Re: firefox broken on arm64 ; about:config WebGL Disable

On 04.12.2023 23.50, Fred G. Finster wrote:
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>> From: Jesper Schmitz Mouridsen <jsm_at_FreeBSD.org>
>> Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 07:34:21 UTC
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>> On 25.11.2023 00.00, Jesper Schmitz Mouridsen wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Tabs crashes with signal 4 on arm64 not firefox 115 esr but 
>>> librewolf 117 dies as well as firefox 119 and 120. Hve not tested 116.
>>> example https://gist.github.com/jsm222/e6199a03142f5716921c82c3d2f3ddc5
>>>
>>> /Jsm
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>> Just build firefox-esr-115.5.0_1,1  and firefox-116.0.3_1,2 the first 
>> runs with aslr disabled, the latter signals 4.
>>
>> Any suggestions on what is going on are appreciated.
>>
>> /jsm
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> JSM, Void, other fellow FreeBSD-ARM users
> See if from inside FireFox,  you open URL about:config
> find  webgl.disabled and set it to value TRUE.
>
> See if this fixes crashes in versions 115 , 116 or later, Firefox-esr 
> version.  Report back your findings.
>
> webgl.disabled    true
>
Did not work for me on rpi4 with 4GB ram with firefox 119 from stock 
packages.. Perhaps it is just a masked OOM problem..

Thanks!

/jsm

> Robonuggie Youtube video shows this solution as working on  Arm64 
> FreeBSD operating system
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> FireFox broswer keeps crashing in FreeBSD 14.0 Release on aarch64 
> Raspberry Pi 400
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> WebGL disable in FireFox web browser (about:config) WebGL.disable TRUE 
> for aarch64 Raspberry Pi 400 Keyboard. FireFox crashing
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> Hello a short note, with a RoboNuggie Video at 16:23 start time to see 
> the problem in action.
>  https://youtu.be/thxnemnprPg?si=Nhm1EtUE4Aptcjx0&t=979
> https://www.youtube.com/@RoboNuggie  YouTube Channel for RoboNuggie
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> I will test myself on a Raspberry Pi 4B with 8GB dram running FreeBSD 
> 15.0-CURRENT  building Firefox 120.0_2,2 version
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> This is from booting up  the FreeBSD 14.0 RELEASE Snapshot image 
> https://Freebsd.org/where
> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/
> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-RPI.img.xz 
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>
> Thank you, Gecko for maintaining the FireFox Browser for FreeBSD.
> Will see about making a bug report in bugzilla, after I test the 
> FireFox 120.0_2,2 build version
> I see the FireFox version has increased to 121
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> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/121.0beta/releasenotes/
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> Version 121.0beta, first offered to Beta channel users on November 21, 
> 2023
>
> Firefox Beta gets updated 3 times a week and as a consequence, the 
> release notes for the Beta channel are updated continuously to reflect 
> features that have reached sufficient maturity to benefit from 
> community feedback and bug reports.
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