SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS Archives

November 2012

SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: firefox segmentation fault after update
From:
Doug Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Doug Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:11:58 -0600
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (95 lines) 
Greetings,

The following should work:

Remove all traces of nspluginwrapper from your 64 bit machine(s). Then
go to the Adobe website, and download and then install:

	adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

After that, you can install Flash x64 from Adobe.

	Hope this helps,
	doug

> 
> Bonnie,
> 
> I stand corrected.  I just tried a website that asked for the
> flash-plugin (x86_64).  That creates a dilemma; SL 5.5 doesn't have the
> x86_64 flash-plugin, but depends on nspluginwrapper for 64-bit support.
> I guess one recourse is to try do downgrade firefox to the previous
> version that worked.  Any other suggestions?
> 
> T. Rosmond
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2012-11-02 at 08:46 -0500, Bonnie King wrote:
> > Thanks Tom,
> > 
> > I've tested and I'm able to reproduce the crash on x86_64 with:
> > 
> > * firefox.x86_64 0:10.0.10-1.el5_8
> > * flash-plugin-11.2.202.243-release.i386 or 
> > flash-plugin-11.2.202.243-release.x86_64,
> > * nspluginwrapper installed
> > 
> > No segfault with flash-plugin-11.2.202.243-release.x86_64 without 
> > nspluginwrapper, or with previous Firefox (10.0.8).
> > 
> > On 11/01/2012 11:14 AM, Tom Rosmond wrote:
> > > Thanks for the advice. Removing 'nspluginwrapper' looks like it fixed
> > > the problem.  The seqfaults seemed to be unique to the Google website,
> > > and now Google is working.  I assume SL installs the proper plugins as
> > > part of Yum updates, so hopefully I have everything I need.
> > >
> > > T. Rosmond
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2012-11-01 at 08:52 -0500, Bonnie King wrote:
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> *** NSPlugin Viewer  *** WARNING: unhandled variable 18 (<unknown
> > >>> variable>) in NPN_GetValue()
> > >>>
> > >>> [1]    Segmentation fault            firefox
> > >>> [2007]cedar /home/rosmond:
> > >>
> > >> I don't know what's causing the segfault (some plugin seems likely), but
> > >> the NSPlugin Viewer WARNING is seen with nspluginwrapper, which enables
> > >> you to use the 32-bit Flash plugin on 64-bit systems (necessary before
> > >> there was a 64-bit plugin).
> > >>
> > >> If you use the flash plugin for your architecture and uninstall
> > >> nspluginwrapper, you won't see the warning.  I'm not sure it's related
> > >> to your crash, since I see the message anywhere nspluginwrapper is
> > >> installed and it seems to be harmless.
> > >>
> > >> In any case, there should be no need for nspluginwrapper if you have the
> > >> appropriate flash plugin installed.
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> ********************************************************
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm not a browser expert, so would appreciate any advice to correct the
> > >>> problem.  I could try to revert to the previous version, but would
> > >>> prefer not to.
> > >>>
> > >>> T. Rosmond
> > >>
> > >
> > 
> 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Doug Johnson                    email: [log in to unmask]        
   B390, Duane Physics             (303)-492-4506 Office                     
   Boulder, CO 80309               (303)-492-5119 FAX                        
                                   http://www.aaccchildren.org               
   Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path. 
   If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh.
   But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying. Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATOM RSS1 RSS2