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Firefox-Sync (Weave) encounters an unknown Error (partially fails to sync)

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The log from $PROFILE/weave/logs/error-1231312123.txt says:

1334133797561 Sync.Store.Forms WARN Failed to apply incoming record /justAnCrypticId

1334133797562 Sync.Store.Forms WARN Encountered exception: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [mozIStorageConnection.beginTransaction]

Stack trace: resource:///components/nsFormHistory.js:253

FormStore_remove()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:264 
Store_applyIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:273 
applyIncoming()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:218 
applyIncomingBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:243 
resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:213 
resource://services-sync/util.js:168 
applyIncomingBatch()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:214 
doApplyBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:795 
doApplyBatchAndPersistFailed()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:810 
SyncEngine__processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:910 
SyncEngine__sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1320 
WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 
Engine_sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:517 
WeaveSvc__syncEngine()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1496 
resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1389 
WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 
WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 
_lockedSync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1289 
resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1280 
WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 
sync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1268

1334133797563 Sync.Engine.Forms WARN Got exception Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [mozIStorageConnection.commitTransaction]

Stack trace: resource://services-sync/util.js:171

applyIncomingBatch()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:214 
doApplyBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:795 
doApplyBatchAndPersistFailed()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:810 
SyncEngine__processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:910 
SyncEngine__sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1320 
WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 
Engine_sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:517 
WeaveSvc__syncEngine()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1496 
resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1389 
WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 
WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 
_lockedSync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1289 
resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1280 
WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 
sync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1268, aborting processIncoming.

1334133797566 Sync.Status DEBUG Status for engine forms: error.engine.reason.unknown_fail 1334133797566 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: success.status_ok => error.sync.failed_partial

1334133797566 Sync.ErrorHandler DEBUG forms failed: Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [mozIStorageConnection.commitTransaction]

Stack trace: resource://services-sync/util.js:171

applyIncomingBatch()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:214 
doApplyBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:795 
doApplyBatchAndPersistFailed()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:810 
SyncEngine__processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:910 
SyncEngine__sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1320 
WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 
Engine_sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:517 
WeaveSvc__syncEngine()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1496 
resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1389 
WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 
WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 
_lockedSync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1289 
resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1280 
WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 
sync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1268
The log from $PROFILE/weave/logs/error-1231312123.txt says: 1334133797561 Sync.Store.Forms WARN Failed to apply incoming record /justAnCrypticId 1334133797562 Sync.Store.Forms WARN Encountered exception: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [mozIStorageConnection.beginTransaction] Stack trace: resource:///components/nsFormHistory.js:253 FormStore_remove()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:264 Store_applyIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:273 applyIncoming()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:218 applyIncomingBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:243 resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:213 resource://services-sync/util.js:168 applyIncomingBatch()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:214 doApplyBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:795 doApplyBatchAndPersistFailed()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:810 SyncEngine__processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:910 SyncEngine__sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1320 WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 Engine_sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:517 WeaveSvc__syncEngine()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1496 resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1389 WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 _lockedSync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1289 resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1280 WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 sync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1268 1334133797563 Sync.Engine.Forms WARN Got exception Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [mozIStorageConnection.commitTransaction] Stack trace: resource://services-sync/util.js:171 applyIncomingBatch()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:214 doApplyBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:795 doApplyBatchAndPersistFailed()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:810 SyncEngine__processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:910 SyncEngine__sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1320 WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 Engine_sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:517 WeaveSvc__syncEngine()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1496 resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1389 WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 _lockedSync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1289 resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1280 WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 sync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1268, aborting processIncoming. 1334133797566 Sync.Status DEBUG Status for engine forms: error.engine.reason.unknown_fail 1334133797566 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: success.status_ok => error.sync.failed_partial 1334133797566 Sync.ErrorHandler DEBUG forms failed: Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [mozIStorageConnection.commitTransaction] Stack trace: resource://services-sync/util.js:171 applyIncomingBatch()@resource:///modules/services-sync/engines/forms.js:214 doApplyBatch()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:795 doApplyBatchAndPersistFailed()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:810 SyncEngine__processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:910 SyncEngine__sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1320 WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 Engine_sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:517 WeaveSvc__syncEngine()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1496 resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1389 WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 _lockedSync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1289 resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1280 WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 sync()@resource:///modules/services-sync/service.js:1268

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last aurora update seems to have resolved the issue for me :-)

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I have the same issue with the nightly and aurora versions. Firefox 11 works fine.

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Aurora here too!

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last aurora update seems to have resolved the issue for me :-)

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I can confirm this. Latest Aurora and nightly builds work fine for me, too.