I tried to start firefox on the command line,and this is what I get.

[david@reddwarf ~]$ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
(Details: serial 738 error_code 15 request_code 45 minor_code 0)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

I don't understand what is happening,how do I fix it.

Thanks david

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d_j_w46 wrote:

I tried to start firefox on the command line,and this is what I get.

[david@reddwarf ~]$ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
(Details: serial 738 error_code 15 request_code 45 minor_code 0)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

I don't understand what is happening,how do I fix it.

Thanks david

The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
binary. This may be your problem. Also, by command line, do you meen
in a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)


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Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
binary. This may be your problem.


most true.

Also, by command line, do you meen in
a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)


also, what happens if you just use 'firefox' from an x-term?


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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:33:47 Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> d_j_w46 wrote:
> > I tried to start firefox on the command line,and this is what I get.
> >
> > [david@reddwarf ~]$ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
> > The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.
> > This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> > The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
> > (Details: serial 738 error_code 15 request_code 45 minor_code 0)
> > (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
> > that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
> > To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
> > option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
> > backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
> > function.)
> >
> > I don't understand what is happening,how do I fix it.
> >
> > Thanks david
>
> The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
> binary. This may be your problem. Also, by command line, do you meen
> in a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)
>
> Mikkel

I'm using the bash shell and the script in /usr/bin is over my head

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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:44:57 g wrote:
> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> > The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
> > binary. This may be your problem.
>
> most true.
>
> > Also, by command line, do you meen in
> > a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)
>
> also, what happens if you just use 'firefox' from an x-term?
>
>
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Using just 'firefox' only gives the same error.

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On Sat, 2008-06-28 at 16:53 +1000, d_j_w46 wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:33:47 Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> > d_j_w46 wrote:
> > > I tried to start firefox on the command line,and this is what I get.
> > >
> > > [david@reddwarf ~]$ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
> > > The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.
> > > This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> > > The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
> > > (Details: serial 738 error_code 15 request_code 45 minor_code 0)
> > > (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
> > > that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
> > > To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
> > > option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
> > > backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
> > > function.)
> > >
> > > I don't understand what is happening,how do I fix it.
> > >
> > > Thanks david
> >
> > The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
> > binary. This may be your problem. Also, by command line, do you meen
> > in a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)
> >
> > Mikkel
>
> I'm using the bash shell and the script in /usr/bin is over my head
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start it up by executing /usr/bin/firefox and
not /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox

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d_j_w46 wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:33:47 Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:

The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
binary. This may be your problem. Also, by command line, do you meen
in a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)

Mikkel


I'm using the bash shell and the script in /usr/bin is over my head

david

Is there some reason you can not use the shell script in /usr/bin?
You should be able to type firefix from the command prompt, unless
you do not have X running or you are not the user that "owns" the X
secession... (If you opened up a terminal window on your desktop,
then running firefox should work.)


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Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:

Is there some reason you can not use the shell script in /usr/bin?


as so i suggested.

i do not understand what he _is_ trying to do by using a cli or an xterm.

seems that with him using kmail, why not just use kmenu and select
firefox.

maybe he is a decedent of port jackson. ;o)


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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:36:22 Craig White wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-06-28 at 16:53 +1000, d_j_w46 wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:33:47 Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> > > d_j_w46 wrote:
> > > > I tried to start firefox on the command line,and this is what I get.
> > > >
> > > > [david@reddwarf ~]$ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
> > > > The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.
> > > > This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> > > > The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
> > > > (Details: serial 738 error_code 15 request_code 45 minor_code 0)
> > > > (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported
> > > > asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after
> > > > causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command
> > > > line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
> > > > backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
> > > > function.)
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand what is happening,how do I fix it.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks david
> > >
> > > The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
> > > binary. This may be your problem. Also, by command line, do you meen
> > > in a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)
> > >
> > > Mikkel
> >
> > I'm using the bash shell and the script in /usr/bin is over my head
>
> ----
> start it up by executing /usr/bin/firefox and
> not /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
>
> Craig

Using "/usr/bin/firefox" gives the same error.

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On Sun, 2008-06-29 at 13:13 +1000, d_j_w46 wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:36:22 Craig White wrote:
> > On Sat, 2008-06-28 at 16:53 +1000, d_j_w46 wrote:
> > > On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:33:47 Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> > > > d_j_w46 wrote:
> > > > > I tried to start firefox on the command line,and this is what I get.
> > > > >
> > > > > [david@reddwarf ~]$ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
> > > > > The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.
> > > > > This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> > > > > The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
> > > > > (Details: serial 738 error_code 15 request_code 45 minor_code 0)
> > > > > (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported
> > > > > asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after
> > > > > causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command
> > > > > line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
> > > > > backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
> > > > > function.)
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't understand what is happening,how do I fix it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks david
> > > >
> > > > The Firefox script in /usr/bin sets some stuff up for the Firefox
> > > > binary. This may be your problem. Also, by command line, do you meen
> > > > in a X terminal, or a text login? (CLI)
> > > >
> > > > Mikkel
> > >
> > > I'm using the bash shell and the script in /usr/bin is over my head
> >
> > ----
> > start it up by executing /usr/bin/firefox and
> > not /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox
> >
> > Craig
>
> Using "/usr/bin/firefox" gives the same error.
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Did you install some add-ons or plug-ins recently that may be causing
this?

Craig

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