Firefox 14.0.1 crashing

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 03:48 PM

Since ive updated my drivers to cat 12.8's last night. using firefox has become a nightmare. I cant browse longer then 2-5mins without it crashing.

at first i thought it could be an issue with flash, so ive unistalled 11.3 and downgraded to 10.3 but the crashing still happends.

Ive submitted bug reports. but thats obviously not gonna stop the crashing and its totally made firefox unusable.

theres nothing that i can do but just use a different browser like Chrome.

anyone else having these issues??

natr0n · Aug 18, 2012, 03:51 PM

http://www.palemoon.org/

I use this never ever have any issues with it.

FF based, basically tweaked browser

hellrazor · Aug 18, 2012, 06:28 PM

I don't know, it seems to be crashing more often on me too (and I don't even have Catalyst).

Vrgn86 · Aug 18, 2012, 06:38 PM

No problems here. FF 14-0-1, cats 12.8!!

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 06:43 PM

well I've just totally given up on it anyway. Now using chrome!! Maybe it just needs a good reinstall or something.

baggpipes · Aug 18, 2012, 06:49 PM

Agreed... FF isnt cutting it anymore... Ive made the switch to chrome much more stable and faster too

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 07:15 PM

well tried reinstalling FF, it did nothing and the crashing still continued so It looks like my new browser is chrome!!

first thing i noticed was how fast it loads up pages!

but i do miss the live RSS bar. thats something ive just gotta get used to. For the time being Chrome seems to be an excellent choice of browser.

TheMailMan78 · Aug 18, 2012, 07:33 PM

You aint the only one boss man.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=170633

Its the new drivers.

erocker · Aug 18, 2012, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

well tried reinstalling FF, it did nothing and the crashing still continued so It looks like my new browser is chrome!!

first thing i noticed was how fast it loads up pages!

but i do miss the live RSS bar. thats something ive just gotta get used to. For the time being Chrome seems to be an excellent choice of browser.

I'm pretty sure you can get an app/extension for a RSS bar. Firefox has never been that good anyways so you made a good choice.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 07:44 PM

old habits die hard erocker - been rockin FF since 3.5 and while 3.6 was a good improvement, Its just been going down hill ever since.

thanks for the link MM, I think i better switch to Nvidia for my next upgrade. shitty performance in games is one thing but messing me about when im trying to browse TPU is asking for it!!.

MxPhenom 216 · Aug 18, 2012, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

old habits die hard erocker - been rockin FF since 3.5 and while 3.6 was a good improvement, Its just been going down hill ever since.

thanks for the link MM, I think i better switch to Nvidia for my next upgrade. shitty performance in games is one thing but messing me about when im trying to browse TPU is asking for it!!.

How about switch to IE9 or Chrome?

I don't bother with anything other then IE9 now.

puma99dk| · Aug 18, 2012, 08:01 PM

i use Waterfox yes it's 64bit based Firefox but it works really great i haven't had any issues or errors, since i installed Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64bit on my pc and i use old data from 32bit ^^

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 08:54 PM

well, given the recommendations I am currently using Waterfox. I'll give it a moment before stuff starts crashing

-------

and puma the difference is you dont have an AMD GPU which seems to be one of the causes of the problems.

puma99dk| · Aug 18, 2012, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

well, given the recommendations I am currently using Waterfox. I'll give it a moment before stuff starts crashing

-------

and puma the difference is you dont have an AMD GPU which seems to be one of the causes of the problems.

well never been a big ATI/AMD user, all the times i tried i had driver problems, so maybe AMD should start thinking about drivers and program testing more to make sure it works with almost everything out there?

if it's not just a bad firefox update from mozilla ^^;

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puma99dk|

well never been a big ATI/AMD user, all the times i tried i had driver problems, so maybe AMD should start thinking about drivers and program testing more to make sure it works with almost everything out there?

if it's not just a bad firefox update from mozilla ^^;

Its a catalogue of failures tbh. Flash 11.3 was a bit sketchy with FF from the start but it worked.... In comes AMD with their drivers and everything just starts fucking up.

from what information i can find on the net (mainly guru3d) it seems to be mainly effecting AMD crossfire users or when you need to open up a big page where you need to do a lot of scrolling.

Ive got TPU set to see maximum threads per page and that kinda provokes it afaik.

eidairaman1 · Aug 18, 2012, 09:51 PM

id suggest reporting problems to all 3. only issue ive had is i cant update flash past a certain version without youtube n like sites being broken in ff where as they work in ie9. if there is graphics acceleration in ff like there is in ie9 disable it to reduce glitches. also most ff download plugins and themes\skins can cause random problems from crash to memory leaks. it would be recommended to disable all plugins and themes\skins for ff troubleshooting then enable flash only

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 10:04 PM

I hear ya eidairaman.

but i dont run FF with a load of extentions, plugins or skins - In fact ive used the same skin since i was on 3.6 lol

Might just disable flash and run without it for a while, but ive already uninstalled FF so i'll try again if waterfox starts having trouble.

eidairaman1 · Aug 18, 2012, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

I hear ya eidairaman.

but i dont run FF with a load of extentions, plugins or skins - In fact ive used the same skin since i was on 3.6 lol

Might just disable flash and run without it for a while, but ive already uninstalled FF so i'll try again if waterfox starts having trouble.

this is to help all users. btw machine here uses a 6770 n just updated to cat 12.6 ontop of 12.4 last week, no issues with anything actually.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 18, 2012, 11:52 PM

getting major memory leaks with Waterfox, its randomly eating up all of my 8GB

back to chrome i think....

TheMailMan78 · Aug 18, 2012, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

getting major memory leaks with Waterfox, its randomly eating up all of my 8GB

back to chrome i think....

Good choice man. Chrome is a better browser.

eidairaman1 · Aug 19, 2012, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

getting major memory leaks with Waterfox, its randomly eating up all of my 8GB

back to chrome i think....

might have something on the machine causing FF to eat the ram. I definitely report issues to Mozilla and waterfox project.

Widjaja · Aug 19, 2012, 01:24 AM

I've had issues with the builds in the past on my old install of windows.
This time round I have not.
I have found completely uninstalling FireFox including all personal preferences and installing it from scratch works.

It seems there are remnants left of the old build causing issues with the new build if auto update is used.

Aug 18, 2012, 03:48 PM	#1
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	Firefox 14.0.1 crashing Since ive updated my drivers to cat 12.8's last night. using firefox has become a nightmare. I cant browse longer then 2-5mins without it crashing. at first i thought it could be an issue with flash, so ive unistalled 11.3 and downgraded to 10.3 but the crashing still happends. Ive submitted bug reports. but thats obviously not gonna stop the crashing and its totally made firefox unusable. theres nothing that i can do but just use a different browser like Chrome. anyone else having these issues?? __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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Aug 18, 2012, 06:38 PM	#4
Vrgn86 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 168 (0.06/day) Thanks: 15 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	No problems here. FF 14-0-1, cats 12.8!!

Aug 18, 2012, 06:43 PM	#5
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	well I've just totally given up on it anyway. Now using chrome!! Maybe it just needs a good reinstall or something. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

Aug 18, 2012, 06:49 PM	#6
baggpipes Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 161 (0.10/day) Thanks: 32 Thanked 45 Times in 28 Posts System Specs	Agreed... FF isnt cutting it anymore... Ive made the switch to chrome much more stable and faster too

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Aug 18, 2012, 07:15 PM	#7
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	well tried reinstalling FF, it did nothing and the crashing still continued so It looks like my new browser is chrome!! first thing i noticed was how fast it loads up pages! but i do miss the live RSS bar. thats something ive just gotta get used to. For the time being Chrome seems to be an excellent choice of browser. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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Aug 18, 2012, 07:44 PM	#10
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FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	well, given the recommendations I am currently using Waterfox. I'll give it a moment before stuff starts crashing ------- and puma the difference is you dont have an AMD GPU which seems to be one of the causes of the problems. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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Aug 18, 2012, 10:04 PM	#17
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	I hear ya eidairaman. but i dont run FF with a load of extentions, plugins or skins - In fact ive used the same skin since i was on 3.6 lol Might just disable flash and run without it for a while, but ive already uninstalled FF so i'll try again if waterfox starts having trouble. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

Aug 18, 2012, 11:52 PM	#19
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	getting major memory leaks with Waterfox, its randomly eating up all of my 8GB back to chrome i think.... __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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