Alfred, after removing the 'libprintbackend-papi.so' ff3.0.1 did not hang and I could also print. Thanks for the help !
What's the role of libprintbackend-papi.so ? thanks again Michael On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Alfred Peng wrote: | Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:41:31 +0800 | From: Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng at Sun.COM> | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu> | Cc: Brian.Lu at Sun.COM, desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions | | Hi Michael, | | Please remove libprintbackend-papi.so and start Firefox again. | | -Alfred | | Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: | > Thanks for the quick reply: | > | > this is what is under /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends/ | > | > :~ > ls -la /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends/ | > total 140 | > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 512 Jun 24 16:51 ./ | > drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 512 Jun 24 16:51 ../ | > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 22124 Jun 24 12:32 | > libprintbackend-file.so* | > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16512 Jun 24 12:32 | > libprintbackend-lpr.so* | > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 29416 Jun 24 12:32 | > libprintbackend-papi.so* | > | > Any hint or workaround ? | > :~ > uname -a | > SunOS mikefire1 5.10 Generic_137112-06 i86pc i386 i86pc | > | > this is for firefox 3.0.1 | > | > thanks! | > Michael | > | > On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Alfred Peng wrote: | > | > | Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:16:33 +0800 | > | From: Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng at Sun.COM> | > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu> | > | Cc: Brian.Lu at Sun.COM, desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org | > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions | > | | Hi Michael, | > | | This seems to be a known bug for printing backend. If you're using the | > | contributed Firefox 3.0.x package(for S10), could you check whether there | > is a | > | libprintbackend-cups.so in /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends? | > Please | > | remove it and run Firefox again if there is one. | > | | As tracked in the bug database, this issue has been fixed in OpenSolaris | > b96. | > | Not sure about the plan for S10 backport. If the bug still exists, then | > there | > | should be another bug for printing. | > | | Cheers, | > | -Alfred | > | | Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: | > | > Hello guys, | > | > | > I've installed FF3.0.1 on my Solaris 10 (AMD64) workstation but as | > soon as I | > | > hit Ctrl-P (or use the menu) to print a page, FF locks up. I've already | > | > posted a message to some Opensolaris.org forums. Has anyone seen this | > | > happening before? I've also have a truss output of the time I hit | > Ctrl-P | > | > and the main LWP dies with a SIGSEV . | > | > | > thanks | > | > Michael | > | > | > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Brian.Lu at Sun.COM wrote: | > | > | > | Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:55:50 +0800 | > | > | From: Brian.Lu at Sun.COM | > | > | To: James Cornell <sparcdr at gmail.com> | > | > | Cc: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu>, | > | > | desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org | > | > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions | > | > | | We'll provide Firefox3 for S10U5. But we need to take some time to | > | > solve | > | > | the dependency issue first. | > | > | | | James Cornell wrote: | > | > | > Not really gonna answer for Sun, but I doubt they will provide any | > new | > | > major | > | > | > versions of such software until it is necessary. At the moment I do | > not | > | > see | > | > | > Sun providing S10U5 users GTK+ 2.10. Possibly U6 if there is a U6. | > If | > | > you | > | > | > can wait a little bit I can see if I can provide a GTK+ 2.10 package | > to | > | > go | > | > | > along with Firefox 3 and package that as well for S10U5. I have S10 | > on | > | > my | > | > | > Ultra 20 M2 as well. | > | > | > | > James | > | > | > On Jun 18, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: | > | > | > | > > Hi James, | > | > | > > | > > I was so eager to try out FF3.00 but .... | > | > | > > | > > I have seen JDS being stuck were it is for very long time | > ... I | > | > run stock | > | > | > > Sol10 on AMD64 h/w (Ultra 20M2 workstation) at work and I don't | > think | > | > I | > | > | > > would | > | > | > > be installing opensolaris any time soon. | > | > | > > | > > So I will either have to build FF3.0 or I guess wait until | > | > Solaris 10 | > | > | > > upgrades | > | > | > > its own libraries ? Is the latter one a reasonable expectation? | > | > | > > | > > | > > thanks for the reply | > | > | > > Michael | > | > | > > | > > | > > | > > On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, James Cornell wrote: | > | > | > > | > > | Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:01 -0500 | > | > | > > | From: James Cornell <sparcdr at gmail.com | > <mailto:sparcdr at gmail.com>> | > | > | > > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu | > | > | > > <mailto:miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu>> | > | > | > > | Cc: desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org | > | > | > > <mailto:desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org> | > | > | > > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 | > distributions | > | > | > > | | > | > | > > | Nope, not yet. With effort one can be built against GTK+ 2.10, | > but | > | > | > > | backporting if it is ever done will take time. | > | > | > > | James | > | > | > > | | > | > | > > | On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Michael E. Thomadakis < | > | > | > > | miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu <mailto:miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu>> | > wrote: | > | > | > > | | > | > | > > | > Is there a mozilla firefox 3.00 binary that comes with all the | > | > | > > necessary | > | > | > > | > libraries that the production Solaris10 is missing ? (GTK+ | > 2.10 | > | > for | > | > | > > | > instance?) The standard Solaris10 comes with GTK+2.4 .... | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | > Is there any plan to have Firefo3.00 run on the profuction | > | > Solaris10 ? | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | > thanks | > | > | > > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > | > > | > desktop-discuss mailing list | > | > | > > | > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org | > | > | > > <mailto:desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org> | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | | > | > | > > | > > % | > | > -------------------------------------------------------------------- \ | > | > | > > % Michael E. 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