[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

[keithyw]

I've had the frequent Firefox crashing problem too.  But in this case, I
was using Firefox 2.0.0.14 that I had installed (along with a hand
installed Flash 10 Beta).  But I had more severe problems that would
include whole system lock ups.  I would be view a site with Flash
enabled (usually those that have some form of sound) and perform some
other activity.  Then randomly my system would lock up and the sound bit
would go into an infinite loop.  Or I might be playing a video (for
instance) with mplayer, go to a site with Flash enabled and my system
would freeze.

I've tried using the solution proposed on the link below:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4928900

However, that actually would cause other media that seems to be using
some form of audio to halt (e.g. mplayer as I'm watching a movie) or
simply crash altogether.

Now, while I'm sure that this is a Flash and PulseAudio problem partly,
I'm not certain if it's entirely the culprits.  I have two systems with
Ubuntu Hardy running. A Dell Inspiron 600M with a similar setup as my
Desktop which is a SD30G2 that I built (i.e. they both have a hand
installed Firefox 2.0.0.14 with a hand installed Flash plugin).  My Dell
operates just fine with all Flash content thus far, although I have not
tried playing Flash content simultaneously with something else using
audio on the system.  My desktop though has been acting strangely.
Perhaps, because I use an NVIDIA card, which seemed to cause me a lot of
grief since upgrading from 7.0.4.  I'm not sure if my system lock ups on
my desktop are a combination of the hardware, PulseAudio and Flash.

Anyway, this is a pretty freaky bug and I'm curious to hear if anyone
else has encountered something similar.

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firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/192888
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