On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 09:31:12PM -0000, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
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> 
> 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

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System halts when invoking firefox
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