On Friday, 31-01-2025 at 16:01 Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM Lee <ler...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM Maureen Thomas wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am using an updated Debian 12 with Thurderbird and Firefox. Since
> > > > the updated firefox I can not use it as it freezes my computer to the
> > > > point that I have to hold the off button on the computer for about 10
> > > > seconds before it turns off.
> > >
> > > You might try to disable hardware acceleration in the browser to see
> > > if it a Firefox problem:
> > > <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration#w_turning-off-hardware-acceleration>.
> >
> > Which requires running firefox -- which is the problem - correct?
>
> We don't know when the freeze occurs. It was not stated in the problem
> statement.
In one of the replies, Marueen reported: " It happens when I open Firefox and
it just freezes before I can even use it."
As people make replies, they often trim the original message so this message
could have been lost in later posts.
You may be able to find the original comment in the archive list?
I wonder if the suggestion " firefox-esr --ProfileManager" may have loaded a
working Firefox?
George.
>
> > Try starting firefox with a new profile - if you've got firefox esr
> > installed it's probably
> >
> > firefox-esr --ProfileManager
> >
> > which will let you create a new, empty, profile. Maybe that's enough
> > to fix your problem?
>
> Jeff
>
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