mozilla problems

[Bouncer]

On Thursday 06 February 2003 02:08 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
> 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.

I tried running it under windowmaker, same thing.  Those extra hundred or so 
processes sure do slow down this antique of a PC!

Any other ideas?

Harry