FF 3.0.11 freezes with Java

Posted June 11th, 2009, 6:54 pm

On my PC with XP Pro SP3, FF 3.0.10 does not freeze on java.com anywhere. After using "Check for Updates..." to upgrade FF to 3.0.11, FF freezes with any of the following scenarios:
1. Go to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
2. Go to http://www.java.com, click on "Downloads" at the top of the page.
3. Go to http://www.java.com, click on "Help Center" at the top of the page.
4. Go to http://www.java.com, click on "Do I have Java?" in the center of the page.

I have to close FF, and choose "End Now" in the pop up saying FF is not responding, to recover from the freeze. When I restart FF, it doesn't matter whether I restore the previous session or not, FF returns to normal.

The same problem exists on my two PCs with XP Pro SP3, one with Java 1.6.0_13, and the other with Java 1.6.0_14.
Running FF in Safe Mode produces the same problem, so Add-Ons are not the issue.
The same problem occurs when Java Quick Starter is either enabled or disabled (Control Panel|Java|Advanced tab|Miscellaneous menu).

Java in FF works OK on the following web sites:
http://www.javatester.org/enabled.html
http://www.javatester.org/version.html
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

Posted June 11th, 2009, 8:11 pm

I can verify that freezing problem with Firefox 3.0.11 and Java 1.60._13 on W2K - Java Quick Start extension was enabled. All four of the pages you listed caused Firefox to lockup and I had to End Process thru the Control Panel.

Ed

Posted June 11th, 2009, 9:07 pm

No freezes here on those links using Vista and Firefox 3.0.11.

Posted June 11th, 2009, 9:27 pm

Same problem here with the 4 Java site links but it works fine at the few sites I use it on.
Example: http://www4.passur.com/lax.html
'Test Java Virtual Machine' works OK.
XP Pro SP3, Java 1.6.0_14.
Edit: Same behavior here when I click Java (on the left). http://browserspy.dk/

Posted June 12th, 2009, 12:33 am

XP Pro SP3 Firefox 3.0.11 (serveral clean installs.. no addons)
click on
http://jdl.sun.com/webapps/getjava/Brow ... ava.com:80

Frozen.. going back to 3.0.10.

3.0.11 has got a problem.

Where can I download 3.0.10 again?

Posted June 12th, 2009, 1:05 am

Try
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0.10/

Posted June 12th, 2009, 1:13 am

Thanks for the ftp site info!

Back to 3.0.10 ... and it works fine.

Posted June 12th, 2009, 5:08 am

I am seeing exactly the same FF-3.0.11 behaviour as described above by SilentMusic7. I'm using Windows XP Home + SP3 + Java-1.6.0_14, and I have also seen the same problem with XP Pro + SP3 + Java-1.6.0_13. I have no FF add-ons (I did have some, but I uninstalled them all in a futile attempt to pin down the bug).

Reverting to 3.0.10 fixes it for me too, but I don't really want to do that because I want the other fixes that are in 3.0.11. I can live without visiting the problematic java.com pages - for a while, anyway - but I'm concerned that the bug may show up on other pages too.

Does anyone know if this forum is monitored by Mozilla developers - or do we have to do something else to report the bug "properly"?

Posted June 12th, 2009, 5:16 am

It's been reported in the builds section where the dev's regularly monitor stuff and I have no doubt an official bug will be filed if it hasn't been already

Posted June 12th, 2009, 7:43 am

malliz wrote:It's been reported in the builds section where the dev's regularly monitor stuff and I have no doubt an official bug will be filed if it hasn't been already

Please post a link to the builds section for the education of us newbies.

Thanks

Posted June 12th, 2009, 12:23 pm

That would be right here -- Firefox Builds.

Posted June 12th, 2009, 1:28 pm

DanRaisch wrote:That would be right here -- Firefox Builds.

Which is on the Board index - http://forums.mozillazine.org between Firefox General and Firefox Features.

Posted June 12th, 2009, 2:59 pm

It may be a JavaScript issue rather than one with Java. If JavaScript is disabled the links in the first post do not cause Firefox to freeze, it only causes problems with JavaScript enabled.

Posted June 12th, 2009, 5:37 pm

malliz wrote:It's been reported in the builds section where the dev's regularly monitor stuff and I have no doubt an official bug will be filed if it hasn't been already

Where ? Probably right in front of my nose but I cant find it.

Posted June 13th, 2009, 10:04 am

malliz wrote:It's been reported in the builds section where the dev's regularly monitor stuff and I have no doubt an official bug will be filed if it hasn't been already

I can't find this report in Firefox Builds. Can you provide a link to the relevant topic? I also can't find a recent confirmed report of this problem in bugzilla. Can anyone tell me which one it is?

Edit: I've submitted bug 498132, Firefox 3.0.11 freezes with Java.

FF 3.0.11 freezes with Java

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