From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69D011384B4 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 03:44:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D608221C112; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 03:44:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.web-xs.org (mail.web-xs.org [148.251.4.204]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A6B8321C0D9 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 03:44:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.web-xs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F1BE6EC308C for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:44:05 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.web-xs.org Received: from mail.web-xs.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.web-xs.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id dReJXWGz1jC3 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:44:03 +0100 (CET) Received: from server-1.localdomain (p54A71716.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.167.23.22]) (Authenticated sender: lukas@der-erste-sinn.de) by mail.web-xs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 5487E6EC2FAC for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:44:02 +0100 (CET) Received: from hal9000.localdomain (hal.localdomain [192.168.0.2]) by server-1.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4214E5C3 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 23:58:21 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:43:38 +0100 From: To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] firefox profile uses 100% CPU Message-ID: <20151113044338.0c3c31d1@hal9000.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <564554AF.2080200@sys-concept.com> References: <5643DF95.2030507@sys-concept.com> <20151112083505.2faa9169@coreI5.fabnetwork> <5644A64F.3000700@sys-concept.com> <201511122040.44196.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <5644FCFC.8000506@sys-concept.com> <20151113003007.GB17732@waltdnes.org> <564554AF.2080200@sys-concept.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: e2c26428-b9a5-469d-b550-d374ca5b6fa9 X-Archives-Hash: 2a052f8528f47926911b17f181898843 thelma@sys-concept.com wrote: > > > Thelma > > On 11/12/2015 05:30 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 01:56:28PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com > > wrote > > > >> I do agree, but I'm looking for a way to fix it. What file should I > >> delete from Firefox profile. I just want to retain bookmarks, > >> passwords etc. > > > > Do *NOT* delete any files just see. I would suggest the following > > course of action... > > > > * Do not start any of the profiles unless the instructions say to > > * Create 2 new profiles; call them "salvage1" and salvage2" > > ***IMPORTANT*** If copying any specific file to "salvage1" screws > > up that profile, do ***NOT*** copy it to "salvage2". > > * Copy the "places.sqlite" file from the bad profile over top of the > > "places.sqlite" file in the "salvage1" profile > > * Start up the "salvage1" profile. Try surfing for a few minutes. > > If it works, close "salvage1" and copy "places.sqlite" to the same > > place in the "salvage2" profile, and skip "Restoring bookmarks from > > backups". > > > > "Restoring bookmarks from backups" (ONLY IF places.sqlite IS > > DAMAGED) > > ===================================================================== > > * Copy all the files from the "bookmarksbackup" folder in the bad > > profile to the "bookmarksbackup" folder in the "salvage1" profile. > > * Start up the "salvage1" profile. Select... > > Bookmarks ==> Manage Bookmarks > > From the Bookmarks Manager select... > > Tools ==> Restore > > ...and select a backup. Obviously, the more recent the better. > > If this works, close the browser ("salvage1") and repeat with the > > "salvage2" profile. > > ===================================================================== > > > > There are several more items... > > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data > > > > Passwords are stored in the key3.db and logins.json files. > > > > Site-specific preferences are stored in the permissions.sqlite and > > content-prefs.sqlite files. > > > > Search engines are stored in the search.sqlite file and > > searchplugins folder. > > > > Personal dictionary is stored in persdict.dat > > > > etc, etc. I know that it's painfull, but... > > > > 1) Make sure "salvage1" and "salvage2" are both shut down. > > 2) Copy over *ONE* file listed on the above webpage at a time to the > > "salvage1" profile, and launch "salvage1" and try it out. > > 3) If it works, shut down "salvage1", and copy the same file over to > > the "salvage2" profile. If "salvage1" dies, you've found a > > culprit. Copy the file of the same name from the "salvage2" profile > > to the "salvage1" profile. > > 4) GOTO 1 (i.e. "rinse, lather, repeat") and repeat for every file > > listed on the webpage I pointed to. There may be more than 1 > > corrupted file > > > > After you're finished, you can go to > > > > Tools ==> Switch Profile ==> Manage Profiles > > > > There, you can rename or delete the old profile, and rename > > "salvage1" to the name of your old profile. Note that this will > > only affect the name that it is invoked with by the "-P" option. > > It will not change the directory name. > > Thank you for detailed instructions, that was a good idea but I'm > puzzled and surprised by the result. > > I created two new profiles: > salvage1 (new) > salvage2 (new) > test (this profile is damaged) > > Originally started profile salvage1, salvage2 to create all the > necessary files. > > I've copied all the files from: .mozilla/firefox/tscsip8f.test/ (not > sub-folders) > to: salvage1 profile, indeed something is dammage CPU goes 100% > Deleted "salvage1" and recreated it. > > Now, I copied files "one by one" from test profile to salvage1 and > started "salvage1" every time to make sure it work. At the same time I > copied the same file from "test" to "salvage2" (without starting > "salvage2"); I was only starting "salvege1" after each file I copied. > I finished copping all the file from test "one-by-one" starting the > profile "salvage1" and it worked but when I started profile "salvage2" > the CPU when 100%. > So it seems to me every time I was restarting profile "salvage1" > Firefox was correcting the error some how. > > Though, I can not import the bookmarks, I'm on Firefox-bin-38.3.0 > There is no entry: Bookmarks ==> Manage Bookmarks > I have: Bookmarks ==> Show All Bookmarks > where I can restore and backup bookmars. I've tried to restore > bookmarks from file: bookmarks-2015-11-12.json > but I'm getting an error message: "Unable to process the backup file." > > -- > Thelma Maybe you'll find some help here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_process_the_backup_file_-_Firefox -- Regards wabe