276829 - start mozilla, no windows, no errors, is running according to ps -A

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[adam dudek]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041020
Build Identifier: ftp.mozilla.org /pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.7.5/mozilla-i686-pc-linux-gnu-1.7.5.tar.gz

I downloaded the tarball and extracted it to /usr/local/mozilla.  As root within
xterm , I goto that directory and type "./mozilla".  Mozilla windows do not
appear and neither do any errors.  I typed ps -A and i see mozilla is running. 
I have installed mozilla the same way many times and i made sure not to install
over the previous and i removed the ~/.mozilla directory as always.  I have
fedora core 3 and it is currently a mimimum install with mimimum X11.  I have
got the tarball to work only after reinstalling the default system, which has
gnome and someother packages.  The problem seems to be that a package is missing
that mozilla needs. Unfortunately i do not know how to find out what that
package is.  According to the README included in the tar ball, I have all
packages satisfied.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.With a minimum fedora core 3 install with X11 only download a mozilla tarball
2.Verify that the dependencies of mozilla (gtk, etc) are met, and install  
accordingly
3.Run mozilla
Actual Results:  
Mozilla is technically running but there is no gui and no errors.

Expected Results:  
Mozilla should run and display itself or atleast display an error.

fedora core 3 (fresh minimum install)
X11 (minimal install)
twm window manager or windowmaker window manager

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

is this still a problem?
If yes, you can try kill mozilla-bin, delete
/usr/local/mozilla/components/compreg.dat and start the app as root once
THen as your own user. Any change?

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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