Firefox not rendering - profile
Hello, recently i installed Kubuntu 20.04 (KDE Plasma 5.18.8). I have this problem where firefox (version 100) is not rendering the window and i think it's the profile folder.
First i was thinking on the graphics. i have installed 'nvidia-driver-510'. I tried this Solution with no luck.
I have:
- Intel HD Graphics 620
- Nvidia MX130
I tried :
- Renaming the folder '.mozilla' to '.mozilla_bak' works perfectly but i have to do this every startup, and firefox creates a new profile where i have to logon in every platform i use.
- Downloading 'firefox-100.0.1.tar.bz2', it's the same, works fine with a new profile.
This lead me to the profile folder, running './firefox --profile ~/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_folder>' it's the same, not rendering the entire window. I dont know why my profile is causing this problem, i only use three addons: AdBlock, BetterTTV and FoxyProxy, i have the same problem even if i dont have these installed.
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What happens under a different computer account?
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20220515
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.93.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.17.5-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i7-4810MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 31.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Modified by jonzn4SUSE
I would try a live usb stick or VM of openSUSE Tumbleweed or any other OS to see if you have the same issue.
https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-KDE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso
Modified by jonzn4SUSE
You don't have to rename the .mozilla folder. Creating a new profile would suffice. What configuration are you doing to the profile?
Did you try to start Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode and possibly disable hardware acceleration ?
You can try to rename/remove xulstore.json in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed.
You can use the button on the "Help -> More Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page (Root directory).
- Help -> More Troubleshooting Information -> Profile Folder/Directory:
Windows: Open Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data
jonzn4SUSE said
I would try a live usb stick or VM of openSUSE Tumbleweed or any other OS to see if you have the same issue. https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-KDE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso
Hello, before i post the problem i installed (third time) the same version of Kubuntu, worked fine but after i restarted my computer the problem came again. I tried using the same profile in elmentaryOS and it works perfectly and shows me:
"elementary@elementary:~/Downloads$ firefox --profile <path_profile>" ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by enviroment.
I only installed some basic tools like: nmap, wireshark net-tools, golang-go, hugo, spotify, vscode, sublime-text. Maybe i should move to another OS.
cor-el said
Did you try to start Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode and possibly disable hardware acceleration ? You can try to rename/remove xulstore.json in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed. You can use the button on the "Help -> More Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page (Root directory).
- Help -> More Troubleshooting Information -> Profile Folder/Directory:
Windows: Open Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data
I tried removing the xulstore.json with no luck, the same with the extensions/ folder, and as you can see in the screenshot, i can't see any button.