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Firefox constantly crashing while on blackboard

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  • 31-03-2010 1:35pm
    #1
    Offside
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭


    Hi, wondering if anyone else is having this problem, Since I updated to the latest version of Firefox blackboard's become unusable, it will let me navigate into one pdf page through a course and then if I try and move away from it to another page it's always crashing. Happening to anyone else?


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    #2
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    I'd try google chrome..... Firefox has gone pretty crappy lately and has never worked properly for me with blackboard :)


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    Fad
    Registered Users Posts: 7,231 ✭✭✭Fad


    Since I updated it'll let me access Blackboard some times. It wouldnt before though.

    I have to use safari for connect and bboard. And if I have a pre lab quiz involving indication of an atom/functional group in a molecule I have to go to a computer room and use one of the pleb-machines to get IE (Imagine NEEDING to use IE, fúcking ridiculous)


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    #4
    Go-Go-Gadget
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭Go-Go-Gadget


    The latest Firefox update has fixed all problems for me. doesnt crash anymore on blackboard.


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    groovyniamh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭groovyniamh


    Yes!! It's driving me mad, I've always used firefox and this never happened me before. grrrr :mad:


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    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    It stalls a little when opening pdfs but it has gotten better in the last few months. Was great a few years ago and has steadily declined in speed and reliability. New version seems ok though


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    #7
    Offside
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭Offside


    Yeah I've switched to google chrome for blackboard, only annoying thing is I can't figure out how to change the proxy settings for it so have to open up firefox for other browsing when in the library. Can anyone help with this?


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    ozt9vdujny3srf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭ozt9vdujny3srf


    I am a mac user so am going on memory, but i think it uses the same proxy settings as internet explorer. If you can change internet explorers settings then the changes will apply to chrome (afair when you go to the change proxy settings menu in chrome it brings you to the windows "lan settings" dialog aswell.

    All open to correction.


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    #9
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,231 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    The latest version of Firefox seems to have issues with Flash again although for some strange reason I only find that it crashes when using flash aps when Windows Live Messenger is running in the background.

    No idea why that is tbh.

    I can't wait for the use of HTML 5 to be widespread then we can finally say goodbye to Flash.


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    #10
    seraphimvc
    Registered Users Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭seraphimvc


    the person who constantly has about 20+ tabs(including ucd website and BB) open in his FF browser for 24/7 comes in to say hi :pac:


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    Jack Bracken
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭Jack Bracken


    Try reinstalling Java, firefox and/or Adobe Reader/Foxit/whatever pdf reading software you use.


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