Sharing Firefox between Windows&Linux

Ashrack · 01-12-2007, 06:54 AM

I am sharing a Firefox profile on a FAT32 partition between Windows XP and LINUX!
The problems are the following:

1. I boot into UBUNTU LINUX and launch Firefox where AUTOSCROOLING OPTION is TICKED in FF 'preferences'. Then I close FF and reboot to WIndows XP where I also launch Firefox and the 'autoscrooling option' is still 'ticked. But when I reboot back to UBUNTU from Windows and open FF the 'autoscrooling option' gets unticked.

2. I boot into UBUNTU and launch FF where middle click button closes the TAB. But when I boot into GENTOO LINUX middle click button on a tab reloads it.

How do I fix this so the AUTOSCROOLING OPTION is always TICKED and the tab closes on middle click??

I've tried it with a clean profile but still the same thing.
Using Firefox 1.5 and UBUNTU EDGY.

dracolich · 01-12-2007, 10:17 AM

How exactly did you share the profile? Is it a way that would still allow files to be different on each OS? Can Firefox in Ubuntu store files that Firefox in Win doesn't share?

If I were going to share mine on a FAT32 partition I would use Win to create it, then boot Linux and, before loading Firefox, run

ln -s ~/.mozilla/firefox /path/to/profile

Obviously replace /path/to/profile with the actual path. This way you ensure that ALL profile-related files are shared.

Ashrack · 01-12-2007, 11:25 AM

well I have a bit different approach.

In Gentoo&Ubuntu I have the FAT32 shared this way:

Code:

FSTAB:
##fat32 firefox
/dev/hda9 /home/tom/.mozilla/ vfat utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=0,auto,rw,users 0 1

and in Windows I have set FAT32 partition mount path to:

Code:

c:\Documents and Settings\*my username*\Application Data\Mozilla

dracolich · 01-12-2007, 01:22 PM

That works, too. Wow! A whole partition just for Mozilla's files!

Let's say /dev/hda9 translates to F: in Windows. You actually mapped F: to the C:\Documents*Mozilla directory? Then I can't see how one would be different - or why General.AutoScroll would be reset to false in about:config.

As for the #2 thing does the mouse button produce the same keycode and is the keycode mapped to the same function in both Ubuntu and Gentoo? Which window manager(s) do you use?

Ashrack · 01-12-2007, 02:00 PM

dracolich

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That works, too. Wow! A whole partition just for Mozilla's files!

what can I say, GO MOZILLA

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Let's say /dev/hda9 translates to F: in Windows. You actually mapped F: to the C:\Documents*Mozilla directory?

I did it like that because I hated the thought of another drive letter in Windows. I already have
C: -system drive
D: - DVDROM
E: -IMAGE DRIVE
Z: NETWORK drive
and that is way to much mess already.

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Then I can't see how one would be different - or why General.AutoScroll would be reset to false in about:config.

me neither

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As for the #2 thing does the mouse button produce the same keycode and is the keycode mapped to the same function in both Ubuntu and Gentoo?

yes it does

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Which window manager(s) do you use?

KDE ofcourse

Ashrack · 01-14-2007, 01:07 PM

just tried it on a friends computer. He is running Win2k3 and Ubuntu DAPPER GNOME and the same thing happens with autoscrolling.
So apperantly I am not the only one affected here.

Ashrack · 01-15-2007, 03:29 AM

I finally got the sollution over at BUGZILLA firefox. I am posting the solution so others with similar problem will find the answer:

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--- Comment #1 from Ria Klaassen <ria.klaassen@gmail.com> 2007-01-14 12:51:57 PST ---
Sounds like your Linux has a different default for general. autoScroll.
You could make a user.js with the line user_pref("general.autoScroll", true);
in it.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js