[olug] FIrefox and Thunderbird issues (Kubuntu 8.04)

[Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T]

Does you sound still work after the update?  i.e.Do any kernel modules need
to be rebuilt after the update?  I've got a dell that runs mythbox that I
need to rebuild alsa when I update the kernel.

-jeff

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Found a potential fix for Firefox:
>
> remove mozplugger
>
> Source:    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=23433
>
>
>
> The fix for Thunderbird seems trickier:
>
> The problem is /usr/bin/thunderbird is a shell script, so you actually have
> to modify it to strace where the binary is actually executed. And notice
> near the bottom where the actual binary is executed, there is a wrapper
> called aoss, which loads sound libraries I assume, so you actually have to
> put the strace there.
>
>
>
> http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/395565-thunderbird-segmentation-fault-after-update.html
>
>
> Joe
>
>
> --- On Mon, 10/20/08, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: FIrefox and Thunderbird issues (Kubuntu 8.04)
> > To: "Omaha Linux Users Group" <olug at olug.org>
> > Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 10:09 AM
> > I have Firefox and Thunderbird on my home machine.  I'm
> > running Kubuntu 8.04.
> >
> > I did an update where kernel headers were updated and now
> > when I open Firefox it shuts down immediately.
> >
> > I went to a console and typed "firefox
> > -safe-mode" and got a segmentation fault.
> >
> > I tried to remove and re-install and still get the same
> > error.
> >
> > I get a little further in Thunderbird in that I can open my
> > inbox but when I click on a message (either new or
> > old)...thunderbird closes immediately.
> >
> > Going into the console and typing "thunderbird
> > -safe-mode" gives me a segmentation error also.
> >
> > I also tried "apt-get remove thunderbird" then
> > apt-get install thunderbird" with the same results as
> > above with firefox.
> >
> >
> > Help appreciated.
> >
> > Joe
> >
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