Ubuntu
firefox-3.0 package

  1. Bug #220628
  2. Comment #37

Comment 37 for bug 220628

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lessoffensive (lessoffensive) wrote : Re: firefox-3.0b5 received an X Window System error: 'BadIDChoice'

I tested out the 180.16 drivers again and it crashed without effort. I also just tested firefox in safe mode and it crashed as well.

I'm very willing to believe this has to do with nvidia binary drivers and 8XXX series cards as I've only had continued, unaddressed problems with the combination over the past year. Looking over my install logs again it also occurs to me that it could be possible that it's my xorg server version. I'm running 1.5.2(-2ubuntu3) of xserver-xorg-core, which I upgraded to in mid october, which is around when these problems started occurring (a dramatic shift from firefox never crashing!). I think I'm going to try a 1.5.3 release from the xorg-edgers ppa and see if that fixes anything. Other than that, it seems like filing a bug report, buying a new card, or upgrading to jaunty are among my next options.

I'll keep you posted.