Firefox - Unexpected response from server

Tue Mar 6 18:55:51 UTC 2007

NoOp wrote:
> On 03/05/2007 11:10 AM, Albert Wagner wrote:
>> Albert Wagner wrote:
<snipS>
>>> FWIW, I selected re-install Firefox in Synaptic, waited for the 
>>> reinstallation, then shutdown any/all open copies of Firefox and 
>>> restarted Firefox. Firefox now works as it did before, properly handling 
>>> https sites.
>>>
>> I spoke too soon.  Firefox still fails on https.  Sometimes shutting it 
>> down and starting it again allows it to accept https links from 
>> thunderbird.  Best I can say now is that it's intermittent.  And there 
>> WAS/IS something wrong with the updates of the last of February.
>>
> 
> Not sure what you mean by accept https links from thunderbird, 

I mean when I click on an https link in an email in Thunderbird; e.g.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users found at the
bottom of each email from ubuntu-users.  If Firefox is not running, then 
such a click causes Firefox to start, but it yields the error message 
"Unexpected response from server".  If Firefox is already running after 
having been started by clicking its Applicatioin menu item or on the top 
panel, then clicking on that same link in an email in Thunderbird does 
not cause an error but rather opens the link.  IOW, Firefox loads https 
site correctly or yields an error, depending on how it was started. 
This situation is one step up in functionality from what existed prior 
to reinstalling Firefox via Synaptic.  Prior to reinstallation of 
Firefox, all attempts to load from an https server failed with the 
error;  And that behavior started suddenly after the installation of 
Firefox upgrades in late February.  Prior to those upgrades, Firefox 
performed flawlessly.

> but
> perhaps it's time that you checked your system overall:

Are we looking for something that the recent updates might have done? 
Or are we just trying to verify that I don't have a totally screwed 
system due to my own stupidity?  There were several users who 
experienced the exact same Firefox errors triggered by the exact same 
updates.

> 
> Here is what I'd recommend:
> 
> If you have Automatix installed uninstall it. You can reinstall it later
>  if you want, but for now get rid of it.

I don't use Automatix.

> 
> sudo apt-get remove automatix2
> 
> Now remove & reinstall ubuntu-desktop:
> 
> sudo apt-get remove ubtuntu-desktop
> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
> 
> [Note: I have ubuntu-desktop removed on nearly all of my systems but
> that is because I install OpenOffice & other software directly. However,
> you should remove and reinstall so that you are sure to have all the
> proper pieces before going further.]

I'm a little cautious about this.  What does that do?  What, if 
anything, do I stand to lose?

> 
> Now clean up your repository sources:
> 
> http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper#How_to_add_extra_repositories
> Starting at:
> sudo cp -p /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup
> Follow the instructions & replace *everything* in your sources list.

Not sure what you mean by "replace *everything* in your sources list". 
If I do that, have I really made a change?

I am cautious about this also.  How do I know that this site can be 
trusted?  It says that it is unofficial.  Below is the contents of 
/etc/apt/sources.list

====================================================================
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe main restricted 
multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main 
restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main 
restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
====================================================================

> 
> Be sure to include:
> wget -q http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo
> apt-key add -

What is medibuntu?
> 
> Freecontrib.org tends to get hit by DDoS attacks:
> https://launchpad.net/plf/+bug/68262

So??
> 
> If you run Wine:

I don't run Wine.
> 
> http://winehq.org/site/download-deb
> First, open a terminal window. Then add the repository's key to your
> system's list of trusted APT keys by copy and pasting the following:
> 
> wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo
> apt-key add -
>             ^ don't forget to go to the end "-" mark
> 
> For Ubuntu Dapper (6.06):
> sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/dapper.list
> -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
> 
> Now do
> 
> sudo apt-get update
> 
> If you get errors, run it again until it runs clean with no errors. If
> you still receive errors, then go back to
> http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper#How_to_add_extra_repositories
> and double check your work.
> 
> Now do
> 
> sudo apt-get upgrade
> 
> That will upgrade all of your Dapper packages to the current (as of
> today) levels. Don't worry, it won't try to do any upgrades to Edgy or
> Feisty etc.
> 
> Reboot.
> 
> See if that fixes your problem. If nothing else it gives us a starting
> point of knowing that you are cleanly up to date & will make
> troubleshooting a little easier.
> 
Thank you for your reply.  I am more than willing to make the changes 
that you suggest.  I simply need a little reassurance that doing so 
isn't going to leave me worse off.