[Bug 1694992] [NEW] Menus unavailable after invoking 'firefox <url>' when Firefox is already running

[ruben vestergaard]

Public bug reported:

When invoking e.g. "firefox http://i.imgur.com/xBFkdkX.jpg" from a
terminal (or urlview(1)), while a Firefox instance is already running,
the following happens:

* The URL is correctly opened in a new tab
* All menu functionality disappears - that is, right clicking does not work anywhere, neither does the top-right Downloads, Bookmarks or Open menu buttons.

Sometimes the buttons *do* seem to respond, very briefly flashing the
menu before disappearing again.

The problem is present even in a brand new profile running in safe mode.

The problem seems to be intermittent and not always manifesting, however
the above URL seems to trigger it consistently.

First time I report a bug this way - all the relevant debug info is
attached somewhere, right?

Cheers!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-75.96-generic 4.4.59
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-75-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k4.4.0-75-generic.
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0p:   rkv        4850 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC2:  rkv        4850 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  rkv        4850 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  rkv        4850 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20170524180630
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'MID'/'HDA Intel MID at 0xf9ef8000 irq 27'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC662 rev1'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0662,10250427,00100101'
   Controls      : 45
   Simple ctrls  : 22
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf9f7c000 irq 17'
   Mixer name	: 'Nvidia GPU 11 HDMI/DP'
   Components	: 'HDA:10de0011,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls      : 28
   Simple ctrls  : 4
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'Audio'/'Nuforce Inc. NuForce USB Audio at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.4, full speed'
   Mixer name	: 'USB Mixer'
   Components	: 'USB262a:10aa'
   Controls      : 1
   Simple ctrls  : 0
Card2.Amixer.values:
 
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Thu Jun  1 15:37:22 2017
DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js
DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-08 (479 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
IpRoute:
 default via 172.21.140.1 dev enp3s0 
 172.21.140.0/24 dev enp3s0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.21.140.212 
 192.168.210.0/24 dev virbr0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.210.1 linkdown
JournalErrors:
 Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
       Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
       turn off this notice.
 No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
Profile0Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile0IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile0Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile0PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile0Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profiles:
 Profile0 - LastVersion=53.0.3/20170524180630
 Profile1 (Default) - LastVersion=53.0.3/20170524180630 (In use)
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill'
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-02-08 (479 days ago)
WifiSyslog:
 
dmi.bios.date: 05/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-A3
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Aspire M5910
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP01-A3:bd05/17/2010:svnAcer:pnAspireM5910:pvr:rvnAcer:rnAspireM5910:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Aspire M5910
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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