On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 09:31:12PM -0000, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote: > You have been subscribed to a public bug: > > When I invoke Firefox, the workload of Ubuntu is going higher and > higher. The workload is around 7.xx or more from system monitor. And > then system halts. (I mean no response to any command, such as poweroff) > Before the system's halt, I still can't see the Firefox window. > > I downloaded some plugins of Firefox: such as noscript, download-bar > etc. > > I tried to clean ~/.mozilla folder and reinstall firefox. But it didn't > change anything. :-( > > The problem can be reproduced every time when Firefox is invoked.
Try to disable your extensions in Tools -> Addons. Further, the firefox 3 RC1 update will fix another IO issue, so this might cure you. Either wait till it arrives in -updates or help testing by picking it now from hardy-proposed status incomplete - Alexander ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- System halts when invoking firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231518 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