Firefox freeze on Slashdot comments
I’ve noticed since Firefox 0.8, it sometimes goes to 99% CPU, and just seems to freeze when commenting on slashdot. I’m curious if anyone else has seen this, or has any idea what causes this.
I haven’t seen this every time either. I’m thinking it has something to do with the ad system on the site, but I can’t say that for sure. It’s been bothering me for some time, so any comments, or bug links (if someone pinpointed it already), would be really welcome.
Tags: firefox, Mozilla, slashdot
February 25th, 2004 at 5:48 pm
OS ?
Which flash plugin do you have installed ?
February 25th, 2004 at 5:51 pm
Running XP Pro SP 1, and Flash 7.0 r19.
Doesn’t lockup on any other site using flash.
February 25th, 2004 at 8:01 pm
I’m on XP Pro SP 1 without Flash, and I’ve yet to experience this. I’ve posted comments to Slashdot a few times since 0.8 was released.
February 26th, 2004 at 3:12 pm
What do you mean by freeze? Firefox stops responding when I open the comments for a story in a separate window and I can no longer switch between windows until it loads the page. I’ve noticed this problem with Mozilla Suite as well with sites that have long pages.
February 26th, 2004 at 8:22 pm
I’ve never had that problem with Firefox 0.8. In fact, it’s been perfect ever since I installed it on the day it came out.
Maybe it’s because I don’t use tons of extensions?
December 11th, 2005 at 2:38 pm
Firefox 1.5 Deer Park freezes when loading some particular pages, such as http://www.repubblica.it.
I don’t have tons of extensions: just Fasterfox and Flashgot.
December 28th, 2005 at 3:15 am
Ever since 1.5 I freeze fairly often. Never before that.
Windows XP 2 proc opteron
January 3rd, 2006 at 1:24 pm
I had problems with Firefox freezing when loading some pages. The problem turned out to be some bad fonts! Other people have seen this font problem, too. Look in your c:\windows\fonts directory for any suspicious fonts, such as recently added fonts, fonts with strange filenames, or very large file sizes. I hope this helps someone!
January 12th, 2008 at 3:46 am
peanuts font