Bug 4199 - Netscape - Red Hat
Summary: Netscape - Red Hat
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: netscape
Version: 6.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 1999-07-26 17:01 UTC by airvine
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-08-18 17:32:32 UTC
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Description airvine 1999-07-26 17:01:41 UTC
If I select an option from a drop down menu from the second
list and onwards, the browser loses the ability to tye into
text fields.  This can be resolved by minimising the browser
and then maximising or by clearing the cache in the
preferences ( the cache is set to zero 0). The version of
Netscape is v4.6, the version of Red Hat is v6.  Is there a
solution for this problem.

regards

Allan Irvine

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 1999-07-29 15:43:59 UTC
Can't reproduce this here. No matter what menu options I select,
I can still click on form field and fill them out...

Comment 2 Michael K. Johnson 1999-08-04 15:16:59 UTC
What window manager are you using?

Comment 3 wilburn 1999-08-09 17:06:59 UTC
Here is some additional information. Hope it is helpful. (Note: this
may be the same as bug 3586.)

I have been trying to find a reproducible case to send to you, but it
seems elusive. The problem seems to come and go, with the frequency
varying with machine, even with similar configurations. The simplest
test is for google.com. Here is my procedure:

1) Go to google.com
2) Press 'I'm feeling lucky button' (don't put anything in search
field)
3) Pull dowm '10 results' menu, but leave at 10
4) See if text can still be typed in search field

Let me describe my experience with 4 machines:

Machine 1 (home computer)

Bug occurs frequently, often when my wife is entering item for bid
with eBay (very bad for my linux@home project ;) ) always seems to
occur after using pulldown menu - can no longer type text in fields

Hardware: i586 166MHz, 48 MB, IDE disks

Software: RH6.0, Gnome+E updated to latest frome ftp.gnome.org,
netscape 4.51 (downgraded from 4.6 in attempt to fix problem, no luck)

Machine (Work Desktop)

Bug has only occured once, despite many attempts

Hardware: i586, 200MHz, 64MB, SCSI disks

Software: RH6.0, gnome+E upgraded to latest ftp.gnome.org and some of
Kelson's rpms, but not quite the latest, netscape 6.0

Machine 3

Bug often appears. Could reproducibly make happen with simple test
above last friday morning, but effect went away in the afternoon.

Hardware: i686, 266HHz, 128MB, ide disks

Software: RH5.2, fvwm2, netscape 4.05

Machine 4 (Colleague's Desktop Computer)

Bug occurs frequently, but Simple Test tried this morning for first
time didn't make it happen.

Hardware: i686, 300MHz, 96MB, ide disks

Software: RH6.0, gnome+e (stock from RH6.0 CD), netscape 4.51

I also work with 2 other RH6.0 machines (one is a laptop) that haven't
shown this problem, but I haven't tried very hard.

I'm willing to provide more info and perform suggested tests, if that
is useful.

Good luck with this one guys, it really seems elusive.

Comment 4 wilburn 1999-08-12 23:18:59 UTC
OK, I've finally seen netscape hang again, though this time I wasn't
using a pulldown menu, so maybe not the same. No response, doesn't
repaint. This is machine #2, described above, which rarely has this
problem. top gives for this process

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT  LIB %CPU %MEM   TIME
COMMAND
 6731 wilburn   11   0 24968  22M  5864 R       0 94.8 36.7   8:56
netscape-commun

ps axl gives

  F   UID   PID  PPID PRI  NI   VSZ  RSS WCHAN  STAT TTY        TIME
COMMAND
100     0     1     0   0   0  1096   52 do_sel S    ?          0:05
init [5]
040     0     2     1   0   0     0    0 bdflus SW   ?          0:14
[kflushd]
040     0     3     1   0   0     0    0 kpiod  SW   ?          0:00
[kpiod]
040     0     4     1   0   0     0    0 kswapd SW   ?          0:08
[kswapd]
040     0     5     1 -20 -20     0    0 md_thr SW<  ?          0:00
[mdrecovery
040     0     6     1 -20 -20     0    0 md_thr SW<  ?          0:00
[raid1d]
040     0     7     1 -20 -20     0    0 md_thr SW<  ?          0:00
[raid1d]
140     0   351     1   0   0  1276  160 do_sel S    ?          0:03
syslogd -m
140     0   362     1   0   0  1316    0 do_sys SW   ?          0:00
[klogd]
040     2   376     1   0   0  1112  104 nanosl S    ?          0:00
/usr/sbin/a
040     0   390     1   0   0  1284  112 nanosl S    ?          0:00
crond
140     0   404     1   0   0  1568   60 do_sel S    ?          0:18
/usr/local/
140     0   417     1   0   0  1232    0 do_sel SW   ?          0:00
[inetd]
140     0   431     1   0   0  1324 1324 do_sel SL   ?          0:00
xntpd -A
140     0   446     1   0   0  1284   32 do_sel S    ?          0:00
lpd
140     0   485     1   0   0  1884  328 do_sel S    ?          0:03
sendmail: a
140     0   500     1   0   0  1112   56 nanosl S    ?          0:00
gpm -t ps/2
040   100   515     1   0   0  5156 2532 do_sel S    ?          9:32
xfs
100     0   533     1   0   0  1060    0 read_c SW   tty1       0:00
[mingetty]
100     0   534     1   0   0  1060    0 read_c SW   tty2       0:00
[mingetty]
100     0   535     1   0   0  1060    0 read_c SW   tty3       0:00
[mingetty]
100     0   536     1   0   0  1060    0 read_c SW   tty4       0:00
[mingetty]
100     0   537     1   0   0  1060    0 read_c SW   tty5       0:00
[mingetty]
100     0   538     1   0   0  1060    0 read_c SW   tty6       0:00
[mingetty]
100     0   539     1   0   0  2860  528 do_pol S    ?          0:01
/etc/X11/pr
140     0   541     1   0   0  1052   36 nanosl S    ?          0:06
update (bdf
100     0  6260   539   1   0 19636 11592 do_sel S   ?          7:39
/usr/bin/X1
140     0  6270   539   0   0  3508 1420 wait4  S    ?          0:00
/etc/X11/pr
100   501  6645  6270   0   0  1668  824 wait4  S    ?          0:00
bash -login
000   501  6657  6645   0   0  1672  844 wait4  S    ?          0:00
bash -login
040   501  6676     1   0   0  1476  356 do_sel S    ?          0:00
/usr/local/
000501  6677  6657   0   0  4932  708 do_pol S    ?          0:00
gnome-sessi
000   501  6681     1   0   0  5144 1456 do_sel S    ?          0:02
gnome-smpro
000   501  6685     1   0   0  3752 1420 do_sel S    ?          0:25
[enlightenm
000   501  6700     1   0   0  2756 1512 do_sel S    ?          0:04
xscreensave
000   501  6703     1   0   0  6012 2168 do_pol S    ?          0:03
panel --sm-
000   501  6707     1   0   0  6804 1688 do_pol S    ?          0:00
gmc --sm-co
000   501  6711     1   0   0  2456 1184 do_pol S    ?          0:00
gnome-name-
000   501  6721     1   0   0  5376  676 do_pol S    ?          0:00
gen_util_ap
000   501  6724     1   0   0  5416  876 do_pol S    ?          0:10
gnomepager_
000   501  6727     1   0   0  2836 1736 do_sel S    ?          0:00
xterm -e /u
000   501  6729  6727   0   0  4084 1848 do_sel S    pts/0      0:01
/usr/bin/pi
000   501  6731     1  16   0 35260 22372 -     R    ?         11:22
/usr/lib/ne
000   501  6741  6731   0   0 16724  320 do_sel S    ?          0:00
[netscape-c
000   501  9103     1   0   0  2736 1616 do_sel S    ?          0:00
/usr/X11R6/
000   501  9143     1   0   0  5184 3056 do_pol S    ?          0:01
gnome-termi
000   501  9144  9143   0   0  1288  556 unix_d S    ?          0:00
gnome-pty-h
000   501  9145  9143  10   0  1972 1108 rt_sig S    pts/1      0:00
-csh
000   501  9176  9145  18   0  2436  780 -      R    pts/1      0:00
ps axl


note that the hung netscape has PID 6731

I'm not savvy enough to figure out any other diagnostics. Suggestions?
I'll keep it running while I can.

Scott

Comment 5 wilburn 1999-08-16 19:39:59 UTC
One additional clue. My wife reports that when this problem occurs,
she is able to past text into a text field. This seems to then restore
normal operation.

Scott

Comment 6 Preston Brown 1999-08-18 17:32:59 UTC
This is a long time bug in Netscape.  There is a work around -- if you
minimize the netscape window and then bring it back again you will be
able to put focus / type in a text field.  This is the only known fix
and as it has been reported to netscape by us before, I assume no
other solution is forthcoming, unfortunately.


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