764853 - Gecko surfaceview is hidden if a new tab is opened when session restore fails at startup

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Cristian Nicolae (:xti)]

Firefox 16.0a1 (2012-06-14)
Device: Galaxy Nexus
OS: Android 4.0.2

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Fennec
2. Browse to www.earthcam.com and tap on a live cam from the LIVE Webcam Network (right side of the screen)
3. If the loaded page will display a black streaming instead of live images tap on device Home button
4. Play with other apps for a couple of minutes until the Fennec process is ended
5. Reopen Fennec
6. Open a new tab

Expected result:
No issues should occur while performing the STR.

Actual result:
At step 5, the tabs count is missing and the page opened after step 2 will keep loading.
After step 2, the Gecko surfaceview will be hidden. The Tabs Menu UI will remain on the screen until the Fennec will be closed (video: http://youtu.be/T_8cnuUt8yE)

Comment 1

[Cristian Nicolae (:xti)]

Attachment: screenshot

This issue is still reproducing on the latest Nightly build.

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Firefox 16.0a1 (2012-06-18)
Device: Galaxy Nexus
OS: Android 4.0.2

Comment 2

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Sriram, dupe?

Comment 3

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

Is the browser even able to open web pages in this state? It sounds like Gecko is crashed or failed to load.

Comment 4

[Brian Nicholson (:bnicholson)]

I'm having trouble reproducing this - specifically, following step 3.

Cristian, do you still see this problem? Can you explain how to make the page "display a black streaming"?

Comment 5

[Cristian Nicolae (:xti)]

(In reply to Brian Nicholson (:bnicholson) from comment #4)
> I'm having trouble reproducing this - specifically, following step 3.
> 
> Cristian, do you still see this problem? Can you explain how to make the
> page "display a black streaming"?

I cannot reproduce this issue on the latest Nightly build. I am trying to make Fennec to fail at startup, to make the spinner running but without displaying anyting, but without success so far. I will close the bug as WFM and I will reopen it if this issue occurs.