[csw-users] firefox problem

[Robert Stampfli]

On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 12:38:12PM +0100, Dan O'Callaghan wrote:
> I'm having trouble with firefox.
> I've loaded a couple of extensions, and i now can't run firefox.
> 
> I've un-installed firefox and done a search through /opt/csw and home
> and deleted all references to firefox - managed to find my profile and
> zap that too. I've re-installed and still get the same problem (see
> errors below)
> 
> Is the below message really a problem with extensions?
> Where are they located so that i can delete them?
> 
> ~$firefox &
> [1] 8029
> ~$*** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> *** loading the extensions datasource
> 
> (Gecko:8070): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Configuration file
> `/opt/csw/etc/gnome-vfs -2.0/modules/cdemenu-module.conf' was not found:
> Too many open files

I have this problem, too, although in a slightly different
context.  I can run firefox fine from my main account.  However,
I am unable to invoke it from a second account, and I can't
figure out why.  I get these rolling "loading the extensions
datasource" messages for a while (I think 25 of them) and then
it bails without the final message you see.  But, since I rarely
use my secondary account, I have not bothered to delve into it
in detail.

I've also had some problems with extensions.  Some just don't
work, but I've never had firefox refuse to come up.

Were you running as root when you loaded the extensions?
If not, all the changes should be under your home directory.
Unfortunately, firefox seems to store things in a number of
diverse places:

		~/.mozilla/firefox
		~/.firefox
		~/.gconfd
		~/.gconf-csw

Fortunately, all but the first seems benign.  Here's what I would
suggest:  Try moving .mozilla/firefox to .mozilla/firefox.save
and then restart firefox.  If this works, then you can selectively
restore things like your bookmarks and reload the extensions
that work, staying away from the ones that break things.  If it
doesn't, well, I dunno.

Good luck.

Rob