Closed Bug 452609 Opened 16 years ago Closed 15 years ago

FF3.0.1 hangs if I open a large number of tabs

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Version:
3.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
critical

Tracking

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Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: wayne.upham, Unassigned)

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Details

(Keywords: hang)

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1 As a meteorologist I need to open a large number of charts at the same time and use the Ctrl+ [page up or page down] to navigate quickly. When I open this list: http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_pres_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_pres_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_pres_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_1000_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_1000_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_1000_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_850_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_850_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_850_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_700_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_700_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_700_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_500_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_500_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_500_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_300_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_300_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_300_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ngm/4panel/ngm_rh_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/4panel/eta_rh_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/aviation/6panel/avn_rh_6panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_500p_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_pres_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_1000_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_850_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_500_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_300_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_rh_9panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/ecmwf/ecmwf_500p_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/misc/eta_cape_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/misc/eta_hel_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/misc/eta_ehi_4panel.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/misc/eta_cum_prec.html http://weather.unisys.com/eta/misc/eta_cum_snow.html FF shows the pages getting loaded but the graphic keeps showing Google (my home page). If I move the mouse over the page some of the expected images bleed through and the text box widget for Google jumps to the top left. When I try to ctrl+page up I can see the tabs change focus to the next tab but the image in the browser continues to be a scramble Google and Weather chart. I should also note that this list is a folder within a folder list of bookmarks within the toolbar bookmarks. This defect shows up with other large "open all in tabs" selections as well. Smaller multiple tab openings seem ok (sorry, I don't have the "go/no-go" number yet). Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Load the list of URLs into a Bookmarks Toolbar (folder within a folder) 2.Right click on the toolbar bookmark and select "Open all in tabs" 3. Actual Results: Graphics unresponsive and scrambled when moused over. Tab navagation not changing the graphics but IS changing the tab focus on the tab bar Expected Results: Page should load. I should see the other pages when navigating through the other tabs
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Does this also happen when you start Firefox in Safe Mode or could this be extension related? At least on my system (WinXP, Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM) these 34 pages open without a glitch.
Firefox is in normal mode. I wasn't aware FF had a "Safe Mode." Windows is not in Safe Mode either. I hasn't been doing it too much lately now. I can still get it in this state if I use the "Close other Tabs" control. and "Open All In Tabs" afterward. I've only had the problem on a Compaq nc8430 laptop. Extension related? Maybe. I use these extensions: Adblock Plus 0.7.5.5 BlockSite 0.7.1 Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3 NoScript 1.7.9 ReloadEvery 3.0.0 Page Update Checker 0.3.1 (disabled with FF 3.0.1)
I haven't been able to reproduce this anymore. About still shows version 3.0.1 so I'm not not exactly sure what's changed. Please keep this open for a short while in case it starts acting up again.
Okay, I got it into the hang state again. I did the "Close other Tabs" control and "Open All In Tabs" afterward. After a couple times it hangs!
Using the same technique as in comment #5 I can reproduce the problem even in FF safe mode. In safe mode I tried it with extensions shut off and then with preferences set to default. Keep using the ["Close other Tabs" control and "Open All In Tabs" afterward] over and over until the problem shows up. I think it's a memory problem (leak?) so it may show up sooner with lower memory (I'm guessing on the memory).
Wayne, can you still reproduce it with Firefox 3.5.2?
Keywords: hang
Version: unspecified → 3.0 Branch
No, 3.5.2 runs good Thanks!
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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