Bug 238274

Summary: firefox does not open (fc7test4)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Harry Bock <hbock>
Component: firefoxAssignee: Gecko Maintainer <gecko-bugs-nobody>
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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sh -x firefox output
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strace output none

Description Harry Bock 2007-04-28 17:34:05 UTC 
Description of problem:
Firefox does not open all the way - if I run it in a terminal,
it asks to restore or create a new session, then just hangs there
(no segfault, no errors, nothing to stderr). 

I wish I could give better information, but there are no traces as
the application doesn't terminate unless forced to.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.0.0.3-4.fc7.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always; just open firefox.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot system
2. Log in
3. Start firefox

Actual results:
Beyond asking to restore or create a new session, nothing happens, but
process stays alive.

Expected results:
Firefox opens to the user's selected home page.

Additional info:
This is a fresh install of FC7 test 4.
Comment 1 Christopher Aillon 2007-04-28 17:49:53 UTC 
Hm.  Haven't ever seen anything like this before...

Can you attach the output of `sh -x firefox`?
Comment 2 Harry Bock 2007-04-28 19:26:21 UTC 
Created attachment 153719 [details]
sh -x firefox output

It is extremely strange indeed. The i686 version direct from mozilla works fine
(with a few SELinux denials, but that isn't very important right now).
Comment 3 Christopher Aillon 2007-04-28 19:49:58 UTC 
That's all normal... how about strace output?

strace -o firefox.log firefox
Comment 4 Harry Bock 2007-04-28 20:00:23 UTC 
Created attachment 153721 [details]
strace output

Here's the strace log. Thanks for the quick replies!
Comment 5 Christopher Aillon 2007-04-28 22:37:16 UTC 
Hm... I can't find anything weird yet in that.  Does moving your ~/.mozilla out
of the way before running it help?
Comment 6 Harry Bock 2007-05-03 15:49:29 UTC 
Well, strangely enough, after installing Thunderbird, the problem went away.  It
works just fine after that; when it wasn't loading, moving .mozilla out of the
way didn't help.
Comment 7 Christopher Aillon 2007-05-03 16:06:37 UTC 
Really!  Does uninstalling thunderbird allow it to work?