Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:56:51 +1000 From: Greg Black <freebsd@mail.gbch.net> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can we resurrect linux-firefox-1.5 ? Message-ID: <nospam-1168991812.20853@joker.gbch.net> In-Reply-To: <20070116134513.A9739@xorpc.icir.org> References: <20070116010645.A94849@xorpc.icir.org> <20070116193722.fee4defe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20070116110935.A8351@xorpc.icir.org> <20070116221441.9afd899a.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20070116134513.A9739@xorpc.icir.org>
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On 2007-01-16, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > The 1.5.x version _is_ working for me. It is 2.0.x that > exhibits severe problems. I was surprised and annoyed when I found that the reasonably reliable 1.5.x version had been replaced by 2.0, partly because I expected it to be less reliable and partly because some of the extensions I used no longer worked and partly because the user interface had some changes I didn't like. However, it has been my experience in the 6+ weeks I've been using it that 2.0 is better in every way than 1.5 and it is certainly more stable and works better with the flash plugin (something I hate but just have to use). I know that's not going to fix your problem, but I'd be interested to see if you could get to a working setup with 2.0 by running it with a limited set of extensions. Initially, I was cross about some issues with my once-favourite extension (session-manager or some similar name), but now that I've used the builtin session recovery capability, I no longer need that extension. The only extensions I have in my 2.0 setup now are Adblock Plus, NoScript and Smart Middle Click and it has been exemplary in its behaviour -- i.e., it has crashed twice in 6 weeks and it is running 24 hours a day with at least 5 windows and 50 or more tabs open at all times. And it recovered all the open tabs fine after the two crashes. Cheers, Greghome | help
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