Issue 7104 in selenium: Firefox WebDriver doesn't work with Firefox 28

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New issue 7104 by int.256h: Firefox WebDriver doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

Guys, I'm aware that a similar ticket already exist but it's mark as fixed
even though there are many questions about the fix and why it's still
reproducible. Hence I created a new one.

For some reason Firefox WebDriver (2.37.1) doesn't work with Firefox 28, it
does work with Firefox 27 though.

Here's the stack trace when attempting to open a url:

Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.firefox.NotConnectedException: Unable to
connect to host 127.0.0.1 on port 7055 after 45000 ms. Firefox console
output:
*** LOG addons.manager: Application has been upgraded
*** LOG addons.xpi: startup
*** LOG addons.xpi: Skipping unavailable install location app-system-share
*** LOG addons.xpi: Ignoring file entry whose name is not a valid add-on
ID:
/usr/local/Cellar/tomcat/7.0.42/libexec/temp/anonymous1147859994468457239webdriver-profile/extensions/webdriver-staging
*** LOG addons.xpi: checkForChanges
*** LOG addons.xpi: Directory state JSON differs: cache [] state
[{"name":"app-global","addons":{"{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}":{"descriptor":"/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/browser/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}","mtime":1395244334000,"rdfTime":1395244333000}}},{"name":"app-profile","addons":{"fxdr...@googlecode.com":{"descriptor":"/usr/local/Cellar/tomcat/7.0.42/libexec/temp/anonymous1147859994468457239webdriver-profile/extensions/fxdr...@googlecode.com","mtime":1395245592000,"rdfTime":1395245592000}}}]
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Opening XPI database
/usr/local/Cellar/tomcat/7.0.42/libexec/temp/anonymous1147859994468457239webdriver-profile/extensions.json
*** LOG addons.xpi: New add-on fxdr...@googlecode.com installed in
app-profile
*** Blocklist::_loadBlocklistFromFile: blocklist is disabled
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Make addon app-profile:fxdr...@googlecode.com
visible
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG addons.xpi: New add-on {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
installed in app-global
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Make addon
app-global:{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd} visible
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG addons.xpi: Updating database with changes to installed add-ons
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Updating add-on states
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Writing add-ons list
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Starting timer
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Starting write
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Write succeeded
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: XPI Database saved, setting schema version
preference to 15
*** LOG addons.manager: shutdown
*** LOG addons.xpi: shutdown
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: shutdown
*** LOG addons.xpi: Notifying XPI shutdown observers
*** LOG addons.manager: Async provider shutdown done
*** LOG addons.xpi: startup
*** LOG addons.xpi: Skipping unavailable install location app-system-share
*** LOG addons.xpi: Ignoring file entry whose name is not a valid add-on
ID:
/usr/local/Cellar/tomcat/7.0.42/libexec/temp/anonymous1147859994468457239webdriver-profile/extensions/webdriver-staging
*** LOG addons.xpi: checkForChanges
*** LOG addons.xpi: No changes found
*** Blocklist::_loadBlocklistFromFile: blocklist is disabled
JavaScript error: chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml, line 648:
aUrl is undefined

I guess the reason for this is a change in WebDriver API in Firefox, should
I create a ticket for the Firefox team?

Appreciate the work that you do and have done on Selenium.

Thanks!

Dima.

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Comment #1 on issue 7104 by ScottBA2...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

My workaround for a similar intermittent timeout issue using WebDriver 2.40
and FireFox 27.0 is to use a combination of WebDriver 2.39 with FireFox
26.0.

Maybe the FireFox team can point to the add-on trigger for update.

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Comment #2 on issue 7104 by barancev: Firefox WebDriver doesn't work with
Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

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Comment #3 on issue 7104 by ericw.pr...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

pretty please?

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Comment #4 on issue 7104 by barancev: Firefox WebDriver doesn't work with
Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

Please upgrade Selenium, version 2.37 does not support latest Firefox
versions.

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Comment #5 on issue 7104 by guglielm...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

This IS a valid issue. Please escalate. 2.41.0 does not operate with my
firefox 28.0

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Comment #6 on issue 7104 by b.cutk...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver doesn't

work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

I concur - experiencing the same problem attempting to use FF28 against
WebDrivers 2.41.0, 2.37.0, 2.35.0, 2.34.0, 2.33.0 and 2.32.0

Anyone else?

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Comment #7 on issue 7104 by guglielm...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

I updated the oasis and oasismaven projects to use selenium 2.39.0. The
report responder has also been added to oasis. I will be looking into the
updated code fix you recommended instead of wget.

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Comment #8 on issue 7104 by barancev: Firefox WebDriver doesn't work with
Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

@guglielmijaison: "... and does not operate means ..."?

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Comment #9 on issue 7104 by guglielm...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

As everyone has indicated, a browser session starts, but the webdriver does
not display the page at all once the open command is triggered. A blank
page is the only thing that displays for me. The webdriver addon tab
customarily displayed at the bottom of the page is not displayed. It would
display at the bottom and flash while executing commands. It is not even
present in any of my test executions displays.

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Comment #10 on issue 7104 by b.cutk...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver doesn't

work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

For me "...does not operate..." is the similar behavior where I experience
the same stack trace - very many references of failed .xpi add on's.

Thanks.

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Comment #11 on issue 7104 by barancev: Firefox WebDriver doesn't work with
Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

@guglielmijaison: Do you have any exceptions on the client side? What
exactly? Do you have a similar issue with the previos Firefox version
(2.27)?

@b.cutkelv: The log posted in the original report does not contain a
single "real error" message, only "debug info" messages. Do you have any
exceptions on the client side? What exactly? Do you have a similar issue
with the previos Firefox version (2.27)?

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Comment #12 on issue 7104 by guglielm...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

It just timed out. I have seen this previously. Reverting Firefox versions
to 27.0 fixed the issue.

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Comment #13 on issue 7104 by guglielm...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver

doesn't work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

Pretty much, the webdriver firefox add-ons are not being added to the
firefox window. The only thing happening is that a blank firefox page is
being displayed. The firefox webdriver extension is not viewable within the
window that is created under the add-ons manager. Hopefully this is
indicative of where the problem resides.

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Comment #14 on issue 7104 by b.cutk...@gmail.com: Firefox WebDriver doesn't

work with Firefox 28
http://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=7104

@barancev - apologies the late reply, I was OOO for the weekend. While
using WebDriver 2.37.0 on FF28, the first exception appears as:

org.openqa.selenium.firefox.NotConnectedException: Unable to connect to
host 127.0.0.1 on port 7055 after 45000 ms. Firefox console output:

app-profile:{e3f6c2cc-d8db-498c-af6c-499fb211db97} visible

Now, if I role the browser back to FF27, this is not a problem. Also, just
as guglielmijaison mentioned, attempting to run results in a blank browser
window appears.

Here is the entirety of the debug and error messages that appears as the
stack trace from the Console window (and in Jenkins as well). NOTE: for NDA
purposes some certain things have been omitted.

Thanks

[TestNG] Running:

C:\Users\dude.\workspace\marwk5\src\test\resource\_Registration_SignUp_Test.xml

********************************************
[STARTING TEST: BLAH registration: Sign Up Page Test]
********************************************
[*INFO*] Initializing BaseTest...
[*INFO*] Config file being used is set to default: mainConfig

org.openqa.selenium.firefox.NotConnectedException: Unable to connect to
host 127.0.0.1 on port 7055 after 45000 ms. Firefox console output:

app-profile:{e3f6c2cc-d8db-498c-af6c-499fb211db97} visible

*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes

*** LOG addons.xpi: Add-on nete...@getfirebug.com modified in app-profile

*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes

*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Make addon app-profile:nete...@getfirebug.com

visible
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes

*** LOG addons.xpi: Add-on fir...@software.joehewitt.com modified in
app-profile

*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes

*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Make addon
app-profile:fir...@software.joehewitt.com visible

*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes

*** LOG addons.xpi: Loading bootstrap scope from
C:\Users\dude~1.\AppData\Local\Temp\anonymous6478414441712651833webdriver-profile\extensions\fir...@software.joehewitt.com.xpi
*** LOG addons.xpi: Calling bootstrap method install on
fir...@software.joehewitt.com version 1.12.7

*** LOG addons.xpi: New add-on fxdr...@googlecode.com installed in
app-profile

*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Make addon app-profile:fxdr...@googlecode.com
visible
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Save changes

*** LOG addons.xpi: Updating database with changes to installed add-ons
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Updating add-on states
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Writing add-ons list

*** LOG addons.xpi: Registering manifest for
C:\Users\dude~1.\AppData\Local\Temp\anonymous6478414441712651833webdriver-profile\extensions\fir...@software.joehewitt.com.xpi
*** LOG addons.xpi: Calling bootstrap method startup on
fir...@software.joehewitt.com version 1.12.7

*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Starting timer
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Starting write
*** LOG DeferredSave/extensions.json: Write succeeded
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: XPI Database saved, setting schema version
preference to 15
*** LOG addons.manager: shutdown
*** LOG addons.xpi: shutdown
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: shutdown
*** LOG addons.xpi: Notifying XPI shutdown observers
*** LOG addons.manager: Async provider shutdown done

[1652] WARNING: pipe error: 109: file
c:/builds/moz2_slave/rel-m-rel-w32_bld-000000000000/build/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_win.cc,
line 312
NOTE: child process received `Goodbye', closing down
*** LOG addons.xpi: startup
*** LOG addons.xpi: Skipping unavailable install location app-system-local

*** LOG addons.xpi: Skipping unavailable install location app-system-share
*** LOG addons.xpi: Ignoring file entry whose name is not a valid add-on
ID:

C:\Users\dude~1.\AppData\Local\Temp\anonymous6478414441712651833webdriver-profile\extensions\webdriver-staging

*** LOG addons.xpi: checkForChanges
*** LOG addons.xpi: No changes found

*** LOG addons.xpi: Registering manifest for
C:\Users\dude~1.\AppData\Local\Temp\anonymous6478414441712651833webdriver-profile\extensions\fir...@software.joehewitt.com.xpi
*** LOG addons.xpi: Loading bootstrap scope from
C:\Users\dude~1.\AppData\Local\Temp\anonymous6478414441712651833webdriver-profile\extensions\fir...@software.joehewitt.com.xpi
*** LOG addons.xpi: Calling bootstrap method startup on
fir...@software.joehewitt.com version 1.12.7
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Starting async load of XPI database
C:\Users\dude~1.\AppData\Local\Temp\anonymous6478414441712651833webdriver-profile\extensions.json
JavaScript warning: chrome://web-developer/content/common/jquery/jquery.js,
line 1: Using //@ to indicate sourceMappingURL pragmas is deprecated. Use
//# instead
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Async JSON file read took 1 MS
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Finished async read of XPI database, parsing...
*** LOG addons.xpi-utils: Successfully read XPI database

JavaScript error: chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml, line 648:
aUrl is undefined
JavaScript error: chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml, line 648:
aUrl is undefined

at
org.openqa.selenium.firefox.internal.NewProfileExtensionConnection.start(NewProfileExtensionConnection.java:108)
at
org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver.startClient(FirefoxDriver.java:250)
at
org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.<init>(RemoteWebDriver.java:110)
at org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver.<init>(FirefoxDriver.java:195)
at org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver.<init>(FirefoxDriver.java:190)
at org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver.<init>(FirefoxDriver.java:186)
at org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver.<init>(FirefoxDriver.java:103)
at com.BLAH.config.DriverFactory.getDriver(DriverFactory.java:105)
at com.BLAH.tests.BaseTest.setUpDriver(BaseTest.java:51)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at
org.testng.internal.MethodInvocationHelper.invokeMethod(MethodInvocationHelper.java:84)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurationMethod(Invoker.java:564)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurations(Invoker.java:213)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurations(Invoker.java:138)
at org.testng.TestRunner.beforeRun(TestRunner.java:641)
at org.testng.TestRunner.run(TestRunner.java:609)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runTest(SuiteRunner.java:335)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runSequentially(SuiteRunner.java:330)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.privateRun(SuiteRunner.java:291)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.run(SuiteRunner.java:240)
at org.testng.SuiteRunnerWorker.runSuite(SuiteRunnerWorker.java:52)
at org.testng.SuiteRunnerWorker.run(SuiteRunnerWorker.java:86)
at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesSequentially(TestNG.java:1224)
at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesLocally(TestNG.java:1149)
at org.testng.TestNG.run(TestNG.java:1057)
at org.testng.remote.RemoteTestNG.run(RemoteTestNG.java:111)
at org.testng.remote.RemoteTestNG.initAndRun(RemoteTestNG.java:204)
at org.testng.remote.RemoteTestNG.main(RemoteTestNG.java:175)
[**ERROR**] setup error
org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Failed to connect to binary
FirefoxBinary(C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe) on port
7055; process output follows:
app-profile:{e3f6c2cc-d8db-498c-af6c-499fb211db97} visible