Closed Bug 1188862 Opened 9 years ago Closed 8 years ago

new update freezes computer when receiving mail with hardware acceleration enabled

Categories

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

38 Branch
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: deputyclerk, Unassigned)

References

Details

(Keywords: perf, Whiteboard: [closeme 2016-05-01])

Attachments

(1 file)

480.61 KB, application/x-ms-dos-executable
Details
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/7.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; BRI/1; BRI/2; GWX:QUALIFIED; rv:11.0) like Gecko

Steps to reproduce:

Turned on my computer Monday AM 7/27/15 checked email and found brief message that Thunderbird updated to 38.0 version.  Email messages came in only to freeze up screen & mouse so I was not able to do a proper shut down.


Actual results:

I had to cut the power and turn off my computer to do a restart.  If there is no new email messages I am able to view and use the site without problems.  I disabled Lightning the second time I did a restart.


Expected results:

I should have been warned of the new upgrade so I could have stopped the process or not done parts of it.
Start *Windows'* safe mode with networking enabled
- win8 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-safe-mode
- win7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7
- XP http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx

Still In Windows safe mode, start thunderbird in safe mode
- http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/safe-mode

Does problem go away?

Please also specify your ISP, and antivirus software
Flags: needinfo?(deputyclerk)
Keywords: perf
Attached file thunderbird.exe
I need to find a solution to my Thunderbird account freezing up after update to 38.0 ASAP.  Every time I receive an email my whole computer locks up!  Having to do restart each time is not helping me to conduct business in my office. Safe mode did not clear up the problem.  I have Norton 360 & Realtek PCLe FE Family Controller  IPV4.  All of this worked just fine until 7/29/15 when I turned on my computer.
If Thunderbird is causing your COMPUTER to freeze then you have some hardware, device driver or software loaded in the OS that is getting tripped. If WINDOWS safe mode did not help, then for starters run a full chkdsk on your drive.
Please post in text form, the graphics section of fireox's or Thunderbird's Help | Troubleshooting.
Are you at the most current version of driver for your graphics hardware?


> I should have been warned of the new upgrade so I could have stopped the process or not done parts of it.

Automatic updates are currently disabled, so you should not have been updated or offered an update unless you went to Help | About and requested an update.
See Also: → 1186755
Please update to version 38.2.0
Whiteboard: [closeme 2015-08-20]
Installed version 38.2.0 two days ago and email account is working okay so far.  Thank you for sticking with me and finding this solution.  I hope not to have anymore problems.
Sir, (or madam) 
Please post in text form, the graphics section of fireox's or Thunderbird's Help | Troubleshooting.
Are you at the most current version of driver for your graphics hardware?

And thanks for the update - but we'd still very much like to have this information.
Whiteboard: [closeme 2015-08-20]

  Application Basics

    Name: Thunderbird
    Version: 38.2.0
    User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.2.0
    Profile Folder: Show Folder

              (Local drive)
    Application Build ID: 20150813074416
    Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
    Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
    Memory Use: about:memory

  Mail and News Accounts
    account1:
      INCOMING: account1, , (pop3) mail.auroranewyork.us:110, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext
      OUTGOING: mail.auroranewyork.us:25, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext, true

    account2:
      INCOMING: account2, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext

  Crash Reports
    http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-03552c69-0f8d-4236-8a1a-bf3672140911 (9/11/2014)

  Extensions
    Remove Duplicate Messages, 0.1.14, true, {12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc}

  Important Modified Preferences

    Name: Value

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  Graphics

      Adapter Description: Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset
      Vendor ID: 0x8086
      Device ID: 0x2e32
      Adapter RAM: Unknown
      Adapter Drivers: igdumd64 igd10umd64 igdumdx32 igd10umd32
      Driver Version: 8.15.10.2226
      Driver Date: 10-15-2010
      Direct2D Enabled: Blocked for your graphics driver version.
      DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.17461)
      ClearType Parameters: ClearType parameters not found
      WebGL Renderer: false
      GPU Accelerated Windows: 0

      AzureCanvasBackend: skia
      AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
      AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo
      AzureContentBackend: cairo

  JavaScript

  Incremental GC: 1

  Accessibility

    Activated: 0
    Prevent Accessibility: 0

  Library Versions

      Expected minimum version
      Version in use

      NSPR
      4.10.8
      4.10.8

      NSS
      3.19.2 Basic ECC
      3.19.2 Basic ECC

      NSS Util
      3.19.2
      3.19.2

      NSS SSL
      3.19.2 Basic ECC
      3.19.2 Basic ECC

      NSS S/MIME
      3.19.2 Basic ECC
      3.19.2 Basic ECC      I hope this is what you asked for??
> I hope this is what you asked for??

Yes. 

And, does the problem return if you ENABLE hardware acceleration in options | advanced | general ?
reporter writes: "I also enabled the hardware acceleration this AM and have not had any problems so far but it has been a slow day for email today."

Thanks. Please keep us updated.

Also, your initial comment cites version "38.0", but we did not ship a 38.0, except as a beta. Your valid choices are 38.1.0 or 38.0.1.  Do you recall which it was?
When I enabled the hardware acceleration  option as you requested and my email account froze up again like before.  I have unchecked that box and my email is processing okay again.
Flags: needinfo?(deputyclerk)
Do you find a video driver newer than 10-15-2010?
Blocks: tb-hwa
Component: Untriaged → General
Summary: new update freezes computer when receiving mail → new update freezes computer when receiving mail with hardware acceleration enabled
reporter ...

(In reply to Wayne Mery (:wsmwk, use Needinfo for questions) from comment #12)
> Do you find a video driver newer than 10-15-2010 ??
Flags: needinfo?(deputyclerk)
Whiteboard: [closeme 2016-05-01]
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 8 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(deputyclerk)
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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