599124 - cannot check for updates on 20100923 trunk 64-bit mac build

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Application Update, defect)

Comment 1

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Set app.update.log and devtools.errorconsole.enabled to true in about:config and restart Firefox.

Open the error console and clear it. Perform a check for updates in the about window. In the error console find the entry that starts with "AUS:SVC Checker:getUpdateURL - update URL:" and paste it in this bug

Comment 2

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Here's what I get for "Check For Updates":
Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE) [nsIJSCID.getService]"  nsresult: "0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame :: chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js :: checkForUpdates :: line 421"  data: no]

Comment 3

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

Ben: I am not seeing this on x64 Mac - I just updated from the 20100922 build and when I check for updates on the 20100923 build I get "There are no updates available" and no errors in the console.

Comment 4

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

FoxyProxy was causing this

Comment 5

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Please zip up the FoxyProxy extension and if it is small enough attach it to this bug. Then I'll check how it caused this and if we can protect against this happening in the future

Comment 6

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

I already deleted it, unfortunately. It hasn't changed since I downloaded it from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2464/contribute/roadblock/?src=addondetail, though. I _think_ this is the one I had:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/addons/2464/foxyproxy_standard-2.22.1-fx+sm+tb.xpi

Comment 7

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Marcia, can you try to reproduce by installing FoxyProxy.

btw: I wasn't able to reproduce on Windows

Comment 8

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

I'm not seeing this here, foxyproxy appears to be pretty broken and is throwing errors into the console but check for updates opens the window just fine.

Comment 9

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

I downloaded the same extension version as in Comment 6 and wasn't able to reproduce. As Dave notes in Comment 8, the extension produces a number of errors in the console and doesn't properly show in the Tools Menu, but Check for Updates still WFM.

(In reply to comment #7)
> Marcia, can you try to reproduce by installing FoxyProxy.
> 
> btw: I wasn't able to reproduce on Windows

Comment 10

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

bhearsum, can we get a list of your installed extensions? It might be due to an interaction between FoxyProxy and another extension.

Comment 11

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

I also had the latest Adblock Plus and Foxclocks.

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/addons/1117/foxclocks-2.6.18-fx+tb+sb+sm.xpi
and
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/addons/1865/adblock_plus-1.2.2-fx+sm+tb+fn.xpi