Zotero crashes while saving / renaming pdf attachments ID 807136998

Since two days I experience massive problems with Zotero (Zotero plugin 4.0.26.4 in Firefox 38.0 on Ubuntu 14.04). My browser crashes after one or two minutes after working with Zotero.
After a dozen crashes I think it only appears when I "do something" where pdf attachments are involved. Shortly after I open a pdf for reading it, add a pdf and rename it, the browser crashes.

Problem ID is 807136998

[P.S.: I'm not a native English speaker, please forgive bad language.]
  • and by crash you mean it says "non-responding" or Firefox actually shuts down unexpectedly?
  • exactly, Firefox shuts down and opens a crash report window

    "Firefox had a problem and crashed.

    To help us diagnose and fix the problem, you can send us a crash report."

    giving me the options to definitely shut down [but the main window has been closed by this time; there's only the crash report window open] or restart Firefox.
  • I think it only appears when I "do something" where pdf attachments are involved. Shortly after I open a pdf for reading it, add a pdf and rename it, the browser crashes.
    I'm not clear which of those operations are related to Zotero. Can you give precise steps to reproduce? (A Firefox crash is ultimately not a Zotero bug, though, so we may not be able to do anything about it.)

    Go to about:crashes in the Firefox address bar, see if there's a relevant crash there (look at the timestamps), click through it, and provide the Mozilla URL here.
  • 1. open Zotero plugin in Firefox
    2. choose an existing link for a pdf document
    3. choose "save in to zotero"
    4. drag single pdf-entry in the zotero library in the zotero menu to an existing document entry to attach the pdf
    5. choose "rename pdf according to document name" from the Zotero-menu
    7. wait 5 seconds
    8. Mozilla Firefox abruptly closes

    9.1. Mozialla Crash reporter window opens
    9.2 Report contents:

    Add-ons: online-accounts%40lists.launchpad.net:0.5,%7B2e1445b0-2682-11e1-bfc2-0800200c9a66%7D:2014.08.06.beta,donottrackplus%40abine.com:4.5.1334,ubufox%40ubuntu.com:3.0,%7Ba95d8332-e4b4-6e7f-98ac-20b733364387%7D:0.6.7.1,zotero%40chnm.gmu.edu:4.0.26.4,%7B53A03D43-5363-4669-8190-99061B2DEBA5%7D:1.5.13,artur.dubovoy%40gmail.com:7.2.4,%7B73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232%7D:2.6.9.22,copyplaintext%40teo.pl:1.3.2.1-signed,%7Bbee6eb20-01e0-ebd1-da83-080329fb9a3a%7D:1.71,%7Ba7c6cf7f-112c-4500-a7ea-39801a327e5f%7D:2.0.24,%7B972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd%7D:38.0,jid0-GokC6R49cBZciOKniufAR4QKFWc%40jetpack:1.5,add-to-searchbox%40maltekraus.de:2.8,%7Bfe272bd1-5f76-4ea4-8501-a05d35d823fc%7D:2.1.9,nimbusscreencaptureff%40everhelper.me:6.4.1,langpack-en-ZA%40firefox.mozilla.org:38.0,langpack-de%40firefox.mozilla.org:38.0,langpack-en-GB%40firefox.mozilla.org:38.0,webapps-team%40lists.launchpad.net:3.0.2
    BuildID: 20150511103818
    CrashTime: 1432144961
    EMCheckCompatibility: true
    FramePoisonBase: 7ffffffff0dea000
    FramePoisonSize: 4096
    InstallTime: 1431589482
    IsGarbageCollecting: 1
    Notes: OpenGL: Intel Open Source Technology Center -- Mesa DRI Intel(R) Haswell Desktop -- 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 -- texture_from_pixmap

    ProductID: {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
    ProductName: Firefox
    ReleaseChannel: release
    SecondsSinceLastCrash: 6933
    StartupTime: 1432138040
    Theme: classic/1.0
    Throttleable: 1
    Vendor: Mozilla
    Version: 38.0
    useragent_locale: chrome://global/locale/intl.properties

    This report also contains technical information about the state of the application when it crashed.

    10. re-open Firefox,
    11.1 open Zotero plugin
    11.2 "send crash report" (ID 594905681):
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: messageManager is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/context-menu.js" line: 689}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: messageManager is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/context-menu.js" line: 689}]
    [ABE WAN] Detected WAN IP 94.222.48.47
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Kein Element gefunden" {file: "moz-nullprincipal:{b2f71e5a-2216-4091-85e1-71bb075e68fd}" line: 1}]

    version => 4.0.26.4, platform => Linux x86_64, oscpu => Linux x86_64, locale => de-DE, appName => Firefox, appVersion => 38.0, extensions => Unity Desktop Integration (3.0.2, extension), Ubuntu Online Accounts (0.5, extension), Push to Kindle (1.5, extension), Unity Websites integration (2014.08.06.beta, extension), Blur (Formerly DoNotTrackMe) (4.5.1334, extension), Add to Search Bar (2.8, extension), Ubuntu Firefox Modifications (3.0, extension), LeechBlock (0.6.7.1, extension), Adblock Edge (2.1.9, extension), ScrapBook (1.5.13, extension), Flash Video Downloader - YouTube HD Download [4K] (7.2.4, extension), NoScript (2.6.9.22, extension), Copy Plain Text 2 (1.3.2.1-signed, extension), English (South Africa) Language Pack (38.0, locale), Deutsch (DE) Language Pack (38.0, locale), English (GB) Language Pack (38.0, locale), Flash and Video Download (1.71, extension), Nimbus Screen Capture - editable screenshots. (6.4.1, extension), FireFTP (2.0.24, extension), OpenH264-Videocodec zur Verfügung gestellt von Cisco Systems, Inc. (1.4, plugin), Shockwave Flash (11.2.202.460, plugin), Twitter (, service), Zotero LibreOffice Integration (3.5.9, extension, disabled), VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Videos 3.10.1) (, plugin, disabled), Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Videos) (, plugin, disabled), QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6 (, plugin, disabled), DivX® Web Player (, plugin, disabled), DjView-4.9 (, plugin, disabled), IcedTea-Web Plugin (using IcedTea-Web 1.5 (1.5-1ubuntu1)) (, plugin, disabled), iTunes Application Detector (, plugin, disabled)
  • could you disable all other extensions for testing?
  • adamsith, this works. now i got to find out which plugin caused the malfuntion. i'll be back, this may take a while.
    thank you both kindly for your help.
  • edited May 20, 2015
    It's definitely the Firefox Plugin NoScript 2.6.9.22.

    When this is activated I only have to *open* a pdf out of Zotero and seconds later the browser shuts down. As soon as this is deactivated everything's back to normal.

    Thanks again. I wouldn't have guessed it. I'm a noob.
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