On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 03:47:59PM -0500, Hans Koch wrote: > Hi > > I read you about:plugins->crash posting > > I had exacly the same problem. > strace helped to find the solution: > > There were 4 old libraries/files in /usr/lib/mozilla/components > libnsgif.so > libnsjpg.so > libnsmng.so > libnspng.so > mozcomps.xpt > > (Three may be more or less in your case.) > > After removing them, the about:plugins worked again. > > BTW, it might be useful to post the solution > on linux.debian.user > I tried, but got frustrated with google ... > > - Hans Koch > Thanks, Hans, I finally got a chance to try this and it worked. I was seeing the same problem with mozilla 1.4.
I used the test Hans recommended in another message, using dpkg -S to see what files in /usr/lib/mozilla/components weren't owned by any package. I got this list: dpkg: *compreg.dat* not found. dpkg: *libnsgif.so* not found. dpkg: *libnsjpg.so* not found. dpkg: *libnsmng.so* not found. dpkg: *libnspng.so* not found. dpkg: *xpti.dat* not found. Mozilla won't start with without compreg.dat. xpti.dat seems harmless. I was initially fooled by the others, since I moved them to a subdirectory old/, and the mozilla crashed. But when I moved them out of the path, about | plugins worked. By experimentation, it seems anyone of the .so files will make mozilla crash (I tried the first two). Probably they were compiled with older versions of gcc. I guess their functionality has moved elsewhere: they all seem to be about showing pictures. I'll file a bug with mozilla, if there isn't one already, since it looks as if the uninstall procedure might have missed these. Thanks again, Hans. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
