429936 - Viewing several embedded YouTube videos in a row (about 3) causes system freeze

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Linda]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14

This has happened to me many times, but not all the time.  Often after viewing about 2 or 3 embedded YouTube videos on the same Web page, my system freezes:  the mouse doesn't work, ctl-alt-del doesn't work.  I have to press the power button, and the system goes through checking all the files (interminable).  Maybe it is a memory leak or something?

BTW the URL might be members-only.

My Mozilla (Firefox browser) is totally uptodate!  I remember the most recent automatic update happened the day before yesterday or something. 

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. View a Web page with several embedded YouTube videos.
2. Play 2 or 3 of the videos.
3. 
I am careful to let each video finish.
Actual Results:  
System froze, and the mouse stopped working, and ctl-alt-del stopped working, too.  In other words, the system didn't allow any input.

Expected Results:  
The system should not freeze.  It should let me continue browsing.

Nothing special.  I had probably no other applications open except this one Firefox browser window.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.x or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.10 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.