Browsers constantly crashing

[1.618]

So the last week has seen my browsers develop a glitch where they suddenly crash but netstat is showing connections stay open till I manually disable them by shutting down my network card. the programmes no longer show in sytem monitor once the window closes, it happens mostly with palemoon and firefox, i guess as they are open the most but occasionally synaptic and update manager will shut.

running from a terminal i get

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(pale moon:9930): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::sm-connect after class was initialised

(pale moon:9930): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::show-crash-dialog after class was initialised

(pale moon:9930): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::display after class was initialised

(pale moon:9930): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::default-icon after class was initialised
Vector smash protection is enabled.
Vector smash protection is enabled.
Segmentation fault
user@System ~ $ 
(plugin-container:10095): Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x260001f unexpectedly destroyed

(plugin-container:10095): Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x2600003 unexpectedly destroyed

and for firefox

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user@System ~ $ firefox

(firefox:11957): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(firefox:11957): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(firefox:11957): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(firefox:11957): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(/usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container:12000): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(/usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container:12000): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(/usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container:12000): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed

(/usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container:12000): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed
ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 12025
ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child
ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal...
user@System ~ $ [Child 12000] ###!!! ABORT: Aborting on channel error.: file /tmp/buildd/firefox-50.0+linuxmint1+rosa/ipc/glue/MessageChannel.cpp, line 2056
[Child 12000] ###!!! ABORT: Aborting on channel error.: file /tmp/buildd/firefox-50.0+linuxmint1+rosa/ipc/glue/MessageChannel.cpp, line 2056

A google search has thrown up things like changing my theme, I use dust with mate desktop on mint17 but never had this happen before. I have checked flash and it's the latest version, synaptic also suggested some packages so i have installed those too but it's made no difference

Can anybody interpret the above outputs for me please as It's getting frustrating not being able to do what i need to do online. thanks

[1.618]

So not really getting anywhere and this error log appeared in my home folder after synaptic crashed on opening. getting a bit annoying now

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#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xb6cc922b, pid=4740, tid=3059624768
#
# JRE version:  (7.0_121) (build )
# Java VM: OpenJDK Server VM (24.121-b00 mixed mode linux-x86 )
# Derivative: IcedTea 2.6.8
# Distribution: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, package 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
# Problematic frame:
# V  [libjvm.so+0x59b22b]
#
# Failed to write core dump. Core dumps have been disabled. To enable core dumping, try "ulimit -c unlimited" before starting Java again
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please include
# instructions on how to reproduce the bug and visit:
#   http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla
#

---------------  T H R E A D  ---------------

Current thread (0xb6407400):  JavaThread "Unknown thread" [_thread_in_vm, id=4744, stack(0xb6592000,0xb65e3000)]

siginfo:si_signo=SIGSEGV: si_errno=0, si_code=1 (SEGV_MAPERR), si_addr=0x00000026

Registers:
EAX=0x00000000, EBX=0xb717f000, ECX=0x0000000b, EDX=0x78bbf7e0
ESP=0xb65e1ef0, EBP=0xb6407a00, ESI=0xb642a268, EDI=0xb6407c1c
EIP=0xb6cc922b, EFLAGS=0x00010246, CR2=0x00000026

Top of Stack: (sp=0xb65e1ef0)
0xb65e1ef0:   78b41b30 b642a26c 00000000 785a5310
0xb65e1f00:   b6407400 00000000 00000050 b6b87150
0xb65e1f10:   00000050 00000000 00000000 785a79e0
0xb65e1f20:   78bbd008 78bbd3b8 00000028 78bbd030
0xb65e1f30:   00000000 b6407400 785a5310 b6407828
0xb65e1f40:   b6405998 78b42b00 785a8ed8 b6407a20
0xb65e1f50:   b6407c1c 000003ec b6f66580 00000000
0xb65e1f60:   b717f000 0000000b 78bbd670 785a79e1 

Instructions: (pc=0xb6cc922b)
0xb6cc920b:   5d c3 31 c0 f6 05 14 00 00 00 08 c7 05 18 00 00
0xb6cc921b:   00 fe ff ff ff 75 9d 8d b6 00 00 00 00 8b 40 08
0xb6cc922b:   0f b7 50 26 8b 70 14 0f b7 ca 8d 44 8e 28 8b 38
0xb6cc923b:   89 7c 24 7c 8b 7c 24 7c 85 ff 0f 84 99 02 00 00 

Register to memory mapping:

EAX=0x00000000 is an unknown value
EBX=0xb717f000: <offset 0xa51000> in /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so at 0xb672e000
ECX=0x0000000b is an unknown value
EDX=0x78bbf7e0 is pointing into object: 0x78bbf7c0
{method} 
 - klass: {other class}
ESP=0xb65e1ef0 is an unknown value
EBP=0xb6407a00 is an unknown value
ESI=0xb642a268 is an unknown value
EDI=0xb6407c1c is an unknown value


Stack: [0xb6592000,0xb65e3000],  sp=0xb65e1ef0,  free space=319k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
V  [libjvm.so+0x59b22b]


---------------  P R O C E S S  ---------------

Java Threads: ( => current thread )

Other Threads:

=>0xb6407400 (exited) JavaThread "Unknown thread" [_thread_in_vm, id=4744, stack(0xb6592000,0xb65e3000)]

VM state:not at safepoint (normal execution)

VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread: None

Heap
 PSYoungGen      total 15360K, used 266K [0xa25c0000, 0xa36c0000, 0xb3340000)
  eden space 13312K, 2% used [0xa25c0000,0xa2602950,0xa32c0000)
  from space 2048K, 0% used [0xa34c0000,0xa34c0000,0xa36c0000)
  to   space 2048K, 0% used [0xa32c0000,0xa32c0000,0xa34c0000)
 ParOldGen       total 34304K, used 0K [0x80b40000, 0x82cc0000, 0xa25c0000)
  object space 34304K, 0% used [0x80b40000,0x80b40000,0x82cc0000)
 PSPermGen       total 16384K, used 543K [0x78b40000, 0x79b40000, 0x80b40000)
  object space 16384K, 3% used [0x78b40000,0x78bc7ff8,0x79b40000)

Card table byte_map: [0x7896b000,0x78b40000] byte_map_base: 0x785a5600

Polling page: 0xb77a2000

Code Cache  [0xb3400000, 0xb3640000, 0xb6400000)
 total_blobs=15 nmethods=0 adapters=0 free_code_cache=48958Kb largest_free_block=50132608

Compilation events (0 events):
No events

GC Heap History (0 events):
No events

Deoptimization events (0 events):
No events

Internal exceptions (0 events):
No events

Events (10 events):
Event: 0.022 loading class 0x785a52f0
Event: 0.022 loading class 0x785a52f0 done
Event: 0.022 loading class 0x785a5310
Event: 0.022 loading class 0x785a5310 done
Event: 0.022 loading class 0x785a5358
Event: 0.023 loading class 0x785a5358 done
Event: 0.023 loading class 0x785a53a0
Event: 0.023 loading class 0x785a53a0 done
Event: 0.023 loading class 0x785a53f0
Event: 0.023 loading class 0x785a53f0 done


Dynamic libraries:
08048000-08049000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 406543     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java
08049000-0804a000 r--p 00000000 08:01 406543     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java
0804a000-0804b000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 406543     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java
09489000-094aa000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [heap]
76165000-76318000 r--s 01d41000 08:01 404440     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/rt.jar
76318000-78400000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78400000-78421000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78421000-78500000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 
7855c000-78600000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78600000-78621000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78621000-78700000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 
78705000-7871b000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
7871b000-7871c000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 
7871c000-7879c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [stack:4746]
7879c000-7879d000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 
7879d000-78825000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [stack:4745]
78825000-7885d000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
7885d000-7886e000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
7886e000-7896b000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
7896b000-78973000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78973000-789ab000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
789ab000-789bc000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
789bc000-78ab8000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78ab8000-78ac1000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78ac1000-78b3f000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
78b3f000-79b40000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
79b40000-80b40000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
80b40000-82cc0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
82cc0000-a25c0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
a25c0000-a36c0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
a36c0000-b3340000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b3340000-b3349000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b3349000-b3400000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b3400000-b3640000 rwxp 00000000 00:00 0 
b3640000-b646c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b646c000-b6500000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 
b650f000-b6519000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 277249     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.19.so
b6519000-b651a000 r--p 00009000 08:01 277249     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.19.so
b651a000-b651b000 rw-p 0000a000 08:01 277249     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.19.so
b651b000-b6525000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 277237     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.19.so
b6525000-b6526000 r--p 00009000 08:01 277237     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.19.so
b6526000-b6527000 rw-p 0000a000 08:01 277237     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.19.so
b6527000-b653c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 275342     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.19.so
b653c000-b653d000 r--p 00015000 08:01 275342     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.19.so
b653d000-b653e000 rw-p 00016000 08:01 275342     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.19.so
b653e000-b6540000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b6540000-b6547000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 275329     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.19.so
b6547000-b6548000 r--p 00006000 08:01 275329     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.19.so
b6548000-b6549000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 275329     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.19.so
b654e000-b6556000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 526544     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libzip.so
b6556000-b6557000 r--p 00007000 08:01 526544     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libzip.so
b6557000-b6558000 rw-p 00008000 08:01 526544     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libzip.so
b6558000-b6560000 rw-s 00000000 08:01 671102     /tmp/hsperfdata_root/4740
b6560000-b6587000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 526543     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so
b6587000-b6588000 r--p 00026000 08:01 526543     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so
b6588000-b6589000 rw-p 00027000 08:01 526543     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so
b6589000-b6590000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 277245     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/librt-2.19.so
b6590000-b6591000 r--p 00006000 08:01 277245     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/librt-2.19.so
b6591000-b6592000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 277245     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/librt-2.19.so
b6592000-b6595000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 
b6595000-b65e3000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [stack:4744]
b65e3000-b65ff000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 262103     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
b65ff000-b6600000 rw-p 0001b000 08:01 262103     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
b6600000-b6644000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 275087     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm-2.19.so
b6644000-b6645000 r--p 00043000 08:01 275087     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm-2.19.so
b6645000-b6646000 rw-p 00044000 08:01 275087     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm-2.19.so
b6646000-b6722000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 397999     /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.19
b6722000-b6726000 r--p 000dc000 08:01 397999     /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.19
b6726000-b6727000 rw-p 000e0000 08:01 397999     /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.19
b6727000-b672e000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b672e000-b712d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 526518     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
b712d000-b717f000 r--p 009fe000 08:01 526518     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
b717f000-b7193000 rw-p 00a50000 08:01 526518     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
b7193000-b75b2000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b75b2000-b75ca000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 262281     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
b75ca000-b75cb000 r--p 00017000 08:01 262281     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
b75cb000-b75cc000 rw-p 00018000 08:01 262281     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
b75cc000-b75e4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 276910     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.19.so
b75e4000-b75e5000 r--p 00018000 08:01 276910     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.19.so
b75e5000-b75e6000 rw-p 00019000 08:01 276910     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.19.so
b75e6000-b75e8000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b75e8000-b75eb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 275326     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl-2.19.so
b75eb000-b75ec000 r--p 00002000 08:01 275326     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl-2.19.so
b75ec000-b75ed000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 275326     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl-2.19.so
b75ed000-b7795000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 277246     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc-2.19.so
b7795000-b7796000 ---p 001a8000 08:01 277246     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc-2.19.so
b7796000-b7798000 r--p 001a8000 08:01 277246     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc-2.19.so
b7798000-b7799000 rw-p 001aa000 08:01 277246     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc-2.19.so
b7799000-b779c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b77a0000-b77a2000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b77a2000-b77a3000 r--p 00000000 00:00 0 
b77a3000-b77b1000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 526545     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libverify.so
b77b1000-b77b2000 r--p 0000d000 08:01 526545     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libverify.so
b77b2000-b77b3000 rw-p 0000e000 08:01 526545     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/libverify.so
b77b3000-b77bf000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 526549     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/jli/libjli.so
b77bf000-b77c0000 r--p 0000c000 08:01 526549     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/jli/libjli.so
b77c0000-b77c1000 rw-p 0000d000 08:01 526549     /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/lib/i386/jli/libjli.so
b77c1000-b77c4000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 
b77c4000-b77c5000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0          [vdso]
b77c5000-b77e5000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 276911     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ld-2.19.so
b77e5000-b77e6000 r--p 0001f000 08:01 276911     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ld-2.19.so
b77e6000-b77e7000 rw-p 00020000 08:01 276911     /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ld-2.19.so
bfa7e000-bfa7f000 rwxp 00000000 00:00 0 
bfab1000-bfad2000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [stack]

VM Arguments:
java_command: <unknown>
Launcher Type: SUN_STANDARD

Environment Variables:
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin
USERNAME=root
SHELL=/bin/bash
DISPLAY=:0.0

Signal Handlers:
SIGSEGV: [libjvm.so+0x81a360], sa_mask[0]=0x7ffbfeff, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGBUS: [libjvm.so+0x81a360], sa_mask[0]=0x7ffbfeff, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGFPE: [libjvm.so+0x68eb40], sa_mask[0]=0x7ffbfeff, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGPIPE: [libjvm.so+0x68eb40], sa_mask[0]=0x7ffbfeff, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGXFSZ: [libjvm.so+0x68eb40], sa_mask[0]=0x7ffbfeff, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGILL: [libjvm.so+0x68eb40], sa_mask[0]=0x7ffbfeff, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGUSR1: SIG_DFL, sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x00000000
SIGUSR2: [libjvm.so+0x68eca0], sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x10000004
SIGHUP: SIG_DFL, sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x00000000
SIGINT: SIG_DFL, sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x00000000
SIGTERM: SIG_DFL, sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x00000000
SIGQUIT: SIG_DFL, sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x00000000
SIGTRAP: SIG_DFL, sa_mask[0]=0x00000000, sa_flags=0x00000000


---------------  S Y S T E M  ---------------

OS:LinuxMint 17 (qiana)
uname:Linux 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:08:14 UTC 2014 i686
libc:glibc 2.19 NPTL 2.19 
rlimit: STACK 8192k, CORE 0k, NPROC 25618, NOFILE 4096, AS infinity
load average:0.19 0.15 0.14

/proc/meminfo:
MemTotal:        3305128 kB
MemFree:         2252280 kB
Buffers:           60308 kB
Cached:           599036 kB
SwapCached:            0 kB
Active:           404408 kB
Inactive:         513040 kB
Active(anon):     258876 kB
Inactive(anon):     9528 kB
Active(file):     145532 kB
Inactive(file):   503512 kB
Unevictable:           0 kB
Mlocked:               0 kB
HighTotal:       2447572 kB
HighFree:        1645416 kB
LowTotal:         857556 kB
LowFree:          606864 kB
SwapTotal:             0 kB
SwapFree:              0 kB
Dirty:               228 kB
Writeback:             0 kB
AnonPages:        258032 kB
Mapped:           127680 kB
Shmem:             10440 kB
Slab:              30148 kB
SReclaimable:      16176 kB
SUnreclaim:        13972 kB
KernelStack:        2376 kB
PageTables:         4948 kB
NFS_Unstable:          0 kB
Bounce:                0 kB
WritebackTmp:          0 kB
CommitLimit:     1652564 kB
Committed_AS:    1434052 kB
VmallocTotal:     122880 kB
VmallocUsed:       43432 kB
VmallocChunk:      76532 kB
HardwareCorrupted:     0 kB
AnonHugePages:     86016 kB
HugePages_Total:       0
HugePages_Free:        0
HugePages_Rsvd:        0
HugePages_Surp:        0
Hugepagesize:       2048 kB
DirectMap4k:       69624 kB
DirectMap2M:      843776 kB


CPU:total 2 (2 cores per cpu, 1 threads per core) family 21 model 16 stepping 1, cmov, cx8, fxsr, mmx, sse, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, sse4.2, popcnt, avx, aes, mmxext, 3dnowpref, lzcnt, sse4a, tsc, tscinvbit, tscinv

[1.618]

Thanks for the help interpreting the above outputs so i can actually learn what all that gumph means.

[Schultz]

This is a shot in the dark since I don't understand the technical mumbo-jumbo of those crash reports, but it looks possibly like it's the icedtea plug-in causing your problems. If you don't use it, I'd suggest removing it to see if that fixes your problem.

[1.618]

This is a shot in the dark since I don't understand the technical mumbo-jumbo of those crash reports, but it looks possibly like it's the icedtea plug-in causing your problems. If you don't use it, I'd suggest removing it to see if that fixes your problem.

Thank you, i shall give that a go (fingers crossed)

[deleted]

You wouldn't happen to be using an AMD/ATI graphics card would you?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1074910
-Hinto

[1.618]

This is a shot in the dark since I don't understand the technical mumbo-jumbo of those crash reports, but it looks possibly like it's the icedtea plug-in causing your problems. If you don't use it, I'd suggest removing it to see if that fixes your problem.

Afraid this didn't help, it's not exclusively browsers crashing but they are open the most so that's what crashes most usually.

[1.618]

You wouldn't happen to be using an AMD/ATI graphics card would you?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1074910
-Hinto

I am using an AMD chpset with fglrx driver, it's always worked fine up till now, it's not eclusively browsers but thanks for the link

[Arch_Enemy]

I have been experiencing crashing in Firefox when scrolling pages after the last update.

I can't remember what was in the update; does Mint have a page like Arch does that describes updates?

[Arch_Enemy]

Hmmm...I also notice there is another update for GST after the update I did the other day, with a message of "incomplete fix".

Wonder if that's what's doing it...

[1.618]

Hmmm...I also notice there is another update for GST after the update I did the other day, with a message of "incomplete fix".

Wonder if that's what's doing it...

thanks
I just update the gstreamer plugins on my pc and when i went to open the browsers, palemoon threw a security error and crashed, firefox just crashed and torbrowser wouldn't even open, after a restart i was priviliged to experience about 10 seconds of internet browsing before my browser crashed again, so we can eliminate the gstreamer plug in by the looks of it

[richyrich]

I have also been getting random Firefox crashes when scrolling or just moving my mouse. Mint 17.3 Xfce w FF 50.

It has now been two days since I disabled the icedtea-web-plugin, and NO more crashes. (so far)

[1.618]

Well I also had corrupt ram but that has now been replaced and so far I've managed to download two mint iso's and burn them to disc and write this post with no crashes. \o/ it only started crashing recently so I think a recent update must have created a bug which was exagerated by the ram being faulty.

[fungus]

it only started crashing recently so I think a recent update must have created a bug which was exagerated by the ram being faulty.

The likeliness of this is <= 0.0 - faulty RAM will cause loaded binaries to become corrupted. When the corrupted binary is processed by the CPU it will crash, freeze or not work as intended. This has nothing to do with updates. When RAM starts to fail it will deteriorate bit by bit until it is completely useless.

[1.618]

it only started crashing recently so I think a recent update must have created a bug which was exagerated by the ram being faulty.

The likeliness of this is <= 0.0 - faulty RAM will cause loaded binaries to become corrupted. When the corrupted binary is processed by the CPU it will crash, freeze or not work as intended. This has nothing to do with updates. When RAM starts to fail it will deteriorate bit by bit until it is completely useless.

the ram has been corrupted for a while, the crashing only started after recent updates, it was more than just faulty ram

[fungus]

the ram has been corrupted for a while, the crashing only started after recent updates, it was more than just faulty ram

If replacing the RAM has solved the issue then no, it was not related to updates, but to the faulty RAM.

[BG405]

If the RAM was faulty when downloading and installing the updates, it's possible the integrity of these updates has been compromised during the process. It's like using a scratched DVD to install something; I had weird issues when using a disk which turned out to have a bit of muck on it when I'd burnt the ISO - this did not result in an error message during the recording process. You only need one faulty bit!

[Arch_Enemy]

I don't have faulty ram. I loaded the fresh updates and so far so good.

On another note...see new thread...

[1.618]

If the RAM was faulty when downloading and installing the updates, it's possible the integrity of these updates has been compromised during the process.

I was thinking the same with regards to the whole install, If I downloaded the iso and installed it with bad ram then the same could apply. i have 2 fresh iso made and ready to try, mint 18 and if that doesn't work I have 17 to fall back on as i know it works fine on this box

[danbuter]

Ever since I updated to Firefox 50 (and the gstreamer updates), Firefox locks up randomly on me. I've started using Chrome. Something in the recent updates broke video, as it only locks up on pages with videos.