From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 2 10:17:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C50116A40F for ; Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:17:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ohartman@uni-mainz.de) Received: from mailgate01.zdv.uni-mainz.de (mailgate01.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE [134.93.178.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF5C843D5D for ; Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:17:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ohartman@uni-mainz.de) Received: from exfront02.zdv.uni-mainz.de ([134.93.176.56]) by mailgate01.zdv.uni-mainz.de with ESMTP; 02 Oct 2006 12:17:44 +0200 Received: from mail.uni-mainz.de ([134.93.176.49]) by exfront02.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:17:44 +0200 Received: from [130.133.86.198] ([130.133.86.198] RDNS failed) by mail.uni-mainz.de over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:17:43 +0200 Message-ID: <4520E749.7060907@uni-mainz.de> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:17:45 +0200 From: "O. Hartmann" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060915) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2006 10:17:43.0599 (UTC) FILETIME=[FFB923F0:01C6E60B] Subject: FireFox/Thunderbird: Won't save config nor save any extensions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:17:47 -0000 Hello. I have a long lasting problem with both Firefox and Thunderbird running on FreeBSD 6.X/AMD64. After I made a backup by just copying my homes directory onto a DVD+RW and 'reinstalled' it by copying it back to my new home folder, I run into trouble with bot mentioned utilities, Firefox and even Thunderbird as well. The problem occured is simple. I can add and delete addresses in Thunderbird, but I can not install extensions, they were never listed although they're on the harddrive (you know, that small box where I can select an add on and install it already downloaded to a place on harddrive). Another thing is the position and size of the window. Yo know, when closing either program, after restarting it opens at the same size you closed it. That is not true in my case, the utilitie simply reopens at the size just at that time I did the backup. In Thunderbird, I'm nt capable of creating some sort of signature as I can do this at my lab's computer, running nearly the same operating system's configuration and installation. I tried to 'mtree' the working directory layout to reveal the differences and get rid of them, but it didn't work for me. Is there something that can do the 'trick'? Please let me know, I'll appreciate any hint. Regards, Oliver