Yesterday Mozilla officially released Firefox 9.0 final with JavaScript improvements, hang on hang on! surprise! surprise! Firefox 9.0.1 has been released for Windows, Linux an Mac platforms reminds you bit of Firefox 8.0.1 release followed by Firefox 8. Though this release mainly aimed at Mac users who are affected with crashes on startup after upgrade to Firefox 9. But the desktop update is pushed by Mozilla to all platforms, Android users not affected with this.
Upgrading from Firefox 9.0 – 9.0.1
What you should do now is check you’re already on Firefox 9.0.1 release update channel if not from Help menu in Firefox select “About Firefox” 1.9 MB update will be downloaded and installed after restart once you click the “Apply Update” button.
Check these bugs 71194, 708572, 335998 for more details as Firefox 9.0.1 release notes doesn’t tells much.
And after upgrade to Firefox 9.0.1, redesigned what’s new page loads with “Different by design” headline and with “Hooray! your Firefox is up to date” text on the header and with video explaining about Mozilla non-profit organization and their Firefox browser. This page is really attractive.
Update: Surprise to see lot of users experiencing crashes with Firefox 9.0.1 even the same case with me, so you’re not alone. Keep your fingers crossed Firefox 10 releasing on 31st of this month (January) which may fix these crashes.
I have seen lot of users reporting crashes in Mozilla support forums and on other sites where Firebug seems the cause, if you’re using Firebug make sure its updated , if it is then wait for its update also.
Funny! Firefox 9.0.1 has been CRASHING NON STOP since upgrading!!!!!!
Im about to switch to another browser..
I’m a web developper (on Mac) using Firefox, and I got the same issue. I use LOADS of javascript and lots of different UI… and it KEEPS crashing since the latest upgrade.
9.0.1 crashes CONSTANTLY. What a joke!!
BTW – I am using Windows 7 on an Acer PC.
yup – 9.01 is constantly lose focus and then after just be rebooted – do not show anything besides empty Tabs or Group of Tabs what you be “lucky” to choose before it. I switching off all plugins, trying “safemode” – sometimes it helps sometimes not. At lest problem arised again and again in unpredictable way.
And I don’t found no any info on Firefox site about. May be I can’t find due very “smart” bugtracking system for such silly person as I’m, but it annoying in very and very unsuitable way – since hadicap on switching major version been started at last spring 4.xx 5… and now 9.01 – alot versions but problem now one only – FF isn’t reliable WebBrowser almost one year.
On another comp I use FF 3.xx – it still updating and work fast and reliable w/o any serious problems. I recieving prompts about availblity 9.01 on this comp but do not update it – I don’t trust on this FF version “steroids” run
One comp run Windows XP, Windows 7.
If I find safe and reliable way to revert 9.01 back to 3.xx node I will do it so fast as it will be possible.
I guess we must to propose to make such congenial “fix” for FF :) programmers seems lost in the way.
The bugs impacted some Linux and Windows users too but nowhere as many as Mac.
As this is the second emergency fix in a row (FF8 / 8.0.1), it does look like Mozilla are being stretched too thinly by the new rapid release cycle, just for the sake of matching Chrome – more testing and fewer new releases would help rebuild some confidence, especially amongst business users and add-on developers…
Firefox 9.0.1 has been hanging when closed or better said it leaves the process “firefox” to keep running and when I later try to open the browser it says there is already an instance of it running. So I go and manually end that process and it opens up just fine.
Another problem and I am not sure if this is specific to 9.0 or the earlier version is that my icon pictures for my bookmark toolbar are gone or the majority are gone. Some are there but most have disappeared and in there place there is a little empty gray box outlined in a dotted line.
Also, just realized that the Submit Feedback is not working. I fill in the field but when I click submit nothing happens which is why I am here!!!
Just upgraded to Firefox 9.0 and am afraid to reinstall the webroot security anywhere software. last time it crashed. I wonder if firefox 9.0 and webroot anywhere are compatible or should I get another security software? please advise as i am currently unprotected.
Since upgrading to 9.0.1 on my Mac Lion iMac Firefox does NOT open and hangs and F’s up my whole system where I have to force quit and re-boot my computer. Didn’t happen with 8. Am now using CHROME even though I prefer Firefox when it works!!!!
Firefox 9.0.1 is crashing all around since the update, both Windows and Linux. It didn’t happen with Firefox 8. To hell with Mozilla, I won’t use this Chrome-wannabe anymore, I’ll just use Chome.
Firefox 9.0.1 is crashing like hell now on Linux. If Mozilla wants to kill and bury Firefox, they should just tell the users to stop using it, instead of annoy them.
Firefox 9.0.1 loaded automatically in the middle of the night. I use Microsoft XP and since Firefox loaded 9.0.1 it has continually crashed. I lost all the web pages I had active. I love Firefox and how it operates but it has become a royal pain. I had to use Chrome just to find out about the FF 9.0.1 problems and issues. FF kept crashing whenever I tried to open up certain web sites/pages. Even little blog sites. This is really bad guys. I found one site but it was full of technical crap that I know nothing about. I just want FF to work like it should.
Mozilla 9.0.1 is constantly crashing since upgrading…. very annoying. Going to use something else.
pc w7, crashes , v9.01
not on text,
but that is expected. text working.
java for sure. and some pdf down loads. (may be java powered .?)
9.0.1 crashed immediately and every time I open it. Guess I’m switching to Chrome.
I’m a Linux user and Firefox 9.0.1 on PCLinuxOS and Firefox just KEEPS crashing nonstop *seemingly* at random. If I run it in Firefox’s “safe mode” that auto disables ALL add-ons it is a fair bit better but still crashes, just not *quite* as often. If I don’t run it in “safe mode” it’s practically unusable, crashing straight on start-up 50% of the time and the rest of the time randomly but almost always within a few minutes or less. There may well be a pattern to its crashes, but I’m yet to spot it. I LOVE Firefox and it’s my primary browser. I *really* hope Mozilla fix this pronto or I’ll either switch back to version 8 or to a different browser if need be.
just go to the builders site, and run pre 9 releases. (vast selections)
pick one.
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/
ok, got safe mode to actually remove my 13 extension, hoohoo
this fixed the problem , so my error was not noticing the failed removals.
and that safe mode , will remove them
I added back, my 3 favorite extension.
key scrambler. + Ghostery and saved pw editor, and FIPs pw scrambler(part of ff)
and it plays.’
lesson, is that ver. 9 hates my suite of Extension. (some must have be bad or not up to needs of v9)
i suspect my add blacks and java, filters , failed.
first off, firefox is a stable platform , and has been, always.
that is why there are so few complaints ,grin.
do virgin load of FF. and tell my that it don’t run right? ( it does)
i’d never blame them first. not me, been using mozilla since day 1.
never do i ever use IE.. ( i use linux for all bank transactions, Ubuntu….)
the only issues i see is the extensions(plugins)
if you up grade, you need to remove them all , then add them 1 by
one from the orig. site to see if they are compliant with 9.01 FF.
most will tell you they are now (many, or or clueless so far)
that is the bleeding edge. ( plugins do that…)
what i did was do screen shots of all my plugin’s before i removed them all.
they are like dirty socks.. take em off, and then try it.
Same same.. Constantly crashing in v. 9.0.1
Tried disabling everything – Extensions and Plugins..
Switching to Chrome now, hoping for a bugfix release soon : /
what OS ? not saying the OS or FF version makes for hard solutions. see?
un-install FF.
then install it , it will run prefect. (mine has since day zero, 1995?)
i ran on the ARP net too..
every FF error ive ever had , was caused by me, “insane plugin’s”
what people dont understand is when you uninstall thinks many APPS fail (bad to bone IMHO ) they fail to ask, remove all of program or all program , data and plug ins.
fail hard. die hard.
PC pro (not saying i am, im a retired pro) is you must delete the program files section under mozilla FF.
then the (w7) users section of mozilla FF
then make sure the registry is clean of all FF entry points.
then and only then is FF or other programs gone.
then install a fresh FF and bingo it works ( I AM 100% sure !)
if you dont like the FF unstall code, file a SPR in the bugzilla.
they will fix it. if needed, not saying it does, because i dont uninstall FF daily.
cheers
Excuse my french.. I _thought_ I had disabled all extensions and plugins when testing, but for some reason Firebug was NOT disabled. Yesterday I updated Firebug to latest version (v. 1.9.1) and that stop the crashes!
Here’s some Firebug 1.9.1 release notes: http://blog.getfirebug.com/2012/01/31/firebug-1-9-1/
This is so depressing. If the latest releases of firebug are part of a Google conspiracy to kill off FF then they’ve done a great job. I wouldn’t recommend FF to my worst enemy’s dog.