[Bug 246010] Re: firefox will not open on second screen

[keepitsimpleengr]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 308605 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308605

Please read the bug report before marking it as a duplicate.
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308605 is not related at all to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/246010.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/246010 is about
being unable to open a Firefox window on a second screen when a Firefox
window is open on another screen.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/30860<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308605>
is
about being unable to open a Firefox window after closing the last Firefox
window (quitting).


On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Llluís Rubíes
<lluisrubies at gmail.com>wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 308605 ***
>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308605
>
> ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 239763
>   Firefox still running warning
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 308605
>   [MASTER]Firefox is already running message
>
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> firefox will not open on second screen
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246010
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>
> Status in “firefox-3.0” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> ⋯:~$ lsb_release -rd
> Description:    Ubuntu 8.04.1
> Release:        8.04
>
> ⋯:~$ apt-cache policy firefox
> firefox:
>  Installed: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
>  Candidate: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
>  Version table:
>  *** 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0
>        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
>        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>     3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
>
> Expected: Opened firefox window on DISPLAY :0.0  Open a second window on
> DISPLAY :0.1
>
> Actual:   Opened firefox window on DISPLAY :0.0  Open a second window on
> DISPLAY :0.1⋯Got this message on X "Close Firefox: Firefox is already
> running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close
> the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.
>
> ⋯:~# dpkg -l | grep Xorg
> ii  xserver-xorg-core
>  2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2              Xorg X server - core server
>
> ⋯:~# dpkg -l | grep nvidia
> ii  nvidia-glx-new-dev-envy                    173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30
>                 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org 'new' driver
> ii  nvidia-glx-new-envy                        173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30
>                 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org 'new' driver
> ii  nvidia-kernel-common                       20051028+1ubuntu8
>                 NVIDIA binary kernel module common files
> ii  nvidia-new-kernel-source-envy              173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30
>                 NVIDIA binary 'new' kernel module source
> ii  nvidia-settings                            1.0+20080304-0ubuntu1
>                 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driv
>
> ⋯:~# dpkg -l | grep compiz
> ii  compiz                                     1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
>                OpenGL window and compositing manager
> ii  compiz-core                                1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
>                OpenGL window and compositing manager
> ii  compiz-fusion-plugins-extra                0.7.4-0ubuntu1
>                Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi
> ii  compiz-fusion-plugins-main                 0.7.4-0ubuntu5
>                Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f
> ii  compiz-gnome                               1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
>                OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM
> ii  compiz-plugins                             1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
>                OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug
> ii  compizconfig-backend-gconf                 0.7.4-0ubuntu1
>                Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
> ii  compizconfig-settings-manager              0.7.4-0ubuntu2
>                Compiz configuration settings manager
> ii  libcompizconfig0                           0.7.4-0ubuntu1
>                Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
> ii  python-compizconfig                        0.7.4-0ubuntu1
>                Compiz configuration system bindings
>
> ⋯:~# dpkg -l | grep avant
> ii  avant-window-navigator                     0.2.1-0ubuntu2
>                A MacOS X like panel for GNOME
> ii  awn-manager                                0.2.1-0ubuntu2
>                A manager for the preferences of avant-windo
> ii  libawn0                                    0.2.1-0ubuntu2
>                library for avant-window-navigator
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sun Jul  6 07:24:44 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcEnviron:
>
>  PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64
>

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