Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:54 PM, fred smith wrote: > anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? Try to disable all the extensions and see if it helps. If it does then enable them back one by one until you find the guilty one. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
fred smith wrote: > I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for > it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been > fine since then). > > Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without saying > what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I wanted it > anyway. > > But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. Clicked > on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation dialog. > weird. > > exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. > > ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. > > anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? > > Thanks! > My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not something (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath that anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. Ljubomir ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:46:09AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > fred smith wrote: > > I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for > > it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been > > fine since then). > > > > Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without saying > > what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I wanted it > > anyway. > > > > But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. Clicked > > on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation dialog. > > weird. > > > > exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. > > > > ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. > > > > anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? > > > > Thanks! > > > My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not something > (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath that > anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. > > Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. Actually, no. it's the binaries from mozilla.org, though. firefox 4 did the update itself, again using the mozilla.org binaries. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -- Philippians 4:13 --- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
fred smith writes: > I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for > it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been > fine since then). Is that 64-bit, and did you ever get flash to work? Doesn't work here, although the same flash plugin works fine with the standard 3.6 browser. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
fred smith wrote: > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:46:09AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: >> fred smith wrote: >>> I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for >>> it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been >>> fine since then). >>> >>> Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without saying >>> what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I wanted it >>> anyway. >>> >>> But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. Clicked >>> on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation dialog. >>> weird. >>> >>> exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. >>> >>> ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. >>> >>> anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >> My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not something >> (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath that >> anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. >> >> Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. > > Actually, no. it's the binaries from mozilla.org, though. firefox 4 > did the update itself, again using the mozilla.org binaries. libstdc++.so.6 is a part of gcc libraries. I would like to have Firefox 4/5, but not at the cost of messing with the core part of my system. Ljubomir ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
- Original Message - | fred smith wrote: | > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:46:09AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: | >> fred smith wrote: | >>> I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a | >>> libstdc++.so.6 for | >>> it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but | >>> it's been | >>> fine since then). | >>> | >>> Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without | >>> saying | >>> what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I | >>> wanted it | >>> anyway. | >>> | >>> But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. | >>> Clicked | >>> on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation | >>> dialog. | >>> weird. | >>> | >>> exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. | >>> | >>> ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. | >>> | >>> anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should | >>> try next? | >>> | >>> Thanks! | >>> | >> My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not | >> something | >> (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath | >> that | >> anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. | >> | >> Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. | > | > Actually, no. it's the binaries from mozilla.org, though. firefox 4 | > did the update itself, again using the mozilla.org binaries. | | libstdc++.so.6 is a part of gcc libraries. I would like to have | Firefox | 4/5, but not at the cost of messing with the core part of my system. | | Ljubomir | ___ | CentOS mailing list | CentOS@centos.org | http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos There is the libsdc++-4.1.2-50.el5 package and the gcc44 packages, both can be installed without messing with the core system -- James A. Peltier IT Services - Research Computing Group Simon Fraser University - Burnaby Campus Phone : 778-782-6573 Fax : 778-782-3045 E-Mail : jpelt...@sfu.ca Website : http://www.sfu.ca/itservices http://blogs.sfu.ca/people/jpeltier ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:35:36PM +0100, Lucian wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:54 PM, fred smith > wrote: > > anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? > > Try to disable all the extensions and see if it helps. If it does then > enable them back one by one until you find the guilty one. well, it starts in safe mod4e with all add-ons disabled. but how can I disable them so I can start it without safe-mode? if I can't run it without safe mode then I can't disable add-ons. or at least I don't know how. -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:56:14PM +0100, Lars Hecking wrote: > fred smith writes: > > I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for > > it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been > > fine since then). > > Is that 64-bit, and did you ever get flash to work? Doesn't work here, > although the same flash plugin works fine with the standard 3.6 browser. no, I'm still using a 32-bit version of Centos at this time. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) - ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 01:18:38AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > fred smith wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:46:09AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > >> fred smith wrote: > >>> I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for > >>> it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been > >>> fine since then). > >>> > >>> Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without saying > >>> what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I wanted it > >>> anyway. > >>> > >>> But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. Clicked > >>> on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation dialog. > >>> weird. > >>> > >>> exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. > >>> > >>> ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. > >>> > >>> anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >> My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not something > >> (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath that > >> anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. > >> > >> Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. > > > > Actually, no. it's the binaries from mozilla.org, though. firefox 4 > > did the update itself, again using the mozilla.org binaries. > > libstdc++.so.6 is a part of gcc libraries. I would like to have Firefox > 4/5, but not at the cost of messing with the core part of my system. Just put a copy of it in a separate subdirectory. In my case, I unpacked the mozilla download of firefox in my own personal space and added the libstdcc++.so.6 to the same directory that has all the firefox-included libraries. no other app sees it there, just firefox. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 (niv) -- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
fred smith wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:35:36PM +0100, Lucian wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:54 PM, fred smith >> wrote: >>> anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? >> Try to disable all the extensions and see if it helps. If it does then >> enable them back one by one until you find the guilty one. > > well, it starts in safe mod4e with all add-ons disabled. but how can I > disable them so I can start it without safe-mode? if I can't run it without > safe mode then I can't disable add-ons. or at least I don't know how. > Can't you open add-on window in safe mode and click on the disable button? Ljubomir ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
James A. Peltier wrote: > > There is the libsdc++-4.1.2-50.el5 package and the gcc44 packages, both can > be installed without messing with the core system > > Yes there is, but it does not provide (GLIBCXX_3.4.9), only up to (GLIBCXX_3.4.8). Closest (GLIBCXX_3.4.9) is for Fedora 10, little to far for my taste. http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/15703005/dir/centos_5/com/libstdc++-4.1.2-50.el5.x86_64.rpm.html Ljubomir ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
What if you try: mv ~/.mozilla start firefox5 and see if it works, if it does, then restore your .mozilla and figure what the offending extension / plugin is. Mike > -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf Of Ljubomir Ljubojevic > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:35 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6 > > James A. Peltier wrote: > > > > There is the libsdc++-4.1.2-50.el5 package and the gcc44 packages, > both can be installed without messing with the core system > > > > > Yes there is, but it does not provide (GLIBCXX_3.4.9), only up to > (GLIBCXX_3.4.8). Closest (GLIBCXX_3.4.9) is for Fedora 10, little to > far > for my taste. > > http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/15703005/dir/centos_5/com/l > ibstdc++-4.1.2-50.el5.x86_64.rpm.html > > Ljubomir > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
sorry mv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.orig > -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf Of Mike Hanby > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:37 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6 > > What if you try: > > mv ~/.mozilla > > start firefox5 and see if it works, if it does, then restore your > .mozilla and figure what the offending extension / plugin is. > > Mike > > > -Original Message- > > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > > Behalf Of Ljubomir Ljubojevic > > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:35 AM > > To: CentOS mailing list > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6 > > > > James A. Peltier wrote: > > > > > > There is the libsdc++-4.1.2-50.el5 package and the gcc44 packages, > > both can be installed without messing with the core system > > > > > > > > Yes there is, but it does not provide (GLIBCXX_3.4.9), only up to > > (GLIBCXX_3.4.8). Closest (GLIBCXX_3.4.9) is for Fedora 10, little to > > far > > for my taste. > > > > > http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/15703005/dir/centos_5/com/l > > ibstdc++-4.1.2-50.el5.x86_64.rpm.html > > > > Ljubomir > > ___ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
I'm able to run firefox5_x64 on my Centos 5.6 system. * Download libstdc++-4.3.0-8.x86_64.rpm to /tmp * cd /tmp ; cpio -idv libstdc++-4.3.0-8.x86_64.rpm | cpio -i --make-directories Copy contents of unpacked libraries: * cp /tmp/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6* /path/to/firefox5_x64/ Run firefox * /path/to/firefox5_x64/firefox On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > fred smith wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:46:09AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: >>> fred smith wrote: I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been fine since then). Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without saying what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I wanted it anyway. But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. Clicked on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation dialog. weird. exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? Thanks! >>> My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not something >>> (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath that >>> anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. >>> >>> Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. >> >> Actually, no. it's the binaries from mozilla.org, though. firefox 4 >> did the update itself, again using the mozilla.org binaries. > > libstdc++.so.6 is a part of gcc libraries. I would like to have Firefox > 4/5, but not at the cost of messing with the core part of my system. > > Ljubomir > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
* Keith Roberts [06/24/2011 15:06]: > So has anyone actually got FF 5 working OK on CentOS 5.6 > i686 32 bit yet? > > If so, is it actually worth taking the trouble to upgrade to > FF 5, and what is the recommended way to do this upgrade > please? it seems to work fine here. Just get the binary from mozilla and put in the same directory the libstdc++.so.6.0.10 from fedora. Daniel. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Firefox 5 on Centos 5.6
Daniel De Marco wrote: > * Keith Roberts [06/24/2011 15:06]: >> So has anyone actually got FF 5 working OK on CentOS 5.6 >> i686 32 bit yet? >> >> If so, is it actually worth taking the trouble to upgrade to >> FF 5, and what is the recommended way to do this upgrade >> please? > > it seems to work fine here. Just get the binary from mozilla and put in > the same directory the libstdc++.so.6.0.10 from fedora. > > Daniel. I just tried it my self. It does work. You can download this Fedora 9 version (I actually use F10 version): ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/archive.fedoraproject.org/fedora/linux/releases/9/Everything/x86_64.newkey/os/Packages/libstdc++-4.3.0-8.i386.rpm and unpack only .libstdc++.so.6.0.10 file, symlink leave and put libstdc++.so.6.0.10 file in folder where you unpacked firefox 5. Then in same folder create symlink to libstdc++.so.6.0.10 file (name of the symlink must be libstdc++.so.6), or rename libstdc++.so.6.0.10 to libstdc++.so.6. What I aditionaly did was to duplicate my Firefox profile (/$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/) in same directory undeer the different name and to add that profile to /$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini (manual edit) and to set StartWithLastProfile=0 in that same profiles.ini file so I am always asked to select desired profile. That way I will use new profile on Firefox 5, but will have old one for use on Firefox 3.6.x if I am not happy with version 5. Ljubomir ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
