[Bug 989978] [NEW] Firefox spell check does not work

[peterzay]

Public bug reported:

Default "/Advanced/Check my spelling as I type" setting does not work.

See attached screenshot for proof.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  peterzay   3366 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120423122624
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'ICH5'/'Intel ICH5 with ALC650F at irq 17'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC650F'
   Components	: 'AC97a:414c4723'
   Controls      : 50
   Simple ctrls  : 33
Channel: release
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 1588.839262] audit_printk_skb: 24 callbacks suppressed
 [ 1588.839269] type=1400 audit(1335547014.257:42): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" parent=1 profile="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5" name="/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors/" pid=3624 comm="mission-control" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
 [ 2749.863724] type=1400 audit(1335548175.281:43): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi" pid=8082 comm="apparmor_parser"
 [ 2749.864580] type=1400 audit(1335548175.285:44): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi///usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=8082 comm="apparmor_parser"
Date: Fri Apr 27 13:56:58 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.70 dev eth0  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.75  metric 1
IwConfig:
 lo        no wireless extensions.
 
 eth0      no wireless extensions.
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=12.0/20120423122624 (Running)
RfKill:
 
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:
 Apr 27 13:16:54 hp28 kernel: [ 1588.839262] audit_printk_skb: 24 callbacks suppressed
 Apr 27 13:16:54 hp28 kernel: [ 1588.839269] type=1400 audit(1335547014.257:42): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" parent=1 profile="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5" name="/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors/" pid=3624 comm="mission-control" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
 Apr 27 13:36:15 hp28 kernel: [ 2749.863724] type=1400 audit(1335548175.281:43): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi" pid=8082 comm="apparmor_parser"
 Apr 27 13:36:15 hp28 kernel: [ 2749.864580] type=1400 audit(1335548175.285:44): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi///usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=8082 comm="apparmor_parser"
dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3.24
dmi.board.name: 'P4SD-LA'
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3.24:bd04/14/2004:svnHPPavilion061:pnD7222P-ABAM400Y:pvr0qq1112RE101OXFOR10:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn'P4SD-LA':rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: D7222P-ABA M400Y
dmi.product.version: 0qq1112RE101OXFOR10
dmi.sys.vendor: HP Pavilion 061

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise release-channel

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