[Bug 974063] Re: While surfing the net using Fire Fox 11 Ubuntu 11.10 randomly freezes

ibidem ibid_ag at lavabit.com
Wed Apr 11 17:37:44 UTC 2012


Also affects Firefox 11 on Lucid (10.04.3 LTS).
Appears to be a regression (Firefox 3.6 and 10 did not have this bug); I noticed it as soon as I updated to Firefox 11.

Symptoms:
Frequent random freezes 
	-may occur when there is no CPU or network load, not even outbound
	-completely unresponsive - can't switch tabs, enter anything; 
	window will not be refreshed on resize/move
	-may occur at any time, including when no activity occurs
	-rest of system perfectly responsive (can switch workspaces, windows)
There appears to be no pattern whatsoever to when it happens.

Typing into a text area does not show results immediately, but as soon as the freeze ends, everything gets inserted.  For example, I open new tab (blank, per my settings).
Click URL bar, start typing:
s<freezes here for at least 20 seconds>lashdot.org<Enter>
(Everything after the s is typed during the freeze)
As soon as it thaws, slashdot starts loading.

apt-cache policy firefox                                 
firefox:
  Installed: 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2
  Candidate: 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2
  Version table:
 *** 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

---
# lshw
newbook                   
    description: Computer
    product: AOA150
    vendor: Acer
    version: 1
    serial: LUS040B2048422519D2535
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4
    configuration: boot=normal uuid=8045B938-BEE5-D411-81A6-00238B04CACB
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       vendor: Acer
       physical id: 0
       version: Base Board Version
       serial: Base Board Serial Number
       slot: Base Board Chassis Location
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: Acer
          physical id: 0
          version: v0.3309 (10/06/2008)
          size: 1MiB
          capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppynec int13floppytoshiba int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int9keyboard int10video acpi usb
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 14
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 1GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
             product: 0x48594D503136345336344350362D59352020
             vendor: 0xAD00000000000000
             physical id: 0
             serial: 0x00000000
             slot: J2
             size: 512MiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
             product: 0x4D342037305436343634515A332D43453620
             vendor: 0xCE00000000000000
             physical id: 1
             serial: 0x867CBB41
             slot: J6H2
             size: 512MiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270   @ 1.60GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 1c
          bus info: cpu at 0
          version: 6.12.2
          serial: 0001-06C2-0000-0000-0000-0000
          slot: CPU
          size: 1600MHz
          capacity: 1600MHz
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 533MHz
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm cpufreq
          configuration: id=1
        *-cache:0
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 1d
             slot: Unknown
             size: 512KiB
             capacity: 512KiB
             capabilities: synchronous internal write-back unified
        *-cache:1
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 1e
             slot: Unknown
             size: 32KiB
             capacity: 32KiB
             capabilities: synchronous internal write-back instruction
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.1
             width: 32 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.2
             width: 32 bits
             capabilities: logical
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci at 0000:00:00.0
          version: 03
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
          resources: irq:0
        *-display:0
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:02.0
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:58480000-584fffff ioport:60c0(size=8) memory:40000000-4fffffff(prefetchable) memory:58500000-5853ffff
        *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Display controller
             product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2.1
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:02.1
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:58400000-5847ffff
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1b.0
             version: 02
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:58540000-58543fff
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1c.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:24 ioport:5000(size=4096) memory:57300000-583fffff ioport:50000000(size=16777216)
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.1
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1c.1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:25 ioport:3000(size=8192) memory:56300000-572fffff ioport:51000000(size=17825792)
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci at 0000:02:00.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 02
                serial: 00:23:8b:04:ca:cb
                size: 10MB/s
                capacity: 100MB/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
                resources: irq:28 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:51010000-51010fff(prefetchable) memory:51000000-5100ffff(prefetchable) memory:51020000-5103ffff(prefetchable)
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.2
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1c.2
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:26 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:55200000-562fffff ioport:52100000(size=16777216)
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter
                vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci at 0000:03:00.0
                logical name: wifi0
                version: 01
                serial: 00:23:4d:d1:e2:97
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath_pci ip=132.241.65.26 latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g
                resources: irq:18 memory:55200000-5520ffff
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.3
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1c.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:27 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:54100000-551fffff ioport:53100000(size=16777216)
        *-usb:0
             description: USB Controller
             product: N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1d.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 ioport:6080(size=32)
        *-usb:1
             description: USB Controller
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.1
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1d.1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:17 ioport:6060(size=32)
        *-usb:2
             description: USB Controller
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.2
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1d.2
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:6040(size=32)
        *-usb:3
             description: USB Controller
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.3
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1d.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:19 ioport:6020(size=32)
        *-usb:4
             description: USB Controller
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.7
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1d.7
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:58544400-585447ff
        *-pci:4
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1e.0
             version: e2
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1f.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
        *-ide
             description: IDE interface
             product: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1f.2
             logical name: scsi0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:17 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:60a0(size=16)
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: Hitachi HTS54321
                vendor: Hitachi
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi at 0:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: FB2O
                serial: 080924FB2200LCGYR4UA
                size: 149GiB (160GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=11a8ba38
              *-volume:0
                   description: Windows NTFS volume
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: scsi at 0:0.0.0,2
                   logical name: /dev/sda2
                   version: 3.1
                   serial: 7678d8de-527d-d54b-908a-38b27e0ba71e
                   size: 24GiB
                   capacity: 24GiB
                   capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                   configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-05-13 06:18:26 filesystem=ntfs label=ACER modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
              *-volume:1
                   description: Windows FAT volume
                   vendor: MSWIN4.1
                   physical id: 3
                   bus info: scsi at 0:0.0.0,3
                   logical name: /dev/sda3
                   version: FAT16
                   serial: 1ccb-4eab
                   size: 1733MiB
                   capacity: 1749MiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable fat initialized
                   configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat
              *-volume:2
                   description: Extended partition
                   physical id: 4
                   bus info: scsi at 0:0.0.0,4
                   logical name: /dev/sda4
                   size: 80GiB
                   capacity: 80GiB
                   capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
                 *-logicalvolume:0
                      description: W95 FAT32 partition
                      physical id: 5
                      logical name: /dev/sda5
                      capacity: 4094MiB
                 *-logicalvolume:1
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: 6
                      logical name: /dev/sda6
                      capacity: 3663MiB
                 *-logicalvolume:2
                      description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                      physical id: 7
                      logical name: /dev/sda7
                      capacity: 2737MiB
                      capabilities: nofs
                 *-logicalvolume:3
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: 8
                      logical name: /dev/sda8
                      logical name: /boot
                      capacity: 384MiB
                      configuration: mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered state=mounted
                 *-logicalvolume:4
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: 9
                      logical name: /dev/sda9
                      capacity: 2463MiB
                 *-logicalvolume:5
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: a
                      logical name: /dev/sda10
                      capacity: 13GiB
                 *-logicalvolume:6
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: b
                      logical name: /dev/sda11
                      capacity: 2533MiB
                 *-logicalvolume:7
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: c
                      logical name: /dev/sda12
                      capacity: 9389MiB
                 *-logicalvolume:8
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: d
                      logical name: /dev/sda13
                      logical name: /
                      capacity: 38GiB
                      configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered state=mounted
                 *-logicalvolume:9
                      description: FAT16 partition
                      physical id: e
                      logical name: /dev/sda14
                      capacity: 658MiB
                 *-logicalvolume:10
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: f
                      logical name: /dev/sda15
                      capacity: 4126MiB
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci at 0000:00:1f.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: ioport:6000(size=32)
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