mozilla problems

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Harry G wrote:
> Pentium Pro 333, 128meg, Suse Linux 8.1 on KDE desktop (usually). 40 gig HD
> w/22 gig free.  Cable modem.
>
> Running Mozilla 1.2.1 my daughter tried to load a java plugin with its
> automatic download/install feature, or whatever it is called.  It locked up
> the KDE desktop, and I had to do a <alt><ctrl><backspace> to kill X.  Now, in

Ain't KDE grand?

> that one user only, when launching Mozilla, it loads about 120 plulginserver
> processes!  This does NOT happen with any of the other users!
>
> I looked through the .mozilla file in that one user (works fine for others)
> but with my limited experience, I can't tell where it is getting it.
> (Cleared the cache and all of that too).
>
> I next renamed my .mozilla file to .oldmozilla, and ran mozilla.  No change,
> just a new .mozilla file.
>
> These processes also don't want to respond to
> the kill command.

kill -9 <PID>

if that doesn't do something, your box is very very hosed.

> Is there anywhere a users files could be placed to make it load the dang
> pluginserver processes?

pluginserver??  That must be some kind of SuSE-ism, cause it isn't a
standard thing in Mozilla.

>
> Mozilla is not useable under the one users desktop, as it slows the system to
> a crawl.

I'd blame KDE, at least in part, for that.

Kill all the wayward processes, and then try again.  Not using KDE might
help too.


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