On Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:36:52 -0400 Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > raingloom <raingl...@riseup.net> writes: > > > On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 14:05:53 -0400 > > Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> wrote: > > > >> In the meantime, to start IceCat 78 with your existing profile but > >> with addons temporarily disabled, try running: > >> > >> icecat -safe-mode > >> > >> That should allow you to recover your existing bookmarks, history, > >> cookies, saved passwords, tabs, etc. Then you can try adding back > >> your preferred addons incrementally to find out which one is > >> causing the problem. > > > > It still crashes with the -safe-mode flag. Luckily I keep most > > things outside modern browsers, so it's not a huge loss. (For > > obvious reasons I do not consider them reliable.) > > If you'd like to try another experiment, it would be interesting to > know if you're able to recover most of your old profile by running > "icecat -safe-mode -p", selecting your old profile, and clicking on > the "Refresh IceCat" button that is presented. That will reset all > preferences to the IceCat defaults, but might enable you to recover > the things I listed above. What I tried was running the old IceCat and disabling every single addon. It did not fix anything. Gonna see if my about:config modifications are messing something up. I hate these "modern" (transl.: google approved) browsers so fricking much...
