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Why does Firefox crash when using VNC?

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mjashfox
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Recently downloaded Firefox 4 to my Solaris box and it runs fine when logged in locally. However when I VNC to the box (from Windows XP using TightVNC) it crashes while launching.

Recently downloaded Firefox 4 to my Solaris box and it runs fine when logged in locally. However when I VNC to the box (from Windows XP using TightVNC) it crashes while launching.

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bonnaud
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In my case, I can work around this problem by starting firefox with the --sync option.