a few seconds and then reboots. Top reveals that > for some time Firefox eats more than 100% of the cpu's power. Crashes > generate a lot of core files. I've added some of them in this email. I hope > you can inspect inside them to understand why and to suggest a solution > because I'm really tired of these crashes. > > caja.core > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p5Ut97VmrE_VJeBZHD5nuc27kEyhTFM1/view?usp=drive_web>; > chrome.core > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pXcNUV5ck3eU-FfJ74-rQ8jJkcOzZCIh/view?usp=drive_web>; > firefox.core > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jZFLo5y-6rHyG-Vz8SquOnJkq4Sz5CV7/view?usp=drive_web>; > > Thanks. > Core files can be created when a program crashes due to a bug but also other reasons like hardware failure caused corrupted data or process being killed due to not enough memory. How much RAM+swap is in use/free as the crashing happens? Other than that, I'm not good with using core files but here are a few other ideas worth considering... Listing more specifics may help others help you. What exact version of FreeBSD (such as `uname -aKU` gives) and package version for Firefox. What GPU and graphics driver versions (drm-*-kmod, nvidia, etc.). What desktop environment is this under? Any other special tweaks you recall applying to it, specifically things in /boot/loader, /etc/sysctl.conf, /etc/rc.d? Does this happen with a clean Firefox profile? Is this 'only' when Firefox is running? You may want to try disabling Firefox's hardware acceleration or running alternative versions or more basic graphics drivers just as a test. What CPU architecture? If it is x86-64 and Intel 13th or 14th generation i# chips, Intel has had some known manufacturing and BIOS/UEFI issues that have caused many failures; update your BIOS and try a different CPU if possible. I'd try other general tests (memtest86 from outside the OS), try to run through the FreeBSD test suite `kyua test -k /usr/tests/Kyuafile`; in my experience I need a reboot after as things seem to not be quite right with the OS after running it but updates to the suite have occurred since I last did much with it. If you get other reproducible issues then you may have something easier to troubleshoot. Using STABLE 1402501 and firefox-133.0.3,2 under kde5 (tried to disable compositor stuff but doubt I succeeded) I have only my usual longstanding issues with Firefox and nothing that brings down the whole system ('maybe' out of memory but I try to kill it well before that). By the description alone, I'd definitely consider a close look at the hardware for failing CPU/RAM/PSU/GPU. Software isn't eliminated as a possibility but with it happening across 14.1 and 14.2 I'd guess graphics drivers if it was not a hardware issue.
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