Public bug reported: I solved the problem using this information:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/14911 Here is my patch to the file /etc/firefox/firefoxrc: --- firefoxrc.old 2006-11-06 22:14:37.000000000 +0100 +++ firefoxrc 2006-11-06 21:59:07.000000000 +0100 @@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ # Note that "auto" and "esd" involve the use of esddsp, which # is known to be buggy and to make Firefox unstable. # See https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29760. +export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- firefox 2.0 crashes with flash nonfree package https://launchpad.net/bugs/70645 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs