Firefox is simply broken on mac os 10.4.11
I made what seems like the mistake of upgrading to firefox 3.6.8 and suddenly nothing worked, so I downgraded to 3.5.11 and found that everything that didn't work about 3.6.8 still didn't work.
I've been using firefox for years, but I'm getting frustrated.
Running OSX 10.4.11 on a G4 PPC powerbook
What happens:
Cannot navigate to a web page by typing in the address in the nav bar and hitting enter.
Preference menu appears blank
When trying to find updates for plugins, I'm told download is disabled, "click button to enable" I click the button, and get the same exact message again.
Links do not work
Google search function does not work
I tried downloading adobe flash 10.1 for mac using a different browser, and it didn't improve anything.
When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.
(1) Bypass Firefox's Cache
Use Cmd+Shift+r to reload the page fresh from the server.
(You also can clear Firefox's cache completely using:
Firefox > Preferences > Advanced
On the Network mini-tab > Cached Web Content : "Clear Now")
(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site:
Tools > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
Then try reloading the page. Does that help?
If you open about:crashes, you should get links to online crash reports. You could post some of the crash IDs for review by volunteers here.
Given the timing, another issue might be some ads or media in the page. There are some add-ons to block such things...
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