On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:51 AM, Helmut Jarausch < jarau...@igpm.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> Hi, > > I've tried (for the first time) to install the > source version of firefox > www-client/mozilla-firefox-3.5.7 > with useflags > alsa bindist dbus gnome java linguas_de linguas_en sqlite > startup-notification > > It builds just fine, > BUT > when I start firefox I get only a tiny (real tiny!) > window. When I enlarge it (dragging a vertex of the window) > it's just empty. > > This means you still have a running "old" firefox process somewhere on the box - it's a fun little Firefox'ism: If you upgrade firefox and have the old version still running, any new firefox window that you open will be exactly as you describe. Do a "ps -elf | grep firefox", kill all the firefox processes that you find, then try again - I think you'll find your problem resolved. HTH- -James > I have no idea what went wrong. > (I have renamed ~/.firefox and ~/.mozilla > but this doesn't help either) > > > Many thanks for a hint, > Helmut. > > -- > Helmut Jarausch > > Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik > RWTH - Aachen University > D 52056 Aachen, Germany > >
