Firefox 3 crashing more on Tablet PCs. Known bug and potential fix
Got a note from good friend Jordan today and I think it explains why I’m seeing Firefox 3 crash a half-dozen times daily on my Samsung Q1UP. Based on his conversations with the Mozilla folks and the related Bugzilla info, there appears to be a known issue with Firefox 3 and Tablet PCs (both XP and Vista). That could explain why many folks have the browser running rock-solid, while others, like Jordan and his X61, are fighting with constant crashes.
I’ve just installed the latest beta candidate of Firefox 3.0.1 where this particular issue is addressed and since I’m still not using client applications other than the browser, I should know in a few hours if this build is any better. Worst case: I can always go back to the production version of FF3 if the issue isn’t fixed or other issues are introduced. Remember this is a beta candidate, so caveat emptor! Thanks for the tip, Jordan!
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Oddly enough, on my M700 tablet at work, I have a pretty rock-solid experience, but at home my R10 crashes about like you describe your Q1UP. I may try the beta out at home over the weekend.
My hp 6910p is in continual crash mode – at least 10 times/day. Hope it’s all resolved soon.
At least once a day Firefox will just close, no error message, on my Tosh M700 with Vista.
Will give the beta link a try!
Thanks so much for this. Mine crashes six or seven times a day. I’ve tried everything (disabling extensions, etc). I have a fujitsu t4125 tablet. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that this works. At least I know that I’m not alone…
I got so sick of the crashes on my tx2500, I switched back to Firefox 2 last night. My FF3 was crashing at least 5 times a day. The majority of my crashes were gmail related.
same here w/ gmail on my hp tx 2000. cant wait to hear the fix!
FWIW: an hour-and-a-half of constant use after the install and all is well. No crashes yet. Too early to form a long-term conclusion, but this looks promising. I’ll report back in later today as well.
I get crashes all the time using Gmail on my TX2000. I have been getting so frustrated with it I have been using Opera most of the time now, lol.
Yep…my Tosh R15…rock solid on older Firefox, crashes 5-10 times a day. THANKS for your efforts to get ur readers back up.
I hope this helps some people out. FWIW, I was crashing several times an hour–sometimes twice within five minutes–but since I installed the beta last night I’ve only had one crash.