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• Comment 1 written by John on 25 October 2006, at 1:43 PM

  

  I've been using FF 2.0 since the early release candidates and haven't had any issues at all.
  
  Maybe disable any extensions you have or worse case, delete your profile folder and start over. FireFox 1.5 on my PC at work got corrupted and I had to nuke the profile and start over.

• Comment 2 written by Mike on 25 October 2006, at 3:35 PM

  

  I've been using the FF 2.0 nightly builds on my MBP for at least a month and haven't had that problem.

• Comment 3 written by Sean Corfield on 25 October 2006, at 3:37 PM

  

  I installed the FF2 final release the other day and it's been rock solid for me on the MBP. What extensions do you have installed? Maybe one of those is the culprit?

• Comment 4 written by Miles Rast on 25 October 2006, at 3:40 PM

  

  I've had similar issues with RC2 and RC3, unexplainable crashes especially on ajax-based websites like BaseCamp. Also, having too many tabs open caused unnstable results.
  
  My only plug-ins are the Google Toolbar and Web Developer's kit. I am downloading the new release as I write this and am going to try losing the Google Toolbar as well. My issues with Firefox have been used on an Intel-based desktop Mac Pro. *crosses fingers*
  
  Best,
  - Miles

• Comment 5 written by Scott McNulty on 25 October 2006, at 4:27 PM

  

  Just to add to the chorus, I've been using it for a few days on my MacBook and it has crashed once (though the new session restore is pretty cool).

• Comment 6 written by Rob Brooks-Bilson on 25 October 2006, at 5:31 PM

  

  Ray, are you sure it's not the connectivity at the conference? Wireless has been pretty spotty, with all sorts of DNS issues. That may be causing the hangs.

• Comment 7 written by Raymond Camden on 25 October 2006, at 5:45 PM

  

  Yeah but a hung connection shouldn't hang the whole app.

• Comment 8 written by rob shaw on 25 October 2006, at 6:22 PM

  

  I have had massive issues with firefox 2.0 as well such a pain which its your primary browser. I tried to go back to 1.5.7 but was still have crashing issues so maybe my setting or an extension is causing it to hang (have you got google sync?).
  
  
  The most stable version I have had of firefox on my mbp was from this site http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/02/26/fire...

• Comment 9 written by rob shaw on 25 October 2006, at 9:03 PM

  

  I just removed my pref folder /user/library/application support/firefox
  
  then opened firefox and installed google sync (get all my settings and bookmarks back) and I back up and running.
  
  Been stable all morning. Alot faster as well.
  
  Must be an extension or corrupt preference issue.

• Comment 10 written by Raymond Camden on 26 October 2006, at 10:33 AM

  

  I've killed my preferences and am currently just running Google Toolbar. So far so good. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

• Comment 11 written by Raymond Camden on 26 October 2006, at 11:33 AM

  

  Dang it. I spoke too soon. Unless Google Toolbar is the culprit. I'm going to have to nuke it again and try a totally pure Firefox and see if it works. If not - back to 1.5.7.

• Comment 12 written by PaulH on 26 October 2006, at 1:15 PM

  

  on windows also seeing some funky issues on several machines: for instance, click on a link & ff 2.0 jumps to the top of the page instead of the link. happens pretty frequently. bummer.

• Comment 13 written by Stephen Collins on 26 October 2006, at 2:23 PM

  

  And a "me too" from me too. Beachball of hell madness all of a sudden for no apprently good reason. I'm guessing it's probably on of my extensions eating the app, but I can't be sure. I've not tracked it to a consistent set of circumstances yet.

• Comment 14 written by Andy Jarrett on 26 October 2006, at 2:39 PM

  

  Just to jump in, I gotta say that mine has been running fine. Sorry :o) Though I get a weird rendering bug viewing Directory views on Apache at startup. Apart from that no problems.

• Comment 15 written by Matthew Tagg on 28 October 2006, at 1:52 PM

  

  Hi Ray, I believe the Google Toolbar to be the culprit. I installed it yesterday and RC3 has been hanging constantly since then. Just freezes up.

• Comment 16 written by Raymond Camden on 28 October 2006, at 2:26 PM

  

  Interesting. I have been since my 3rd install w/ NO extensions at all. I really do miss the Google Toolbar though.

• Comment 17 written by EDOUARDO on 5 November 2006, at 3:37 PM

  

  Lots of FF 2 crashes here too on MacBook pro, same on desktop G5. Seems pretty well sure that Google toolbar is the culprit. Once that is disabled all settles down.
  Otherwise i am GUARANTEED a lock up / crash, its just a matter of 'when'.
  If I leave FF running, then return to it, it has invariably reported 'Application not responding'.
  ED.

• Comment 18 written by Raymond Camden on 5 November 2006, at 4:57 PM

  

  I've kept it off my mac, and so far, so good.

• Comment 19 written by Charles Barilleaux on 7 November 2006, at 7:17 AM

  

  I have a MacBook, and have been having the random-hangs-must-force-quit issue as well. I have the Google toolbar and the del.icio.us plug-in. Having read this thread, I think I'll try removing the whole shebang, and reinstall. Or try beatnickpad.

• Comment 20 written by YK on 20 November 2006, at 5:32 PM

  

  Problems here as well, with FF2 on a brand new MacBook Pro. The only extension I have is the web dev toolbar. The ap constantly crashes, sometimes when it's just open with no browser windows. I'm actually considering going bak to Safari.

• Comment 21 written by EJ on 21 November 2006, at 12:20 PM

  

  I have been having the "not responding" problem as well. Pretty much every time I use firefox, after a certain amount of time, the beachball starts spinning and I have to "force quit" the app. I just uninstalled all of the extensions I had and will see if it works.

• Comment 22 written by EDOUARDO on 21 November 2006, at 12:36 PM

  

  Hmm. I have a bit of a progress report here - on my desktop Mac Quad 2.5Ghz G5 I have FF2 with Extensions: DOM inspector, Google Toolbar, Talkback and Adsense Notifier running - this seems stable and is not giving any problems.
  On the mac Book Pro Intel laptop I am now running FF2 with only the Adsense Notifier (all others disabled) and this is also running stable now.

• Comment 23 written by EJ on 26 November 2006, at 1:29 AM

  

  Update: I have uninstalled all of the add-ons (even the google toolbar) except for "talkback" and now firefox 2.0 works perfectly. YAY!

• Comment 24 written by LimeKnight Pete on 28 November 2006, at 8:31 AM

  

  I get the rancid beachball of death on a regular basis as well.. I've got Chris Pederick's web dev toolbar and the google toolbar - both of which I use every day..
  oh and I'm running firefox 2 on a MBP.

• Comment 25 written by Lisa B on 29 November 2006, at 10:43 PM

  

  yes me too, it hangs often FF2 on intel Macbook Pro, I've got all kinds of plugins, Safari works perfectly, seems to crash on complex sites like Amazon.. locks up all tabs so you can't use the application at all, no access to any other tabs or windows.. I'll try these suggestions

• Comment 26 written by Lisa B on 29 November 2006, at 10:43 PM

  

  yes me too, it hangs often FF2 on intel Macbook Pro, I've got all kinds of plugins, Safari works perfectly, seems to crash on complex sites like Amazon.. locks up all tabs so you can't use the application at all, no access to any other tabs or windows.. I'll try these suggestions

• Comment 27 written by eric on 1 December 2006, at 5:21 PM

  

  I've had the same problem on my Mac Pro. I've followed Rob Shaw's advise and deleted the folder
  
  /user/library/application support/firefox.
  
  I didn't have GoogleBar, so I didn't need to uninstall that (but apparently it has been causing the problem, too), but uninstall it if you have it. This should get you running like the Firefox of old.
  
  Oh, and make sure to export your bookmarks (if you care about them).
  
  Bookmaks/Organize Bookmarks.../File/Export, or use Google Sync.
  
  Hope this helps those in dire need. Oh, and thanks Rob for the tip.

• Comment 28 written by Owen on 4 December 2006, at 1:11 PM

  

  I am almost certain the problem lies with the Google Toolbar. I do run the Web Developer toolbar, but I don't show the toolbar, I just use the context menu. I had lots of crashing with my usual set of extensions, but over time I've been experimenting with different sets. No Google Toolbar, no crashing. Could be just a problem with the new FF and extensions that add toolbars. Hope that helps someone.

• Comment 29 written by EJ on 22 December 2006, at 7:50 PM

  

  Well, I am also running FF2 on a Macbook Pro and I was getting the dreaded beachball. After uninstalling every plug in and using firefox for more than a month, I have not gotten one "Not responding" message again nor has firefox frozen up. It seems to have worked.

• Comment 30 written by rc on 8 February 2007, at 2:25 PM

  

  I've got a major issue where multiple tabs that were opened and closed on one session, continue to open each and every time i open FF2 on MBPro. No matter if I clear history and everything. I finally dumped FF2 for my MBP. any ideas on this one?

• Comment 31 written by lewafer on 9 March 2007, at 11:52 AM

  

  I'm also having major problems with FF2 crashes on Intel iMac 24in. It's been crashing about 6 times a day. Have the Google toolbar installed, FoxyTunes, and a weather bar. Of course, had no probs with FF 1.5.

• Comment 32 written by pierre d'maui on 5 April 2007, at 6:41 AM

  

  I too have MBP and experience FF2 hanging. I have to force quit maybe 1-3 times a day. Memory issues I would say. I don't have GoogleToolbar and only 3 plugins. There are some web sites around with FF tricks. I am going to play with a few to see how it affects FF.
  
  Safari is indeed rock solid it seems. I don't have any plugins for it.

• Comment 33 written by Bash Coder on 9 April 2007, at 6:40 AM

  

  FF2 on my MacBook is crashing a few times daily. Either that or the spinning color wheel is supposed to be hypnotizing me into some odd behavior or belief. I have the latest del.icio.us add-on.
  
  Oh yeah, almost forgot: This all started the day I realized that I am a squirrel.

• Comment 34 written by Juliana Farha on 27 April 2007, at 7:24 AM

  

  I'm using a MacBook with Firefox, and it crashes constantly. I get the endless beachball, but what's more irritating is that I can't even force quit the application - I have to shut down my computer. In fact, I had endless problems with previous versions of FF and switched back to Safari until I found that more and more websites were giving me an 'unsupported browser warning' with it.
  
  I gather it might help to uninstall the FF add-ons - can someone tell me how you do this?

• Comment 35 written by Raymond Camden on 27 April 2007, at 1:13 PM

  

  Juliana, if you go to Tools/Add Ons, you will see your list of extensions and you can remove them there.
  
  I tried FF again with the last release, and it seems better now.

• Comment 36 written by Rick on 5 May 2007, at 4:38 AM

  

  I've recently switched to a mac...firefox crashes a few times a day with no explanation...very disappointed that Mozilla cant get it right for mac users...

• Comment 37 written by VT on 30 May 2007, at 8:27 AM

  

  I have noticed that if I delete the Profile in Firefox before launching the program then Firefox does not crash

• Comment 38 written by Nomad on 30 August 2007, at 10:19 AM

  

  I had the same problem on my Intel Mac-Pro but the PPC version of FF works fine.

• Comment 39 written by jonas on 28 October 2007, at 5:54 AM

  

  hey ray, i exactly now what you mean... i'm having the same troubles since a few weeks ago, pro'lly since the last update and i don't know what to do...
  
  if u have found a solution, i'd be more than happy if you could drop me a line on how to fix this!
  
  greetings from munich, germany!
  
  
  jonas

• Comment 40 written by Raymond Camden on 28 October 2007, at 8:56 AM

  

  I posted on this more recently. I found that the major cause of trouble with FF was Firebug. I had it turned on for all sites. Turning it off - and then turning it when I needed to - helped a LOT.

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