Having a slight web browser problem.

**blackcobra487** · 01-24-2009, 10:04 AM

I recently upgraded my Carpc with many things, a newer version of RoadRunner included. I'm having a little trouble using the web browser though. I can get it to embed Firefox just fine. It's when I use the button that brings up the OSK for the location bar. I'll type in the address and hit "Enter". Then the PC hangs for a little bit before getting back to RR. When it gets back, Firefox is gone. If I minimize RR, there's a Popup window that says something like "Firefox is already running. To open a new window, close Firefox first or restart your system." Maybe not word for word, but it gets the gist across. I have no problem browsing the web otherwise. I can search the page I want with Google and get to it from there. I've check the settings in RRconfig, but don't see anything out of place.

**guino** · 01-25-2009, 03:48 PM

This may be related to the newer versions of firefox... I haven't personally tested newer versions for awhile .. my recommendation is to use the web browser plugin.

**kbreeden** · 01-26-2009, 05:51 AM

I had the same issue with Firefox 3. I rolled it back to version 2 and all is well. You can get it at www.oldversion.com.

**blackcobra487** · 01-26-2009, 11:49 AM

That's what I was thinking of doing after what guino had said. It didn't even dawn on me that it could have been the newer version. I seem to overlook the obvious too easily sometimes.

**leeman01** · 06-01-2009, 01:20 PM

Any other updates on this error? Or are we stuck for now in downgrading our browser?

Thanks,
Lee

**guino** · 06-02-2009, 01:31 PM

I'll have to work with FireFox 3 to see what changed.. and hopefully make it work as well.

**blackcobra487** · 06-02-2009, 02:11 PM

My last attempt to fix the problem didn't work. I even installed RR and firefox on my second partition and still no luck.

**leeman01** · 06-04-2009, 12:51 PM

I get the same error any time I try to use the WEBURL command.
e.g. button = "WEBURL;$ML1$" or "WEBURL;http://www.xxxxxxxxx.com/showtimes?location=90210"

(I write a ML1 variable to the skin to have a button to load a movie listing page)

Could this be an issue between RideRunner and FireFox v3?

**leeman01** · 06-04-2009, 12:59 PM

I tested the OSK and a weburl link using IE8 as the default in RR and it works fine. It does close the open browser and reopen a new one within 1 second though. Most likely firefox isn't getting closed as quickly as IE hence the error message.

**blackcobra487** · 06-04-2009, 02:02 PM

I feel like it's something with the newer versions of RR. Ever since the RideRunner versions, I've been noticing new problems, this being one of them.