why am I unable to startup mozilla?

phillippefs · 05-17-2004, 09:39 AM

When I click on the Mozilla Icon, to start up the browser, a tab opens up , saying ' Starting Mozilla Web browser'. After this there is no response, and a browser window doesn't open. The system monitor displays Mozilla-Bin for a little while, and then that disappears too!!!
I use Red Hat Linux 9.
I need help on this, as I am a Linux Novice, and can not comprehend whats happening tomy system!!! I was able to use Mozilla Yesterday, and today, it just does'nt show up!!

Thx,
Phil

zmieff · 05-17-2004, 09:43 AM

try to open an terminal and enter mozilla

is there an output??

if yes, please post it

phillippefs · 05-17-2004, 09:48 AM

Yep,
This is what I got...

[root@localhost root]# mozilla
[root@localhost root]#

There was no other response...

Thank you for the quick reply,

phillippefs · 05-17-2004, 09:52 AM

Something else just showed up.... I opened a HTML file, and it opened in Mozilla, but I am unable to open any more Browser windows......
Phil..

linuxzouk · 05-17-2004, 10:23 AM

try reinstall mozilla

phillippefs · 05-18-2004, 12:26 PM

How do i re-install mozilla? Do i have to download something?

Thanks,
Phil

whansard · 05-18-2004, 01:13 PM

delete the .mozilla directory in your home dir.

maybe you have more than one copy of moz on your system?
usually it's in /usr/lib/mozilla

moridon77 · 05-18-2004, 01:16 PM

you could also check and make sure you have the right shell linked to the icon you created to make it run. when i installed mozilla i linked the wrong command shell to the icon the first time and it acted the exsact same way by simply trying to open and sitting there doing nothing, then it eventually closed with nothing happening. try linking the icon to the firefix shell under the mozilla folder instead of the run-mozilla.sh shell.

Lleb_KCir · 05-18-2004, 01:20 PM

i am having the exact same issue running RH9.

i deleted the .mozilla out of my home dir, and i only have plugins in my /usr/lib/mozilla dir

as for the icon, its just the standard default icon in the panle made during install.

whansard · 05-18-2004, 01:24 PM

find / -name "mozilla-bin" -type f -print

that will see if you have more than one mozilla-bin around.

Lleb_KCir · 05-18-2004, 08:55 PM

Code:

 find / -name "mozilla-bin" -type f print
find: paths must precede expression
Usage: find [path...] [expression]

thats is the output i get?

whansard · 05-18-2004, 09:46 PM

you missed the dash in front of print

Lleb_KCir · 05-19-2004, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by whansard
you missed the dash in front of print

Code:

 find / -name "mozilla-bin" -type f -print
/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4.2/mozilla-bin

duh. ok im blonde. now what steps do i take?

whansard · 05-19-2004, 05:13 AM

go to an xterminal
cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4.2/
type
./mozilla

Lleb_KCir · 05-19-2004, 09:43 AM

Code:

cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4.2/
[ray@localhost mozilla-1.4.2]$ ./mozilla
-bash: ./mozilla: No such file or directory
[ray@localhost mozilla-1.4.2]$ ls
chrome             libldap50.so        mozilla-rebuild-databases.pl
components         libmozjs.so         mozilla-xremote-client
defaults           libmsgbaseutil.so   plugins
icons              libnssckbi.so       regchrome
libgkgfx.so        libprldap50.so      regxpcom
libgtkembedmoz.so  libxpcom_compat.so  res
libgtksuperwin.so  libxpcom.so         run-mozilla.sh
libgtkxtbin.so     libxpistub.so       searchplugins
libjsj.so          mozilla-bin         xpicleanup

i appriciate all the help, but i would ask one more favor.

please tell me what all of these comands are that im typing in, so i learn not only the who, but more importantly the why.

kind of like teaching a man to fish vs giving a man a fish thing.

your efforts are more then appriciated.