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MTK358

12-22-2009 08:28 AM

FIrefox doesn't start!

When I open Firefox, nothing happens.

I tried to launch it from a terminal, but got this:

Code:

$ firefox

Could not find compatible GRE between version 1.9.1.5 and 1.9.1.5.

What does that mean and how do I fix it?

~sHyLoCk~

12-22-2009 08:47 AM

Maybe try uninstall-reinstall? Remove your ~/.mozilla directory or back it up somewhere and retry.

MTK358

12-22-2009 09:05 AM

Code:

$ mv .mozilla mozilla.backup

`.mozilla' -> `mozilla.backup'

$ firefox

Could not find compatible GRE between version 1.9.1.5 and 1.9.1.5.

What's "GRE"?

~sHyLoCk~

12-22-2009 09:07 AM

Try:

Quote:

sudo xulrunner-1.9 --register-global

I think the xulrunner version is different.

GRE = Gecko Runtime Environment

MTK358

12-22-2009 09:26 AM

Code:

$ su

Password: 

# xulrunner-1.9 --register-global

bash: xulrunner-1.9: command not found

~sHyLoCk~

12-22-2009 09:33 AM

Try upgrading firefox and xulrunner.
What's your firefox and xulrunner versions?

Code:

rpm -qa |grep firefox

rpm -qa |grep xulrunner

Lee_Ball

12-22-2009 09:40 AM

As an asside, the current versions in my Fedora 12 64 bit are:

firefox-3.5.6-1.fc12.x86_64
xulrunner-1.9.1.6-1.fc12.x86_64

MTK358

12-22-2009 09:54 AM

"yum update firefox" fixed it.

Lee_Ball

12-22-2009 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358 (Post 3801309)

"yum update firefox" fixed it.

Great. Always try updating things. Even when things aren't broke I like to do a yum update now and again.

It might be worth trying a plain:

Code:

yum update

without specifying firefox to see if any updates are needed.

harishpillay

12-25-2009 07:06 PM

Thanks

I encountered the same problem when I updated my son's F11 machine. I had done a yum update overnight and apparently it did not complete. Re-running yum update firefox fixed the problem.

Harish

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