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Firefox tab crashes at startup

fredericdrapeau
fredericdrapeau
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I am on Linux, the kernel version is 3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64 (Red Hat 7.4 beta). I am working through ThinLinc version 4.8.0, Build 5456. When I start Firefox I get a tab indicating a crash. When I am logged directly on the machine, not through ThinLinc, it work fine. I copy the error message I get in my shell from the crash:

[root@cad1 ~]# [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (7): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (50): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (48): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (46): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (47): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322

      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0085,name=PBrowser::Msg_Destroy) Channel error: cannot send/recv

[Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (53): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (60): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (58): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (56): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (57): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322

      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0085,name=PBrowser::Msg_Destroy) Channel error: cannot send/recv

[Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (64): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (74): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (72): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (70): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322

      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv


      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv


      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv


      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv


      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv


      1. !!! [Parent][RunMessage] Error: Channel error: cannot send/recv


      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0074,name=PBrowser::Msg_SynthMouseMoveEvent) Channel error: cannot send/recv

[Parent 17786] WARNING: FileDescriptorSet destroyed with unconsumed descriptors: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/file_descriptor_set_posix.cc, line 22

      1. !!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0085,name=PBrowser::Msg_Destroy) Channel error: cannot send/recv
I am on Linux, the kernel version is 3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64 (Red Hat 7.4 beta). I am working through ThinLinc version 4.8.0, Build 5456. When I start Firefox I get a tab indicating a crash. When I am logged directly on the machine, not through ThinLinc, it work fine. I copy the error message I get in my shell from the crash: [root@cad1 ~]# [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (7): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (50): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (48): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (46): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (47): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0085,name=PBrowser::Msg_Destroy) Channel error: cannot send/recv [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (53): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (60): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (58): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (56): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (57): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0085,name=PBrowser::Msg_Destroy) Channel error: cannot send/recv [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (64): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (74): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (72): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 [Parent 17786] WARNING: pipe error (70): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 322 ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x46001C,name=PContent::Msg_PreferenceUpdate) Channel error: cannot send/recv ###!!! [Parent][RunMessage] Error: Channel error: cannot send/recv ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0074,name=PBrowser::Msg_SynthMouseMoveEvent) Channel error: cannot send/recv [Parent 17786] WARNING: FileDescriptorSet destroyed with unconsumed descriptors: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-52.2.0/firefox-52.2.0esr/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/file_descriptor_set_posix.cc, line 22 ###!!! [Parent][MessageChannel] Error: (msgtype=0x2C0085,name=PBrowser::Msg_Destroy) Channel error: cannot send/recv

Chosen solution

See:

You can disable multi-process windows in Firefox by setting these prefs to false on the about:config page.

  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false
  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

You can open the about:config page: via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

See:

You can disable multi-process windows in Firefox by setting these prefs to false on the about:config page.

  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false
  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

You can open the about:config page: via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

fredericdrapeau
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Thanks a lot cor-el! It fix my problem. Do you have an explanation for the problem? So I can have an idea where to search the next time... Thanks again, regards.