[olug] FIrefox and Thunderbird issues (Kubuntu 8.04)

[Joe Gulizia]

After another update all appears to work again.  Even video and sound.

Joe
--- On Tue, 10/21/08, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T <jeffh at dundeemt.com> wrote:

> From: Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T <jeffh at dundeemt.com>
> Subject: Re: [olug] FIrefox and Thunderbird issues (Kubuntu 8.04)
> To: jrguliz at yahoo.com, "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 7:42 AM
> 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
> > >
> > >
> __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
> protection
> > > around
> > > http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
> protection around
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > OLUG mailing list
> > OLUG at olug.org
> > https://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Hinrichs
> Dundee Media & Technology, Inc
> jeffh at dundeemt.com
> 402.218.1473
> web: www.dundeemt.com
> blog: inre.dundeemt.com