Re: [gentoo-amd64] firefox-bin crashing a few times every day

[Beso]

> Hi all,
>    I wrote to the list a couple of weeks ago about Firefox continually
> crashing and got this detailed list of things I might try to see if I
> could find a fix. As I'm not a sys admin or a programmer the list
> scared me off a bit. However  I've had a very bad week of Firefox
> crashing many times every day so I really need to try and find a
> solution. This is the best set of ideas I've seen so far so I'm going
> to try to do some of it today.
>
>    Again, for review, Firefox started crashing multiple times a day
> sometime after I tried to make sure I had Java and Flash working.
>
>    I'd like to ask some questions about the ideas that were given.
> Please keep in mind that primarily I am using firefox-bin.
>
> 1) How do I turn java and/or java-script off for firefox-bin? Is it
> just the setting in the Preferences panel?
>
> 2) With respect to using Java in 64-bit Gentoo I am unsure of how to
> configure my machine. If the OS is 64 bit but Firefox is 32-bit then
> what is the correct setting?
>
> lightning ~ # eselect java-vm list
> Available Java Virtual Machines:
>   [1]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.6
>   [2]   sun-jdk-1.5
>   [3]   sun-jdk-1.6  system-vm
>   [4]   sun-jre-bin-1.6
>
> lightning ~ # eselect java-vm show
> Current system-vm
>   sun-jdk-1.6
> Current user-vm
>   (unset)
> lightning ~ #


if user hasn't a java-vm it will use the system one.

With respect to the browser plugins I see this:
>
> lightning ~ # eselect java-nsplugin list
> Available 32-bit Java browser plugins
>   [1]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.6  current
> Available 64-bit Java browser plugins
>
> lightning ~ # eselect java-nsplugin show
> Current Java browser plugin
>   (unset)
>
> These setting just seem strange to me.


they're ok, since there's no 64bit java-nsplugin. with firefox-bin you would
not have problems loading java.

More info follows about what is installed. Let me know whatever info
> you need to better judge why my browsers crash all the time now.
>
> As for the ccache idea I really like the idea of keeping packages
> around but not sure how I would use them correctly. For now I'll just
> keep building stuff and see if I Can figure that out in parallel.


ccache is needed to reduce  the compilation time of packages. the portage
feature to package is another thing.

Thanks in advance,
> Mark
>
> lightning ~ # eix -Ic java
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java (1.6.0.03(1.6)@10/19/2007):
> 32bit version Sun's J2SE Development Kit
> [I] dev-java/java-config (1.3.7@06/02/2007 2.0.33-r1(2)@07/09/2007):
> Java environment configuration tool
> [I] dev-java/java-config-wrapper (0.13@06/01/2007): Wrapper for
> java-config
> Found 3 matches.


this is pretty normal on a 64bit system.

lightning ~ # eix -Ic emul-linux
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs (10.2@06/01/2007): Provides
> precompiled 32bit libraries
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-compat (1.0-r3@06/01/2007):
> emul-linux-x86 version of lib-compat, with the addition of a 32bit
> libgcc_s and the libstdc++ versions provided by gcc 3.3 and 3.4 for
> non-multilib systems.
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs (10.0-r1@06/01/2007):
> Provides precompiled 32bit libraries
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java (1.6.0.03(1.6)@10/19/2007):
> 32bit version Sun's J2SE Development Kit
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-medialibs (10.2@06/13/2007): Provides
> precompiled 32bit libraries
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs (10.0@06/01/2007): Provides
> precompiled 32bit libraries
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-sdl (10.1@06/13/2007): Provides
> precompiled 32bit libraries
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-soundlibs (10.0-r1@06/01/2007):
> Provides precompiled 32bit libraries
> [I] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs (10.0@06/01/2007): Provides
> precompiled 32bit libraries
> Found 9 matches.
> lightning ~ #


these also are pretty normal.

lightning ~ # cat /etc/make.conf
> # These settings were set by the catalyst build script that
> automatically built this stage
> CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
> CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
> USE="dri radeon mmx mmxext sse sse2 3dnow 3dnowext gnome kde -esd
> -arts ladspa nptl nptlonly audiofile gimp gimpprint ppds usb alsa cdr
> dvd dvdr dvdread jack jack-tmpfs fluidsynth tcltk sndfile v4l v4l2
> mysql flac xscreensaver -samba i8x0 mythtv apache2 -lirc mjpeg xvid
> real cjk unicode vorbis ogg truetype java -eds dts a52"
> CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
> MAKEOPTS="-j2"
> GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.tucdemonic.org/gentoo/
> ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo http://mirror.gentoo.gr.jp
> http://www.zentek-international.com/mirrors/gentoo/"
> ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
> ALSA_CARDS="hdsp9652 hdsp"
> VIDEO_CARDS="radeon vesa"
> LINGUAS="en"
> PORTAGE_NICENESS=19
> PORTDIR_OVERLAY=""
> PORTDIR_OVERLAY="${PORTDIR_OVERLAY} /usr/local/portage"
> PORTDIR_OVERLAY="${PORTDIR_OVERLAY} /usr/portage/local/layman/pro-audio"
> #source /usr/portage/local/layman/make.conf
> source /usr/portage/local/layman/make.conf
> lightning ~ #
>
>
> lightning ~ # uname -a
> Linux lightning 2.6.23-rt1 #4 PREEMPT RT Mon Oct 15 16:47:24 PDT 2007
> x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
> lightning ~ #
>
>
> lightning ~ # emerge --info
> Portage 2.1.3.18 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1/desktop, gcc-4.1.2,
> glibc-2.6.1-r0, 2.6.23-rt1 x86_64)
> =================================================================
> System uname: 2.6.23-rt1 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
> Timestamp of tree: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:09 +0000
> app-shells/bash:     3.2_p17
> dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1
> dev-lang/python:     2.4.4-r6
> dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6
> sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.9-r2
> sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.18.1-r2
> sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.61-r1
> sys-devel/automake:  1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2,
> 1.10
> sys-devel/binutils:  2.18-r1
> sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16
> sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.24
> virtual/os-headers:  2.6.22-r2
> ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
> CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
> CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
> CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
> CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config
> /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config"
> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf
> /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo /etc/udev/rules.d"
> CXXFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
> DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
> FEATURES="distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict
> unmerge-orphans userfetch"
> GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.tucdemonic.org/gentoo/
> ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo http://mirror.gentoo.gr.jp
> http://www.zentek-international.com/mirrors/gentoo/"
> LC_ALL="en_US"
> LINGUAS="en"
> MAKEOPTS="-j2"
> PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
> PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times
> --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats
> --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local
> --exclude=/packages --filter=H_**/files/digest-*"
> PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
> PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
> PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/portage/local/layman/pro-audio
> /usr/local/portage /usr/portage/local/layman/pro-audio"
> SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
> USE="X a52 alsa amd64 apache2 audiofile berkdb bitmap-fonts cairo cdr
> cjk cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dri dts dvd dvdr dvdread emboss
> encode fam firefox flac fluidsynth fortran gdbm gif gimp gimpprint
> gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal i8x0 iconv ipv6 isdnlog jack
> jack-tmpfs java jpeg kde ladspa ldap mad midi mikmod mjpeg mp3 mpeg
> mudflap mysql mythtv ncurses nls nptl nptlonly ogg opengl openmp oss
> pam pcre perl png ppds pppd python qt3 qt4 quicktime radeon readline
> reflection sdl session sndfile spell spl ssl tcltk tcpd truetype
> truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb v4l v4l2 vorbis xml xorg
> xscreensaver xv xvid zlib" ALSA_CARDS="hdsp9652 hdsp"
> ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty
> extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw
> multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" ELIBC="glibc"
> INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" KERNEL="linux"
> LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb
> ncurses text" LINGUAS="en" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="radeon vesa"
> Unset:  CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG,
> LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS,
> PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
>
> lightning ~ #
> --
> gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list


the system configs are normal too.... the only thing that i can advise you
to do is try the mozilla-firefox instead of mozilla-firefox-bin. don't
uninstall the bin since it can coexhist with the non bin package.... try
that (some hours of compilation) and see what it does.




-- 
dott. ing. beso