[NBLUG/talk] mozilla troubleshooting

troy fryman at sonic.net
Fri Jun 6 21:59:00 PDT 2003


On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 07:07:07PM -0500, jeff at dreadidread.homelinux.org wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I like Mozilla.
> 
> But one day recently, Mozilla has stopped working, and I don't know how to
> troubleshoot it.
> 
> Symptoms:
> 
> when I run mozilla, whether from Gnome or from the shell, it prompts me to
> select a profile, and that's as far as I get. I can select a profile, but
> nothing happens after that, the browser doesn't load.
> 
> The only thing I think could be playing a part in this unpleasant incident is
> that I recently was given access to a site to download movies, have downloaded
> some, and have filled up my pathetically small hard drive with them until I get
> them burned. 
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone's
> 1- run into a case where they've run out of space and can't launch a browser???

That could certainly be the cause of your problems.  How full is full?  
In case you don't know, the 'df' command is a good way to get this info.

Lots of nasty stuff can happen if you don't have enough free space.

-troy



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