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I randomly get this issue, I enter URL and tab does nothing, even on F5, I open a new tab enter the same URL and it loads.

Maybe there are 10-15tabs open, CPU load is not high, plenty of RAM,

Very weird, like it wasn't even trying to do DNS query. As I remember I couldn't even open Network traffic log in tab, because page hasn't started loading yet.

I had an old problem with Firefox that has returned, probably because of a new update some months back.

When I click on the icon to open the web, there is a very bright white screen for a mili-second or two. It is painful to my old eyes and retinas! Then it jumps into the dark mode screen that I need and prefer.

This happened once before, but eventually an update seemed to have ended the bright white pop-flash screen. Alas, it is back. I run a Lenovo M900, Win10Pro OS and "blessed Mozilla" keeps my Firefox browser up-to-date.

Best, Scott in Columbus, Ohio

Firefox tried to update and this failed, Although I can still receive emails I cannot access any other app. Also neither Edge or google now work, I can connect to the internet on other devices so router ok. I tried to restore but not turned on so cannot go back. Any ideas as the pc was working ok before update, slightly strange as a window just appeared saying update in progress.

Update Firefox 110.0.1 (20230227191043) Installed on 3 March 2023 at 09:51:13 Status The update could be installed (patch apply failed)

I am not sure exactly when this started happening but I would say in the last few weeks ? When I go to type a reply to something on the internet I get a "chime" instead of the letter. It seems to only happen on the first letter of a sentence. For example when I went to type this question I hit the "shift" key and the "I" and all I got was a chime sound. I did it again and got my "I" and it has been fine while typing all of this question.

I have tried a different keyboard here on my desktop and I am also having the problem on my laptop at home. So I dont think it is a hardware issue. Also, it only seems to happen when using Firefox. I can use Microsoft Word and other software and it never happens.

Anyone else have this problem ? I asked on one of the internet forums I use and two other users are having the same problem.

Firefox is up to date.

Thanks :) Bill

I use the listen function to convert text to speech, but it comes out of my system speakers even if my default speaker is my headphones. How can I change where the audio is output in Firefox?

I am having trouble with sites: shoprite.com, citibank/card.com, pnc.com and others. They are not executing some command when I am online but I go to Google Chrome and they work. When it does not respond to a I have cleared data many times but it does not seem to help.

What is the solution? I have used Firefox for many many years without major issues like this. I do not want to use any other browser but if I cannot get consistency I will be forced to.

the last update shoots the memory consumption to the roof

everytime I left the browser unnatended something in the background activates and my ram is devoured

AT&T Business and BMO Bank within the last month upgraded their websites. Since that point I am not able to log into my AT&T and BMO accounts using FireFox. I have to use Safari. This was never the case before. I do not like having to use two different browsers to access accounts. Can this be fixed? Is this going to be a trend? I prefer FireFox and would hate to have to change browsers!

Hello,

I switched on my Firefox and several problems appeared seemingly out of nowhere: - the 3-bar menu button doesn't work - bookmarks are gone - add-ons are gone - history is gone and new history does not create - the about:preferences#privacy page is blank - about:preferences shows Your browser is being managed by your organization., but the computer is private

When I type in the address bar, it shows suggestions from my history before the problems appeared.

Thanks for any suggestions.

HI All,

   I cannot update my laptop from Firefox browser v103 to v109, and I couldn't find any log regarding to the failed update. Since my laptop cannot connect to internet, it is not updated with the new cert. Do you think that is the cause of problem?

Please advise. Thank you very much for your help.

Recently Firefox start to freeze or not responding randomly. I have 2 PCs and 1 laptop, it only occurs on my home PC and not the others.

At first I thought it's because of corrupted places database since it starts to happen when I delete some bookmarks on the other PC. But I tried to fix corrupted bookmarks like in the article but it doesn't solve my problem.

This often occurs at the following pages, but may also be other pages. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/#graph-cases-daily https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/california/#graph-cases-daily

After a few hours in Firefox, the hard drive begins to be very active, and display progress slows until system becomes overloaded. Sometimes I can wait it out, but more often I have to press reset to regain control. I found this section in the log:

Feb 28 16:13:49 roger-desktop PackageKit: uid 1000 obtained auth for org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-sources-refresh Feb 28 16:15:48 roger-desktop pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000) Feb 28 16:15:48 roger-desktop pkexec[4324]: roger: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/roger] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-system-locked] Feb 28 16:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[4339]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 16:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[4339]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 16:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[4421]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 16:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[4421]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 16:48:49 roger-desktop pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000) Feb 28 16:48:49 roger-desktop pkexec[4584]: roger: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/roger] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-system-locked] Feb 28 17:09:48 roger-desktop pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000) Feb 28 17:09:48 roger-desktop pkexec[6851]: roger: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/roger] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-system-locked] Feb 28 17:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[7136]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 17:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[7136]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 17:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[7555]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 17:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[7555]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 18:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[7667]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 18:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[7667]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 18:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[7823]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 18:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[7823]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 19:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[9477]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 19:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[9477]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 19:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[9530]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 19:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[9530]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 20:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[10413]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 20:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[10413]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 20:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[11468]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 20:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[11468]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 21:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[12234]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 21:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[12234]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 21:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[12695]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 21:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[12695]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 22:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[13958]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 22:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[13958]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 22:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[14157]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 22:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[14157]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 23:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[15329]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 23:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[15329]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 28 23:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[15356]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 28 23:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[15356]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 00:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[16053]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 00:17:03 roger-desktop CRON[16053]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 01:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[17063]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 01:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[17063]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 01:18:01 roger-desktop CRON[17067]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 01:18:01 roger-desktop CRON[17067]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 02:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[17381]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 02:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[17381]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 03:10:01 roger-desktop CRON[18324]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 03:10:01 roger-desktop CRON[18324]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 03:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[18642]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 03:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[18642]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 04:17:03 roger-desktop CRON[21156]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 04:17:05 roger-desktop CRON[21156]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 04:22:13 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1303]: System is powering down. Mar 1 18:38:20 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: New seat seat0. Mar 1 18:38:20 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event1 (Power Button) Mar 1 18:38:20 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event0 (Power Button) Mar 1 18:38:20 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event3 (Logitech K350) Mar 1 18:38:45 roger-desktop lightdm: pam_unix(lightdm-greeter:session): session opened for user lightdm by (uid=0) Mar 1 18:38:45 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: New session c1 of user lightdm. Mar 1 18:38:45 roger-desktop systemd: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user lightdm by (uid=0) Mar 1 18:38:46 roger-desktop lightdm: gkr-pam: gnome-keyring-daemon started properly Mar 1 18:38:59 roger-desktop lightdm: pam_succeed_if(lightdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "roger" Mar 1 18:39:08 roger-desktop lightdm: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file Mar 1 18:39:08 roger-desktop lightdm: gkr-pam: stashed password to try later in open session Mar 1 18:39:08 roger-desktop lightdm: pam_unix(lightdm:session): session opened for user roger by (uid=0) Mar 1 18:39:08 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: New session c2 of user roger. Mar 1 18:39:08 roger-desktop systemd: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user roger by (uid=0) Mar 1 18:39:08 roger-desktop systemd-logind[1316]: Removed session c1. Mar 1 18:39:11 roger-desktop lightdm: gkr-pam: gnome-keyring-daemon started properly and unlocked keyring Mar 1 18:39:12 roger-desktop dbus-daemon[1268]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.bluez': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms) Mar 1 18:39:21 roger-desktop gnome-keyring-daemon[2145]: The Secret Service was already initialized Mar 1 18:39:29 roger-desktop gnome-keyring-daemon[2145]: The Secret Service was already initialized Mar 1 18:39:29 roger-desktop gnome-keyring-daemon[2145]: The PKCS#11 component was already initialized Mar 1 18:39:31 roger-desktop polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:c2 (system bus name :1.93 /usr/bin/gnome-flashback, object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) Mar 1 18:39:46 roger-desktop dbus-daemon[1268]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.bluez': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms) Mar 1 18:40:45 roger-desktop pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000) Mar 1 18:40:45 roger-desktop pkexec[3380]: roger: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/roger] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-system-locked] Mar 1 18:40:49 roger-desktop PackageKit: uid 1000 is trying to obtain org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-sources-refresh auth (only_trusted:0) Mar 1 18:40:49 roger-desktop PackageKit: uid 1000 obtained auth for org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-sources-refresh Mar 1 18:41:41 roger-desktop PackageKit: uid 1000 is trying to obtain org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-sources-refresh auth (only_trusted:0) Mar 1 18:41:41 roger-desktop PackageKit: uid 1000 obtained auth for org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-sources-refresh Mar 1 18:43:38 roger-desktop pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000) Mar 1 18:43:38 roger-desktop pkexec[5867]: roger: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/roger] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-system-locked] Mar 1 19:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[7689]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 19:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[7689]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 19:22:46 roger-desktop pkexec: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000) Mar 1 19:22:46 roger-desktop pkexec[7856]: roger: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/roger] [COMMAND=/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-system-locked] Mar 1 19:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[8054]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 19:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[8054]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 20:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[11322]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 20:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[11322]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 20:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[11817]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 20:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[11817]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 21:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[13444]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 21:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[13444]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 21:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[13908]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 21:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[13908]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 22:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[14997]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 22:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[14997]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 22:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[15801]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 22:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[15801]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 23:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[17004]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 23:17:01 roger-desktop CRON[17004]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 1 23:30:01 roger-desktop CRON[17337]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 1 23:30:02 roger-desktop CRON[17337]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 2 00:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[19193]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 2 00:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[19193]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 2 01:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[22122]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 2 01:17:02 roger-desktop CRON[22122]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Mar 2 01:18:24 roger-desktop CRON[22160]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Mar 2 01:18:32 roger-desktop CRON[22160]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root

please I would like blank page with menu bar & bookmarks sidebar when opening firefox this was my previous go to for years when using firefox Also there is a horizontal bar with getting started & previous tabs underneath the web bar which just showed up today please tell me how to eliminate

In the last few months Firefox behaves badly when playing Youtube and Vimeo videos. Sometimes it freezes; sometimes the aspect ratio of the video gets badly-stretched or the video takes over the entire window that Youtube or Vimeo is running in. Sometimes the Youtube or Vimeo player is missing a control such as the volume control or icon to "like" the video, etc. If I copy and paste the URL from Firefox into Chrome, there are no problems at all. If I use Chrome exclusively to visit those websites there are no problems. This is strictly a Firefox problem. I have many other video-playing apps on my PC such as Adobe Premiere Pro, VLC, Windows Media Player, etc, and none of them are having problems. I've done several updates of Firefox with no relief.

Kia ora,

I swear I have Googled this a bunch of times and never quite got the answer. I actually suspect it's not fixable, but I was wondering if anyone understood it.

Firefox is a supported browser on the university network, but the connection drops anywhere between immediately after loading the previous tabs to half an hour later. Mostly somewhere in between. I don't *think* this is happening with Chrome, but I only use Chrome if I have to.

Google Calendar will have a wee note at the bottom saying it is disconnected; no other windows say anything, they just won't refresh/allow me to search. What's interesting to me is that Facebook Messenger will work. Nothing else will be working and I can continue a conversation that loads both ways in that tab.

The add-ons I have are:

• Duckduck Go Privacy Essentials
• Facebook Container
• Google Scholar Button
• Privacy Possum
• Social Fixer for Facebook
• uBlock Origin
• View Image

Any ideas? It can be infuriating when I'm searching for (academic articles). I haven't seen that it's particularly linked to how many tabs I've opened/buttons I have interacted with or anything.

Cheers