Ok I just disabled all other add-ons except Google Gears and it still locks up (freezes).
So it's got me beat. I have absolutely no idea what is going on. On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Joe Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow ok thanks for that. I don't understand it then. I've never got this to > work for a long as I can remember. Even last week I got a brand new > notebook. I installed the latest Firefox, Gears and some other addons and > again it does exactly the same thing. > > The other addons I am running are AdBlockPlus, DowndloadHelper, > DownloadThemAll, Firefox Bookmarks Syncronizer and Tabmix Plus. is there > anyone else here running some if not all of these add-ons I have running > here? > > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Oblygre <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> I'm using 3.0.5 without any problems. Extensions: Firebug, Logmein, >> Dictionary and, of cource, Gears >> Br >> Olav B. Lygre >> >> On Jan 3, 9:46 pm, "Joe Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thanks Kirk. So are you Firefox 3.0.5 at the moment? >> > >> > Perhaps it's clashing with another addon for us here, an addon that you >> > don't have kirk? >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:31 AM, Kirk M <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Gears has been working for me with Firefox 3.0.* with no problems >> (WinXP >> > > Pro SP3). Just for info's sake. >> > >> > > -------------------------------------------------- >> > > From: "Jad" <[email protected]> >> > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 6:43 PM >> > > To: "Gears Users" <[email protected]> >> > > Subject: [gears-users] Re: Gears not working with my Firefox 3.0.5 >> browser >> > >> > >> Has Gears ever worked with anything after Firefox 2? After a few >> > >> google searches now I can't see anything with this working. I guess >> > >> it's back to IE or Chrome until this must needed feature for me is >> > >> working correctly. >> > >> > >> On Dec 30 2008, 1:10 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > >>> I am having exactly the same issue as described below. I have tried >> > >>> re-installing Gears and it seems to really not install ever - and >> > >>> stays in the "loop" having me restart Firefox and then load Gears >> > >>> again. >> > >>> When I click on Firefox browser menu TOOLS / ADD-ONS , Gears appears >> > >>> but the OPTIONS link is not active. >> > >> > >>> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> > >> > >>> On Dec 26, 7:57 pm, jcast <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >>> > Hello, >> > >>> > I tried installing Gears and the setup/installation > runs >> smoothly. >> > >>> I >> > >>> > am asked to restart my browser which I do, but when my > browser >> is >> > >>> > restored (after it restarts), Gears installer tries to > run again >> and >> > >>> > install the program. At this point, my browser freezes. I > am >> able to >> > >>> > see the add-on on the Firefox Addons list and in the > >> Install/Remove >> > >>> > Program List but I am not able to run the program. >> > >> > -- >> > "Whatever is but might not be is dependent on what is but cannot not >> be." >> > > > > -- > "Whatever is but might not be is dependent on what is but cannot not be." > -- "Whatever is but might not be is dependent on what is but cannot not be."
