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Slowness when browsing?
Slowness when browsing?


Go to your profile folder and vacuum your db files ( ''cd $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/; for i in *.sqlite; do echo "VACUUM;" | sqlite3 $i ; done'' )
Go to your profile folder and vacuum your db files
    ''cd $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/; for i in *.sqlite; do echo "VACUUM;" | sqlite3 $i ; done''


Disable favicon and site-icon caching
Disable favicon and site-icon caching
Append do your user.js file:
    ''user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);''
    ''user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);''


Turn off IPv6
Turn off IPv6
Append to your user.js file, ''user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);''
Append to your user.js file:
    ''user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);''


Disable dbus notifications within Firefox.
Disable dbus notifications within Firefox.
Append to your user.js file, ''user_pref("toolkit.networkmanager.disable", true);''
Append to your user.js file,  
    ''user_pref("toolkit.networkmanager.disable", true);''

Revision as of 22:41, 7 August 2010

Standard troubleshooting steps

Restart Firefox

Clear cookies and cache

Test in Safe Mode ( firefox -safe-mode )

Reset preferences ( Safe mode option )

Troubleshoot plugins Disable plugins ( Ex: Adobe Reader, Flash, Java, QuickTime, RealPlayer, and VLC )

Make a new profile ( firefox -ProfileManager )


Slowness when browsing?

Go to your profile folder and vacuum your db files

   cd $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/; for i in *.sqlite; do echo "VACUUM;" | sqlite3 $i ; done

Disable favicon and site-icon caching Append do your user.js file:

   user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);
   user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);

Turn off IPv6 Append to your user.js file:

   user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);

Disable dbus notifications within Firefox. Append to your user.js file,

   user_pref("toolkit.networkmanager.disable", true);