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Old 12-22-2009, 08:28 AM   #1
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FIrefox doesn't start!


When I open Firefox, nothing happens.

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

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$ 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?
 
Old 12-22-2009, 08:47 AM   #2
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Maybe try uninstall-reinstall? Remove your ~/.mozilla directory or back it up somewhere and retry.
 
Old 12-22-2009, 09:05 AM   #3
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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"?
 
Old 12-22-2009, 09:07 AM   #4
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Try:
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sudo xulrunner-1.9 --register-global
I think the xulrunner version is different.

GRE = Gecko Runtime Environment

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Old 12-22-2009, 09:26 AM   #5
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Code:
$ su
Password: 
# xulrunner-1.9 --register-global
bash: xulrunner-1.9: command not found
 
Old 12-22-2009, 09:33 AM   #6
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Try upgrading firefox and xulrunner.
What's your firefox and xulrunner versions?
Code:
rpm -qa |grep firefox
rpm -qa |grep xulrunner

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Old 12-22-2009, 09:40 AM   #7
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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
 
Old 12-22-2009, 09:54 AM   #8
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"yum update firefox" fixed it.
 
Old 12-22-2009, 10:30 AM   #9
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Quote:
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"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.
 
Old 12-25-2009, 07:06 PM   #10
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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.

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