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Whats with Firefox and Java?

12 Mar

Every time I visit a page with a Java applet in it Firefox freezes and the CPU usage shoots up to 100%! I don’t know if this is a bug in Firefox or one of the many extensions I use. But it happens in all three of my computers.

Usually things get back to normal after the crash provided I do not visit the page with Java applet again. But recently Firefox’s CPU usage shoots up to 100% even after restarting from crash. I don’t want to disable Java altogether as the Formula One live timings from formula1.com is served by a Java applet.

I think I have to start with a fresh install of Firefox and find out who the culprit is. :-(

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7 Comments

Posted in Java, Mozilla, Software

 
 
 

  1. Ed Burnette

    March 13, 2006 at 1:20 PM

    Which version of Java? Might make a difference.

     

  2. scaamanho

    March 13, 2006 at 2:16 PM

    I think that is a Firefox problem, i happens in all my computers too. I don´t belive that a fresh instalation will resolve this lack, but if you get it, please post it.

     

  3. Vasanth

    March 13, 2006 at 4:50 PM

    It is Java 6 beta at home though I also have Java 5 installed. At office it is only Java 5.

     

  4. Gavin

    March 13, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    I see similar behaviour – but it depends on the applet. One page I visit regularly has two applets, by removing one (with Platypus and Greasemonkey) the page loads fine – including the other applet.

    Strange.

     

  5. Vasanth

    March 13, 2006 at 8:05 PM

    Gavin,

    That’s an interesting comment.

    Anyway I just need a single page with an applet to be shown. I do not care about others. So I think I will use IETab for that page and disable java in Firefox.

     

  6. dion gillard

    March 14, 2006 at 2:57 AM

    Do you have AdBlock installed as an extension?

    If you do, disable it and see if that’s the issue. It has been for lots of others I know.

     

  7. Vasanth

    March 14, 2006 at 8:10 AM

    dion gillard,

    Yes I have AdBlock Plus installed. Thanks for the tip. That saved me a lot time in figuring out ‘who the culprit is’. It indeed is AdBlock Plus. Hmmm…