66032 - Browser lockup

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[james]

WinNT, sp5, checked with both mozilla 0.6 and 0.7.
When browsing www.smh.com.au with multiple windows, Mozilla locks up after a
period of time , normally less than 5 minutes. Confirmed over several days, but
not easily reproducible. I just start reading, open a few browser windows, and
after a couple of minutes it locks solid. Doesn't seem to happen with my setup
on other web pages.
I know this isn't much to go on, sorry.

Comment 1

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

unable to reproduce with 011904 win32 build on NT (also tested mac and linux). 
james, does it happen on a particular set of pages or after a reproduceable
progression of page loads.  does it happen if you don't open any new windows and
just follow links.  

Comment 2

[james]

I also could not reproduce today. Will attempt to reproduce it next time it
happens and report back.

Comment 3

[james]

OK. I cannot reproduce it 'on demand' with a specific set of mouse clicks, but I
can make it happen within a few minutes fairly reliably.
I go to www.smh.com.au. Using right mouse button, open up a bunch of pages 'open
link in new window' so they can download while I read them.
Read various pages, scrolling up and down with themb and scroll buttons. Close
each page as I finish with it.
Within a couple of minutes it locks solid.

Sorry I can't be more specific, this must be a pig to pin down.

Cheers,
James

Comment 4

[Doron Rosenberg (IBM)]

ok, try creating a new profile (mozilla -profilemanager). try with this new
profile and see if you can get this to happen. there are a lot of cases of wierd
issues in 0.6-> 0.7 upgrades

Comment 5

[james]

Created new profile, and just now locked solid.

Cheers, James

Comment 6

[james]

If it's any help, this ONLY happens at www.smh.com.au/*
I just spent an hour or so surfing with no problems. But within 2 minutes of
going to www.smh.com.au, locked solid.

James

Comment 7

[Tony Jordan]

Unable to reproduce after several minutes of browsing on that site in multiple
windows.  I am using 2001012404 on windows 98.  

For others wishing to QA this problem I can recommend starting your exploration
of said site at http://www.smh.com.au/news/0101/24/html/snapshot1.html

Comment 8

[Duncan Findlay]

Can't reproduce that on win 98 se 2001012304

Comment 9

[Keyser Sose]

Marking NEW. I think someone with more knowledge (aka the gods of Mozilla) need
to take a look and see if they can figure this one out.

Comment 10

[hirata masakazu]

Could this be some alert dialog is hidden by the front window, resembling a lock
up ? Like bug 62649?

Comment 11

[jcherryh]

I have tried reproducing this bug on another NT machine with no success, though
I can repreduce it as desired on my first machine. Perhaps it's one of those
Windows nightmare config situations?
Suggest close bug, I'll retest with the next milestone release.
James

Comment 12

[Oliver Klee]

Adding hang keyword and updating URL-

Comment 13

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

marking worksforme (using build 20010518.. (CVS)