firefox won't launch

[Scott Harvanek]

peter lesterhuis wrote:
>>
>> peter lesterhuis wrote:
>>  
>>>> >>
>>>> >> In order to visit a secured website I tried to import my 
>>>> certificate.
>>>>      
>>>>> >> > I need to visit the website for my job. Until now I have to 
>>>>> reboot
>>>>> >> > into Windows and I am getting tired of having to do that. I was
>>>>> >> > issued to download software from VerSign and then restart the
>>>>> >> > browser. So I did. Now firefox doesn't start at all.
>>>>> >> > I removed ff en then reinstalled, but it still won't lauch. 
>>>>> Konqueror
>>>>> >> > does though.
>>>>> >> > Does anyone have a clue?
>>>>>         
>>>> >>  >> After you launch it, the process keeps running but the 
>>>> window does >> not open or it terminates by itself right after launch?
>>>> >> What does it say when you launch it from the console?
>>>> >>         
>>> > When I launchit from the console nothing happens at all. When I 
>>> launch > from the icon on the gnome panel there is some action for 
>>> about 5 > seconds and then it stops.
>>> > Peter
>>> >
>>>     
>>
>> By any chance, are you using ATI driver (fglrx) in dual-screen mode, 
>> while not connected to an external monitor? That happens to me 
>> sometimes.
>>
>> I think it's some bug in firefox that can't deal with some 
>> configuration.. All you need to do is use xrandr (I use krandrtray) 
>> to set the correct resolution, run "killall firefox-bin" if you had 
>> started any sessions already, then start firefox again
>>
>>
>> If this issue is not related, start firefox in console with 
>> -safe-mode flag, see it that helps. If not, try erasing (renaming) 
>> your profile directory
> I am not using the ATI driver.
> Which "profile directory" are you referring to?  Do you mean the file 
> /etc/profile?
> Peter
>

Your /home/~user/.mozilla/firefox directory , try renaming that and 
restarting firefox.  That will cause it to create a fresh set of 
preferences.

-Scott