void-linux / void-linux/void-packages

Firefox 129.0.2 (musl) freezing while loading about:support page without working Pipewire daemon

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Description

Is this a new report?

Yes

System Info

Void 6.6.43_1 x86_64-musl GenuineIntel notuptodate hold rrnFFF

Package(s) Affected

firefox-129.0_1

Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?

I dont know, but i found nothing on the problem

Expected behaviour

Show the about:support page.

Actual behaviour

Freezes the Firefox process (no cpu activity visibile via btop after crash) and prints:

JavaScript warning: resource://gre/modules/Troubleshoot.sys.mjs, line 766: WebGL context was lost.

to the stdout

Steps to reproduce

Open the browser (settings dosent matter still freezes when creating new .mozilla direcotry)
Navigate to about:support
Firefox freezes

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the freeze by opening Firefox's about:support page without a working PipeWire daemon, using the reported Void Linux package and the Troubleshoot.sys.mjs line 766 warning as starting points. Trace why the WebGL context is lost and confirm that about:support loads successfully in the affected setup without freezing Firefox.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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