On Thu, 21 Sep 2017, ken wrote:> On 09/20/2017 01:00 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> Previously when firefox went catatonic >> to the point that I could not even scroll, >> its CPU usage had gone to 100%+. >> Now top tells me that firefox, Web Content (with a space) >> or sometimes kswap... has process state D, >> uninterruptable sleep. >> >> Any suggestions on how to deal?> I had that problem... and yes, it was some site's page with wild or outright > broken javascript. Installed NoScript, a Firefox add-on, and using that, > severely limit what javascript can run. Since then I've been good.>From here:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/ ? -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." -- someeecards
On 09/24/2017 02:26 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote:> On Thu, 21 Sep 2017, ken wrote: > >> On 09/20/2017 01:00 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: >>> Previously when firefox went catatonic >>> to the point that I could not even scroll, >>> its CPU usage had gone to 100%+. >>> Now top tells me that firefox, Web Content (with a space) >>> or sometimes kswap... has process state D, >>> uninterruptable sleep. >>> >>> Any suggestions on how to deal? > >> I had that problem... and yes, it was some site's page with wild or >> outright broken javascript.? Installed NoScript, a Firefox add-on, >> and using that, severely limit what javascript can run. Since then >> I've been good. > > From here: > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/ > ? >Yes. It can also be accessed from within Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions.? Then search for it, etc.
On Wed, 27 Sep 2017, ken wrote:> On 09/24/2017 02:26 AM, Michael Hennebry wrote:>> From here: >> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/ >> ? >> > Yes. > > It can also be accessed from within Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> > Extensions.? Then search for it, etc.Thanks. It works. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." -- someeecards