585474 - constantly asking to update to 3.6.8 security update when does goes to blank screen with history search in url bar.

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[dave]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7

gives white screen after security update with bookmark history search in the url bar. 

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1.no idea
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Actual Results:  
it does it on its own

Expected Results:  
no idea

it should have gone to a Mozilla page.

Comment 1

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

You'll need help from http://support.mozilla.com/ investigating possible causes of this problem and gathering enough information so we know what needs fixing.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, Firefox 4.0.1 has been released, and it features significant improvements over previous releases. Can you please update to Firefox 4.0.1 or later, and retest your bug? Please also create a fresh profile (
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles), update your plugins (Flash, Java, Quicktime, Reader, etc) and update your graphics driver and Operating system to the latest versions available. 

If you still continue to see this issue, please comment. If you do not, please close this bug as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME

filter: prefirefox4uncobugs

Comment 3

[dave]

I have moved off that version several months ago as I got a new Macbook Air. I installed 4.0.1 but it is having its own set of issues. It fails to update and the pop up blocker does not function all the time.

Comment 4

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Try a fresh profile, and if you still have the issues with Firefox 4, please file new bugs