So, I've done a bit of research today, and this seems to be a combination of flash, firefox, and the nvidia binary driver.
- All versions of flash 10 work properly - flash 11 with firefox 8 from the team PPA works properly flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.3 - works flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.6 - works flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.8 - works flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.9 - broken flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.11 - broken flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.21 - broken flash 11.1.102.55 with ff 3.6.24 - broken It seems something was introduced in firefox 3.6 that is causing the hang issues with flash 11. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875538 Title: [Firefox 3.6.23] Impossible to open firefox because firefox-bin process is still running Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “firefox” source package in Lucid: Triaged Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” source package in Lucid: Triaged Status in “firefox” source package in Maverick: Triaged Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” source package in Maverick: Triaged Bug description: After upgrading firefox to version 3.6.23 few days ago, firefox does not work properly. At firt use after computer starting, firefox works well. It is possible to close firefox without any issue. But at second starting, firefox indicates it is impossible to launch firefox because firefox-bin process is still running. The workaround is to restart the computer, or simply kill the firefox-bin process. This behaviour happened right after upgrading firefox to version 3.6.23, and is systematic with the profil user I use (it's an admin user). I tested with another profil (non admin) on the computer: The problem has not been reproduced. System is 10.04 LTS (kernel 2.6.32-33 generic) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/875538/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
