Alice Wonder wrote:> On 05/06/2016 11:54 AM, Jeff Layton wrote: >> Good afternoon, >> >> Apologies if this topic has come up before but I've found >> that the Firefox 45.1.0 stability to be somewhat lacking. >> >> For example, I can't use it for Twitter because it crashes. >> It also crashes when I log into gmail. This happens every >> time I try these URL's. >> >> Any suggestions on improving the stability? > > It has not crashed on twitter at all for me. > > I do run privacy badger on Twitter which blocks a lot of resources that > want to track me, maybe some of those resources are what firefox is > having trouble with? > > I also don't have flash installed, nore Java plugin (not even iced-tea)Right, well I can't do that at work. And I just had to downgrade firefox from 45, because I was *trying* to do my annual required privacy and security refresher, and it opened, it has, I think, flash audio, and firefox crashed, fired it up again, restored, and started and it crashed *again*, and a third time, and that was it: I downgraded, didn't have to (also couldn't) downgrade flash-plugin, but had no trouble at all completing the training. Note that I *could* play streaming media and youtube with 45, but... and, no, you've *got* to be joking to think I'm going to convince upper management to ban flash.... mark
Guys if you are using my repo on CentOS 6 then the new Firefox might not like the old ffmpeg I ship. There is new and apparently working stuff in my testing repo; try to upgrade and see if that solves the problem. Feedback welcome so I can move the testing packages in the main repo sooner, rather than later. yum --enablerepo=nux-dextop-testing update ffmpeg -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro ----- Original Message -----> From: "m roth" <m.roth at 5-cent.us> > To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> > Sent: Friday, 6 May, 2016 21:20:15 > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox 45.1.0 stability> Alice Wonder wrote: >> On 05/06/2016 11:54 AM, Jeff Layton wrote: >>> Good afternoon, >>> >>> Apologies if this topic has come up before but I've found >>> that the Firefox 45.1.0 stability to be somewhat lacking. >>> >>> For example, I can't use it for Twitter because it crashes. >>> It also crashes when I log into gmail. This happens every >>> time I try these URL's. >>> >>> Any suggestions on improving the stability? >> >> It has not crashed on twitter at all for me. >> >> I do run privacy badger on Twitter which blocks a lot of resources that >> want to track me, maybe some of those resources are what firefox is >> having trouble with? >> >> I also don't have flash installed, nore Java plugin (not even iced-tea) > > Right, well I can't do that at work. And I just had to downgrade firefox > from 45, because I was *trying* to do my annual required privacy and > security refresher, and it opened, it has, I think, flash audio, and > firefox crashed, fired it up again, restored, and started and it crashed > *again*, and a third time, and that was it: I downgraded, didn't have to > (also couldn't) downgrade flash-plugin, but had no trouble at all > completing the training. Note that I *could* play streaming media and > youtube with 45, but... and, no, you've *got* to be joking to think I'm > going to convince upper management to ban flash.... > > mark > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Nux! wrote:> Guys if you are using my repo on CentOS 6 then the new Firefox might not > like the old ffmpeg I ship.Nope. Yes, I'm on CentOS 6, but as this is a US federal organization (civil sector), I did ask, and was told no repos Over There. Security issues.... Thanks, though.> > There is new and apparently working stuff in my testing repo; try to > upgrade and see if that solves the problem. > Feedback welcome so I can move the testing packages in the main repo > sooner, rather than later. > > yum --enablerepo=nux-dextop-testing update ffmpeg > > -- > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! > www.nux.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "m roth" <m.roth at 5-cent.us> >> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> >> Sent: Friday, 6 May, 2016 21:20:15 >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox 45.1.0 stability > >> Alice Wonder wrote: >>> On 05/06/2016 11:54 AM, Jeff Layton wrote: >>>> Good afternoon, >>>> >>>> Apologies if this topic has come up before but I've found >>>> that the Firefox 45.1.0 stability to be somewhat lacking. >>>> >>>> For example, I can't use it for Twitter because it crashes. >>>> It also crashes when I log into gmail. This happens every >>>> time I try these URL's. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions on improving the stability? >>> >>> It has not crashed on twitter at all for me. >>> >>> I do run privacy badger on Twitter which blocks a lot of resources that >>> want to track me, maybe some of those resources are what firefox is >>> having trouble with? >>> >>> I also don't have flash installed, nore Java plugin (not even iced-tea) >> >> Right, well I can't do that at work. And I just had to downgrade firefox >> from 45, because I was *trying* to do my annual required privacy and >> security refresher, and it opened, it has, I think, flash audio, and >> firefox crashed, fired it up again, restored, and started and it crashed >> *again*, and a third time, and that was it: I downgraded, didn't have to >> (also couldn't) downgrade flash-plugin, but had no trouble at all >> completing the training. Note that I *could* play streaming media and >> youtube with 45, but... and, no, you've *got* to be joking to think I'm >> going to convince upper management to ban flash.... >> >> mark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >
On 2016-05-06, Nux! <nux at li.nux.ro> wrote:> Guys if you are using my repo on CentOS 6 then the new Firefox might > not like the old ffmpeg I ship. > > There is new and apparently working stuff in my testing repo; try to > upgrade and see if that solves the problem. Feedback welcome so I can > move the testing packages in the main repo sooner, rather than later. > > yum --enablerepo=nux-dextop-testing update ffmpeg > > -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! www.nux.roThat fixed it for me. Many thanks.> > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "m roth" <m.roth at 5-cent.us> >> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> >> Sent: Friday, 6 May, 2016 21:20:15 >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox 45.1.0 stability > >> Alice Wonder wrote: >>> On 05/06/2016 11:54 AM, Jeff Layton wrote: >>>> Good afternoon, >>>> >>>> Apologies if this topic has come up before but I've found >>>> that the Firefox 45.1.0 stability to be somewhat lacking. >>>> >>>> For example, I can't use it for Twitter because it crashes. >>>> It also crashes when I log into gmail. This happens every >>>> time I try these URL's. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions on improving the stability? >>> >>> It has not crashed on twitter at all for me. >>> >>> I do run privacy badger on Twitter which blocks a lot of resources that >>> want to track me, maybe some of those resources are what firefox is >>> having trouble with? >>> >>> I also don't have flash installed, nore Java plugin (not even iced-tea) >> >> Right, well I can't do that at work. And I just had to downgrade firefox >> from 45, because I was *trying* to do my annual required privacy and >> security refresher, and it opened, it has, I think, flash audio, and >> firefox crashed, fired it up again, restored, and started and it crashed >> *again*, and a third time, and that was it: I downgraded, didn't have to >> (also couldn't) downgrade flash-plugin, but had no trouble at all >> completing the training. Note that I *could* play streaming media and >> youtube with 45, but... and, no, you've *got* to be joking to think I'm >> going to convince upper management to ban flash.... >> >> mark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-- Liam
On Fri, 2016-05-06 at 21:32 +0100, Nux! wrote:> Guys if you are using my repo on CentOS 6 then the new Firefox might not like the old ffmpeg I ship. > > There is new and apparently working stuff in my testing repo; try to upgrade and see if that solves the problem. > Feedback welcome so I can move the testing packages in the main repo sooner, rather than later. > > yum --enablerepo=nux-dextop-testing update ffmpegInstalled on my box I normally remote into via RealVNC and gave it a good woorkout (for me anyway). Looks good. Couldn't yet test with a Flash video but did test with whatever youtube is now providing. Fired up all the FF windows and did things I normally do and a couple extras - still looks good. Only difference is the data feed from Investorshub isn't streaming live data, but it did pring up the last of Friday's stuff in three tabs, which is the normal weekend behavior. I'm going to put it on my primary box now - I expect similar good results. Bill> <snip>
On Fri, 2016-05-06 at 21:32 +0100, Nux! wrote:> Guys if you are using my repo on CentOS 6 then the new Firefox might not like the old ffmpeg I ship. > > There is new and apparently working stuff in my testing repo; try to upgrade and see if that solves the problem. > Feedback welcome so I can move the testing packages in the main repo sooner, rather than later. > > yum --enablerepo=nux-dextop-testing update ffmpeg > <snip>Got it on my primary box and fired everything up. Same sorts of tests as on the other bo produced only one aggravation - slow response. I don't think this is related to your stuff though. I tend to have nay windows open with many tabs in each FF window and I think I'm just overloading it. Sites try to "push" content, which I don't allow, pop-up adds, which I don't allow, ... Couldn't get the Flash plugin to work on that login - suspected the load. So I switched to another login, went to Bloomberg.tv, which delivers content in flash, and all worked just fine. So AFAICT, your new stuff is GTG for me. Bill
On Fri, 6 May 2016, Nux! wrote:> Guys if you are using my repo on CentOS 6 then the new Firefox might not > like the old ffmpeg I ship. > > There is new and apparently working stuff in my testing repo; try to upgrade > and see if that solves the problem. Feedback welcome so I can move the > testing packages in the main repo sooner, rather than later. > > yum --enablerepo=nux-dextop-testing update ffmpegOn the test pages I had problems with, the crash is gone, and h264 video playback works fine. I've not seen any new problems. jh