371356 - firefox is locked while I save webpages to a slow storage media like a pendrive

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[Bastard]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1

I usually save webpages that have a lot of files, and when saving such pages to a pendrive it takes a lot of time due to the high number of files. During this time I cannot use firefox web browser. I did not test it, but this could be extrapolated to a floppy.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Load a webpage with a lot of files, even if they are small
2. Save the webpage to a slow storage media like a pendrive (USB flash drive)
3. Check that you cannot use the browser while the webpage is being saved.


Expected Results:  
The browser should save the actual webpage and let the continue using the browser while the page is being saved. The browser should realize that load another webpage in the same I am actually saving from.

Comment 1

[David Daivasagaya]

1. Mozilla {Build ID: 2005070205}
2. Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00 GHz 32-bit running Windows XP
3. Windows XP Home 32-bit

The bug happens on Mozilla 1.8b2 it also happens on Firefox 2.0.0.3 and Gran Paradiso 3.0a3. It freezes the browser until the save finishes and comes back to normal state.

Comment 2

[Enrico Weigelt]

I've got the same problem on Gentoo Linux + x86.

Comment 3

[Raza Abbas]

Saving the same page (cnet.com, lets say) on a flash drive freezes firefox for a good 10 seconds (as files are being downloaded I suppose) whereas on IE8 a dialog appears that shows the progress of the files.

Using FF3.5 btw.

Comment 4

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Reporter -> Are you still experiencing this issue with the latest version of Firefox 3.6.15? Does the issue occur with the latest nightly? http://nightly.mozilla.org/

Does the issue still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

How about with a new, empty profile? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile

Comment 5

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Closing bug as Incomplete - if you are still experiencing this issue or have more information to provide feel free to post back here and we can re-open the bug. You can also get assistance by visiting the Firefox help site -> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Ask+a+question

Comment 6

[Bastard]

I think firefox waits for the I/O to continue working.