Firefox crashes when trying to print

[Guest]

Same problem:

Windows XP Pro SP 3
HP Laserjet 4000N
Firefox 3.5.5

[Guest]

FIXED

Just updated to Firefox 3.5.6 and problem disappeared

[Cebujim]

I recently had the same problem (file: print: crash) Updated the driver for my cannon printer. No more problem. Mac user.

[Guest]

Same thing happens to me, with a Canon printer. Very frustrating. I may stop using Firefox and just rely on Safari. I have reported it every time to Firefox, but no response. Perhaps they just don't care when users have this problem.

[Guest from IT]

Canon released a module to fix an issue with data execution prevention causing a crash (or rather the printer driver causing a crash) when trying to print from Firefox (september 2009). Here's the link for Canon's European download center:

http://software.canon-europe.com/softwa ... asp?model=

This fixed the problem for me!

Maybe I'm way off here, cause I haven't gone through all the posts and I have no clue about CUPS drivers, but ass said, this worked for me. Firefox (3.0.15) crashed all the time for me when I tried to print, and the data execution prevention window kept popping up. It continued to crash all the time, no matter how many times or how many apps I tried to leave FF off the exec prev. list (IE on the other hand worked fine to just tick of the list)

Downloaded the update from Canon and installed, now the printer works fine and FF do not crash.

Thanks

[DETerry]

I was able to fix the problem with a Canon Laser 2050P by uninstalling Firefox and installing a fresh copy of the browser, uninstall the printer and software, reboot install an updated driver from Canon. Everything printed fine after that. The newest software/driver for this printer is dated 2007, the original software is dated 2003. Hope that helps some.

[Guest]

What Printers?
What printer software, HP, FOO or Cups?
What printers show in the page setup panel?

This happens to me too. Often, but not always, when FF is restored, you can print the page. But it can also go to the spinning beach ball of hang.

Firefox 3.5.7
iMac with OS 10.5.8
Canon MP980 printer and driver

[fly]

I am having this problem also. Has there been any solutions to the problem.

Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20091221 Firefox/3.5.7

[fly]

Forgot to mention I am trying to print to a Canon MX850. It's usually on the 2nd print most of the time.

I have tried resetting my printer and doing the unplugging

[appetito]

Canon released a module to fix an issue with data execution prevention causing a crash (or rather the printer driver causing a crash) when trying to print from Firefox (september 2009). Here's the link for Canon's European download center:

http://software.canon-europe.com/softwa ... asp?model=

This fixed the problem for me!

Maybe I'm way off here, cause I haven't gone through all the posts and I have no clue about CUPS drivers, but ass said, this worked for me. Firefox (3.0.15) crashed all the time for me when I tried to print, and the data execution prevention window kept popping up. It continued to crash all the time, no matter how many times or how many apps I tried to leave FF off the exec prev. list (IE on the other hand worked fine to just tick of the list)

Downloaded the update from Canon and installed, now the printer works fine and FF do not crash.

Thanks

And me to)) (LBP -1120 FF 3.5.7)

[bray_john]

Canon released a module to fix an issue with data execution prevention causing a crash (or rather the printer driver causing a crash) when trying to print from Firefox (september 2009). Here's the link for Canon's European download center:

http://software.canon-europe.com/softwa ... asp?model=

This fixed the problem for me!

Maybe I'm way off here, cause I haven't gone through all the posts and I have no clue about CUPS drivers, but ass said, this worked for me. Firefox (3.0.15) crashed all the time for me when I tried to print, and the data execution prevention window kept popping up. It continued to crash all the time, no matter how many times or how many apps I tried to leave FF off the exec prev. list (IE on the other hand worked fine to just tick of the list)

Yes, this worked for me too, although it wasn't as straight-forward as most download & installs (for me anyway). I had to think/guess a bit during install process, although it wasn't really hard. Just not as idiot-proofed as I've gotten used to over the past 5-10 years.

[helper0]

I had the same issue. Here is what I did

Export all my bookmarks
uninstall firefox
download the latest version
install firefox

The problem seems to be gone.

Hope this helps

[jjthomasforreal]

Here is a stack trace of a crashing ff 3.5 (OpenSuSE Linux 10.2):

If I disable cups with

rccups stop

The print dialog does no longer crash.

Same thing with slackware 13.1. Stopped cups and the crashing went away. Not an ideal solution, but it works. Thank you for posting you fix.

-JJ