[lug] Firefox crashes

[Steven A Hart]

  I've got an annoying problem and I can't seem to find a solution online.

Here's my setup:
RHEL 5 64 bit
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.20) Gecko/20110804 
Red Hat/3.6-2.el5 Firefox/3.6.20
File: libflashplayer.so   Version: Shockwave Flash 11.0 d1
kernel = 2.6.18-274.el5

I was using the the latest stable libflashplayer and had this same 
problem and hoped that the newer beta would help but it did not.

So the main problem:

I usually keep Firefox running all day.  At least once a day (usually 
2-3 times a day), It will randomly just disappear.  Sometimes it happens 
while I'm surfing, other times I'll only have gmail open and idle and 
come back to find the browser gone.  Usually it happens while a flash 
site is being viewed.

dmesg shows:
plugin-containe[24641]: segfault at 0000003e4de80300 rip 
0000003e4de80300 rsp 000000004227b0d8 error 14
plugin-containe[26236]: segfault at 0000003e4de80300 rip 
0000003e4de80300 rsp 0000000041dd10d8 error 14
plugin-containe[26341]: segfault at 0000003e4de80300 rip 
0000003e4de80300 rsp 0000000041be90d8 error 14
plugin-containe[27676]: segfault at 0000003e4de80300 rip 
0000003e4de80300 rsp 00000000428d80d8 error 14


/var/log/messages shows:
kernel: plugin-containe[27676]: segfault at 0000003e4de80300 rip 
0000003e4de80300 rsp 00000000428d80d8 error 14

I've found similar problems listed but no real solutions that seem to 
fit.  I was just curious if anyone had any ideas. I know flash and Linux 
still don't play nice but this crashing is getting old and I'd like to 
be rid of it if possible.

Thanks

Steve
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Steve Hart
Systems Administrator
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
University of Colorado Boulder
Steven.Hart at colorado.edu
(303)492-8109
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