Subject: Re: firefox-linux process
To: Daniel Bolgheroni <dbolgheroni@unifei.edu.br>
From: Daniel Sieger <dsieger@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/28/2007 21:17:24
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 06:12:40PM +0000, Daniel Bolgheroni wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running www/firefox-bin-flash from pkgsrc-2006Q3 on NetBSD/i386 3.1,
> but it crashes often. The problem is I can't run firefox-linux again
> ("Firefox is already running. (...)"). But when I look up for the process,
> I can't find it. I get this message even when trying to run NetBSD
> compiled binary firefox. /var/run has nothing too.
Firefox places a lock file in your home directory, which you have to
delete manually if Firefox crashes. Look for
$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/<your_profile_identifier>/.parentlock
and remove the file.
Hope this helps,
Daniel
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Bielefeld University
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