Problems with Konqueror (was Re: Simple instructions for getting Java to work on 5.10?)

[Old Rocker]

On Saturday 14 Jan 2006 23:37, Daniel Robitaille wrote:

> > Incidentally, I couldn't connect to the wiki page you gave.  Do you
> > know if it is still active?
>
> the page works for me.

This is my experience :-) This posting is about trying to connect to:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats

When I tried to connect with the page yesterday, I could not do so in 
either Firefox 1.5 nor Konqueror (I'm running KDE) as my desktop.  I 
was using Privoxy as my filtering proxy and it had always worked fine; 
after a while I deselected it (both browsers connecting to the internet 
directly).  No joy again, both just hung.  I rebooted, to see if there 
was a problem with Privoxy.  Still no connection, so I assumed the page 
was down.

After I picked up your posting this morning, I was due to do an install 
through Automatix so I installed Opera as well by the same route.

Opera took me directly to the page.  I set it up for Privoxy and cleared 
the cache.  It took me there again.  I tried it through Firefox, with 
and without Privoxy set up, cleared the cache, and Firefox connected OK 
on both occasions.

So I tried the same thing with Konqueror.  I cleared the cache, and took 
any reference to a proxy out.  Tried to connect and it just hung.  Did 
a reboot.  Tried to connect and it just hung.  Cleared cache and set it 
up for Privoxy.  Tried again and it just hung.

I've given it a rest and gone back but today I cannot connect to the 
Ubuntu wiki through Konqueror.  I can connect with the wiki through 
Opera and Firefox (even after clearing the cache), but not through 
Konqueror.  It seems to connect to any other website, even adult ones 
where Privoxy blanks out a lot of content, but does not to the wiki 
page.

Anybody got any ideas why this should be?  Could the Automatix update 
have altered anything?  Should I try reinstalling Konqueror?

I have tried running chkrootkit to ensure there are no "nasties" on my 
system, but it comes up with nothing.
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Old Rocker