Starting Firefox causes mac to request reboot, only option
My MacBook Pro gives me a reboot screen every time I try to load Firefox. No options, other than the reboot. Prompt is in many languages. Have tried loading safemode and then clearing everything, also have deleted and reinstalled.
All solutions cause the same results.
Do a backup, using either Time Machine or a cloning program, to ensure files/data can be recovered. Two backups are better than one.
Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.
Isolating an issue by using another user account
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Firefox cause my computer to reboot after installing version 8. How can I prevent this bug?
I have FF installed on a network drive so it can be accessed from different machines with different profiles.
When I tried to upgrade to V 8 it demanded a reboot and now it no longer works.
If I try a reinstall it demands another reboot.
What is going wrong?
Why on earth should installing a browser require a reboot, it never used to?Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test. -
Firefox hangs on link requests, on only 1 of 3 identical machines
We have three identical Ubuntu 10.04 boxes, all running the same version of Firefox; 3.6.18, subtitled "Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu
canonical 1.0". The *only* difference between the two with no problems and the one with this problem is that the problem box
connects to our wired LAN through a wifi router and dongle.
But when I download using the problem box, I get our full DSL
speed end to end, suggesting that there's nothing wrong with the
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is consistently either very slow to establish a web site connection,
or hangs and never gets there at all. This appears to be equally a problem whether clicking on a link i'''maintenance'''n an email, or actually entering the url in the browser window. Any ideas?Ok, this is up to date then, and it is only for that website.
If it is all oses, it sounds like the hardware is the same on the comupter that you are testing all these OSs on? If so please see: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding#w_disable-virus-scan-in-firefox-preferences Disable virus scan in Firefox preferences] and [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding#w_troubleshoot-your-extensions Troubleshoot your extensions]
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Screen turns gray, reboot only option A215-S7444, random event
screen turns gray, nothing recovers it but turn off, back on, anything working on is lost
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do you know where I have to look for errors? I also tried to reinstall the drivers, but it did not help..
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Opening a terminal (which I have bound to a key) and running "xset dpms force off", then moving the mouse or something to wake the display again brings it back to light.
Try that the next time it happens and see if it helps. Will at least confirm whether it's the same issue as me or not. -
The icon is blue with a white firefox logo on it. My only options are to "Burn 'Firefox'" or "Eject 'Firefox'" when I click on it to edit it, but I cannot cut, paste, or move to trash. It won't let me. When I click on "Eject 'firefox'" it says "The disc firefox is in use and could not be ejected". Even when I am running no applications whatsoever.
When I click on this icon, a small window appears with two icons in it: one the firefox browser icon, and the other the applications folder icon with an arrow inbetween the two. When I drag the icon into the application folder it tells me:
"An item named 'firefox' already exists in this location. Do you want to replace it with the one you're moving?"
And no matter how many times I "replace it" the icon never goes away.
And no matter how many times I replace it, whenever I click on the firefox icon in applications, it brings up this tiny window on my desktop before it will actually start running the firefox web-browser. And it will never reload my previously saved tabs is also my main concern.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== a few weeks ago since I installed...Maybe you copied the icon show in the window to your application and into your dock directly. Try closing your Firefox again. Eject the disc again. Then go to your application folder. You should see Firefox with a circle and cross through it. Open it. It should open without the blue icon appearing on your desktop again.
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Accidentally, I wiped out the start up system files.. How can I start up my Mac HD?
Accidentally, I wiped out the start up system files in my Macbook
Air.. How can I start up my Mac HD?Reboot your computer. Hold down the option key when you hear the chime sound. Go to the recovery partition. Re-install the operating system. It's easy and doesn't take that long (15 to 30 minutes depending on your computer). By default it does an archive and install meaning that you won't lose your files, just read the screen carefully and you'll be fine. It's not a big deal.
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My old mac was requested to upgrade Firefox to 14.0.1. After the sucessfully installation, I received a message saying my old Mac couldn't use the new Firefox and Safari crashes. I have NO browser now! Any help would be appreciated.
Hmmm... So you upgraded Firefox and now neither Firefox or Safari will work? Very weird. I have no idea what might have gone wrong. That said, when things start acting wierd, I always try a bit of maintenance first. About 95% of the time, I luck out and it works.
I use the free program Onyx. I run all the clean up routines. Then I boot to the recovery partition (Lion) or the OS X Install Disc and repair permissions and verify/repair the hard disk.
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I downloaded and installed Firefox 4 RC using tar.bz2 so that I could still use Firefox 3.6.15 as per normal, having to start Firefox 4 using the terminal which worked great (except for many videos on different websites). When Firefox 4 was released, I suppose I was in a hurry to get it to work normal from my menu, but it kept saying that 3.6.15 was the latest version (I'll be quite embarrassed if it wasn't available for Linux users - I do love Firefox!). I did something silly, like purge Firefox from my operating system (Kubuntu 10.10) and when I reinstalled it was still 3.6.15 (it wasn't really downloading, but unpacking). Am I in too much of a hurry or is there a fix-it? I can use Firefox 4, but only through the terminal and I suspect it is slower than it should be. I would like only one version now.
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Second, if you have erased the hard drive there should not be remnants of any prior content. Even though Disk Warrior is saying nothing is wrong with the hard drive, it sounds as though there are problems. You may want to consider simply replacing the hard drive so there are no questions about faults. A good source is OWC, http://www.macsales.com where they also have on-line videos showing how to do the replacement.
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some still fail to load properly after a refresh.
This has been occurring over about the last two days or so.
The one listed below still fails to load properlyWhich security software (firewall, anti-virus) do you have?
Try to reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.
*Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
*Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
*Press "Command + Shift + R" (MAC)
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites -
When trying to start firefox a message comes up " the procedure entry point IS Thread Desktop composited could not be located in the dynamic link library user32.dll" I then tell it okay as this is the only button it has abd it then takes me into the Add-on window and freezes up and I then have to reboot and avoid using firefox
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== After trying to install Firefox upgrade and IE8 ==
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/533.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/5.0.375.125 Safari/533.4Taken at face value, you're having trouble with an Apple Application Support program file there. (Apple Application Support is where single copies of program files used by multiple different Apple programs are kept.)
Let's try something relatively simple first. Restart the PC. If you're using Vista or 7, now head into your Uninstall a program control panel, select "Apple Application Support" and then click "Repair". If you're using XP, head into your Add or Remove Programs control panel, select "Apple Application Support", click "Change" and then click "Repair".
If no joy after that, try the more rigorous uninstall/reinstall procedure from the following post. (If you've got XP, although the procedure is for Vista and 7, just read "Computer" as "My Computer", read "Uninstall a program control panel" as "Add or Remove programs control panel" and assume the system is 32-bit, and you'll be doing the right things.)
Re: I recently updated to vista service pack 2 and I updated to itunes 10.2.1 and ever -
Firefox just started crashing on Mac.
My Firefox just started crashing today.
Haven't updated anything so is a bit out of the blue!
Can only start it in safe mode.
I can't delete version & install new version either as apparently my system doesn't support new system.
I have MAC 10.5.8.
These are my error messages:
bp-b256de7f-45fd-41df-b9c3-11ebf2140820
bp-cdaa2517-b2a9-4103-ab4e-bb5c92140820
bp-3fda3986-98a6-4dee-b53d-c3e5a2140820'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Start Firefox in Safe Mode]''' {web link}
While you are in safe mode;
Press the '''Alt''' or '''F10''' key to bring up the tool bar.
Followed by;
Windows; '''Tools > Options'''
Linux; '''Edit > Preferences'''
Mac; ''application name'' '''> Preferences'''
Then '''Advanced > General.'''
Look for and turn off '''Use Hardware Acceleration'''.
Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?
Then restart. -
When I close Firefox and try to restart it, my system thinks it's still running, and I must reboot in order to start Firefox 3.6.11. I'm running Windows Vista and this is the only program that has this problem. Another symptom is the program does not show up in my recently used programs list nor is it in the task list once I've closed it, though Windows will not open it because it thinks it's still running.
I am also using Windows Vista 64 bit and have the same problem..what i do is instead of rebooting the computer press CTRL ALT and DELETE key. start the task manager and go to the Process tab and look for firefox .exe click on it and hit the end process tab. close that window and firefox should run... and this problem started when i upgraded to firefox 3.6.12
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I am using Firefox 5.0 with Windows XP SP3. I've had this same configuration for the five or six years I have been using Firefox, and I have not installed a new program in the past few months. I also run AVG automatically every day.
Does this only happen on specific pages?
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
You can try to disable notifications as a test (you may want to reverse this).
You can try to set the dom.webnotifications.enabled pref to false on the <b>about:config</b> page.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config
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