Seriously getting fed up with unstable 2.0+

[goo...@koertzen.com]

I have been faithfully using Firefox exclusively since 1.1. Ever since
I updated to 2.0 and the subsequent patches, however, applications on
my computer (XP SP2, Pentium 4, 3.2GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD) crash
suddenly or completely lock up. Firefox crashes at least 3 or 4 times
per day, requiring a reboot... and you know how long that takes on XP.
I'm getting totally fed up with it!

The note from the error console is as follows (for the five most
recent crashes):
Error: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x8052000f
(NS_ERROR_FILE_TOO_BIG) [nsIFileOutputStream.init]" nsresult:
"0x8052000f (NS_ERROR_FILE_TOO_BIG)" location: "JS frame ::
file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/components/nsSessionStore.js
:: sss_writeFile :: line 2026" data: no]
Source File: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/components/nsSessionStore.js
Line: 2026

Also: after a particular nasty crash, Firefox reverts to default
settings and deletes all of my custom settings.

The application should seriously be more stable and tested more
thoroughly before patches and updates are released as final!

[donagag]

Sounds like the problem is with your machine. FF 2.0+ is extremely
stable on my hardware and on everyone I know who uses it.

[goo...@koertzen.com]

On Sep 28, 10:38 pm, donagag <dona...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Sounds like the problem is with your machine. FF 2.0+ is extremely
> stable on my hardware and on everyone I know who uses it.

Sorry, I don't buy it. The consistent and common thread is Firefox.
Whether no applications are open (save anti-virus and support apps) or
several, it's only when Firefox is open that it crashes, and usually
with several tabs open.

When looking for the solution to a bug or a problem, it's only the
common elements that are addressed. The hardware is unlikely the
cause. I will concede that it's entirely possible that Firefox is
conflicting with one of the support apps (that runs my wireless, or
anti-virus, or one of the stupid "quick start" apps for iTunes or
something of the sort).

[goo...@koertzen.com]

Okay, I found it as a known bug (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
show_bug.cgi?id=370474). Apparently opening up many tabs, as I am apt
to do, corrupts the session store as it becomes too large to be
manageable.

HOPEFULLY someone who understands the code can take a look at this and
address it soon, since it's currently assigned to "no one."

Thanks.

[Gordon]

goo...@koertzen.com wrote:
> I have been faithfully using Firefox exclusively since 1.1. Ever since
> I updated to 2.0 and the subsequent patches, however, applications on
> my computer (XP SP2, Pentium 4, 3.2GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD) crash
> suddenly or completely lock up.

Interestingly, my laptop is almost the same spec, with the exception of
HDD size and processor speed - FF2 behaves impeccably. have you got any
funny add-ins?

[Ron Hunter]

First, sorry about your problems. However, if your problem were
general, then surely all of us would be having similar problems. Your
is the first such that I can recall seeing here. I suggest you delete
your cache, and then if that doesn't improve the situation, create a new
profile. It might also be wise to defrag your HD, and run the
appropriate checks for trojan, virus, and other malware. Note, that if
your machine takes a rather long time to reboot, something is probably
wrong with your computer, or its OS files. Mine reboots in well under 1
minute.

--
Ron Hunter rphu...@charter.net

[Ron Hunter]

What is 'many'. Several other users indicate no problems with 60-100
tabs open. Of course you realize that every tab increases the memory
requirements, right?
Also, crashes of a program that requires a reboot usually indicates
problem with a system driver, or service, NOT a user program. Next time
you have the error, try bringing up the Task manager and see if you can
get by with just logging off the user, and logging back on. Much faster
that a full reboot.

--
Ron Hunter rphu...@charter.net

[Don Nickell]

Also sounds like a good time for a System Restore to a *much* earlier date. ???

[EE]

Try the advice here:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29

I have not found Firefox to be unstable. It is my regular browser and I
am very happy with it.

[EE]

It might even be your antivirus that is causing a problem with Firefox.
Apparently McAfee and Norton can both cause problems. I use Antivir
on my PC and Clam AV on my Mac, and am finding that they cause no
conflicts with anything.

[googl...@stinkycheese.co.uk]

> (NS_ERROR_FILE_TOO_BIG) [nsIFileOutputStream.init]" nsresult:

I've got this a couple of times. Here's the solution I found:

Look in:

C:\Documents and Settings\<myname>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox
\Profiles\<someNumber>.default

I found a bunch of files called "sessionstore-1.js" through to
"sessionstore-9999.js", all zero size.

Shutdown Firefox, delete those files, restart Firefox, and I get no
more NS_ERROR_FILE_TOO_BIG errors - at least not until it builds up
another 9999 of those files. This has worked for me a couple of
times.

I don't know what these files do or why they build up. I've been
developing web pages with javascript, so I've probably been loading
lots of pages with bad scripts, so I suspect that has something to do
with it.

[gregorylouie]

Check out this Mozilla bug report.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/SessionSaver#Related_bug_reports