Public bug reported:
Firefox freezes using multitabs and let to sit Sequence is as follows: using: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1 Using tabbed Firefox browser with tabs at the following URL's: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.scuba/topics?hl=en&lnk http://news.google.com http://www.drudgereport.com/ http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn http://www.wbgo.org/listennow/index.php http://www.wonkette.com/ http://www.wbgo.org/listennow/wbgo.m3u tabbed session starts at ~ 70 MB - now either start switching between these windows as you add windows, mem usage creeps up one extra window == 86.5 meg Kill window, same 86.5 meg in a minute mem goes down to 86.1 click on a news story / go into a new page mem suddenly 91.5 meg Let sit 1 minute "arrow back" to main URL on tab, ==89.2 Meg still one Firefox window pop up another window on a news story ( 2 windows, one tabbed one not) == 91.2 Meg mem used click on another news story, third window == 97.5 meg let sit 20 minutes == mem usage is 102 megabytes URL http://www.wbgo.org/listennow/wbgo.m3u has stopped reacting or producing sound (Music) kill that window screen suddenly turns grey, system monitor says firefox is using 103.2 megabytes System Monitor says firefox is sleeping Firefox does not respond to cursor except to minimize screens System using only 354 meg of 1 Gig and 25% cpu being used by system "continue process" on system monitor does not restore app. App still grey and unresponsive click on tabs Message "The window "FT.com / In depth - Panic grips credit markets - Mozilla Firefox" is not responding. Forcing this application to quit will cause you to lose any unsaved changes." Screen is still grey This is a bug ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Firefox freezes using multitabs and let to sit 20 min https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271578 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs