[CLUE-Tech] Ximian busted my browser...

[David Willson]

Additional Note: 'mozilla -edit' shows the window-parts of Composer
(toolbars, widgets) for just a second, then dies.  It never shows the
main workspace.

On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 14:33, David Willson wrote:
> Grant and all,
> 
> I did 'rm -rf ~/.mozilla' and as root 'rm -rf /tmp/*' and 'rm -rf
> /tmp/.*' and restarted.  That, I would hope, would clear any cached
> stuph.
> 
> I have tried launching from a gnome-terminal, from an xterm, and from
> tty1.
> 
> Still nothing.  No window.  No feedback.  Any other ideas?
> 
> David
> 
> On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 12:43, Grant Johnson wrote:
> > Occasionally, Netscape/Mozilla will get a nasty file in the cache that 
> > will spaz things.  Usually it is a corrupted GIF.  Delete everything 
> > under cache (make sure that it is not running first) and then try it. 
> >  On the older versions, there are a bunch of subdirectories with 2 
> > character names, but on the newer stuff, there is just one big directory 
> > again.  Check in .netscape, .mozilla, etc.  I have to use Netscape 6.2 
> > for getting to my work email because of some added stuff for RSA token 
> > based security, but my cache is still in 
> > ~/.mozilla/default/hphmd4lc.slt/Cache so it still shows the Mozilla 
> > engine is behind it.
> > 
> > If you are a big chicken, you can make a directory called oldcache or 
> > something, and just move all of the files there.
> > 
> > David Willson wrote:
> > 
> > >OK,I tried a lot of things, the only things that responded visibly were
> > >'mozilla -mail' and 'mozilla -ProfileManager'.  Both of those commands
> > >seem to do what they're supposed to, but if I try to CTRL+1 or
> > >Tasks>Navigator from Mail, it quietly closes.  Nothing sends any
> > >messages at all to the console, except 'mozilla -help', which gives what
> > >you would expect.
> > >
> > >So, I have a broken browser that doesn't complain.
> > >
> > >On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 10:35, Grant Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > >>Start Mozilla from an xterm, lots of good debug messages will pop out, 
> > >>even if it doean't make it all of the way to a good start.
> > >>
> > >>David Willson wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Here's a strange thing.  Ever since I loaded Ximian Desktop, in order to
> > >>>get Ximian Evolution (which, as I have previously mentioned, absolutely
> > >>>RULES), I can't get a browse.  Neither Mozilla nor Galeon will start
> > >>>implicitly (from a link in an email or whatever), or explicitly (from
> > >>>their launch icons or called at the command line).
> > >>>
> > >>>What I get is a lot of disk activity the first time I try it, then
> > >>>nothing, and on subsequent attempts in the same uptime, just a quick
> > >>>flicker of disk activity, and nothing.
> > >>>
> > >>>I have tried removing and re-installing the mozilla package, and
> > >>>removing my mozilla and galeon preferences (~/.mozilla and ~/.galeon)
> > >>>
> > >>>Any other ideas before I FFR (fdisk, format, reinstall, one call does it
> > >>>all) this box?
> > >>>
> > >>>
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