More info: I also noticed that the downloads window is blank, not listing any downloaded files. I used sqlite3 to open downloads.sqlite directly and received an error message that suggested the file was corrupted.
I deleted the file, restarted Firefox, and the Save issue was resolved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080163 Title: Firefox Save, Save As dialogs do not appear Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: "Save" and "Save As" dialogs do not appear. "Open" dialog does work. "Save" does nothing. "Save As" results in a region appearing momentarily in the lower part of the current window, but it only appears for a moment and then disappears. Error Console reports the following: Error: NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE) [nsIJSCID.getService] Source File: chrome://global/content/contentAreaUtils.js This still happens after disabling all add-ons. This still happens if I use another Firefox profile from the same user account. This does NOT happen if I log in under another Ubuntu user account. This does NOT happen under the same user account with another browser (ie Chrome). lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 apt-cache policy firefox: firefox: Installed: 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Candidate: 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Version table: *** 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 11.0+build1-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1080163/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp