This info may be of some use, tracking this bug down (considering it may have to do with javascript or browsers in general for the issue).
Javascript engine: Firefox: SpiderMonkey (?) Chrome: V8 Epiphany: Unable to say with any degree of certainty Layout Engine: Firefox: Gecko Chrome: Webkit Epiphany: Webkit Can possibly be advisable to figure out: Does problem occur on unity, gnome-shell, or other window managers, with or without compiz, e.g. with or without Ice Tea or other plugins installed? Preliminary conclusion: This does not appear to be a Ubuntu, Firefox, Flash specific problem, but a problem with a wider scope. Recomended solution: Further input and testing need. Working together with different affected and involved parties, liasioning where needed, to find and implement solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225165 Title: Firefox consumes far too much CPU ressources with web pages involving Adobe flash plugin To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/225165/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
