Firefox stops loading pages until NoScript disabled or Firefox restarted

[barbaz]

Sorry, I thought I was on the last page and no solutions had been discovered, and did not see that Mr. Maone found a possible workaround for the issue.

I've edited the OP to note that NoScript latest development build implements a workaround for this issue and to link to Giorgio's post about it.

[therube]

(Grumble, grumble, grumble - about the drek that is Addons Manager. On the lighter side... Anyhow... )


So I fire up FF 110.0a1 Build ID 20230101212612 (had been using earlier, but shut it down)
And I click a few links (from Session Restore)
And one link mentions (Synology) NAS update, & I read the post

Fire up, http://10.0.0.2:5000/, log in, check Notifications & no mention of an update
And I'm like, OK

Jump back to a different Window, click a link & ... dead.

11.4.14rc2

So the work-around, isn't all there, yet (at least for me).


Let me also note, that while disabling NoScript allows me to post this post,
Disabling NoScript then "broke" http://10.0.0.2:5000/ - until I refreshed that page (as in links there were not responding - with NoScript disabled, until I refreshed the page).

[therube]

Two consecutive days.
Must be the new year?

5 hours and 41 minutes ago (10:30:50 AM 01/04/2023)

[therube]

Today's nightly...

Opened FF
Download update
Restarted

Dead.

No clue about anything else - at this point.


I'll disable NoScript & see if comes alive... ?

Before that...

4 windows (restored on update/restart)
1 is to my NAS - blank
1 is to voidtools - blank
1 is to about:addons (which is a "privileged" page, so it loaded)
1 is to google (which i had opened only to see if I was really dead to start with) - blank

So in this case, not getting anything, as in not even from cache.

I'll disable NoScript & see if comes alive... ?

Yes.

So I'll restart (again) & see what happens...

Back working.
(Nothing like this had been mentioned at mozillazine.)

[therube]

There weren't a lot of bangs for New Years, but there sure are for 2023.

an hour and 19 minutes ago (02:31:07 PM 01/05/2023)
11.4.14rc2

Given I'm on nightly... no telling if it's something there or just what?

[ecarlson]

This started for me in Firefox 108. After a while, I get simplified pages, with no styling, and NoScriot is non responsive. If I restart Firefox, it's fine for a while again. Is it the same issue reported here?

[barbaz]

This started for me in Firefox 108. After a while, I get simplified pages, with no styling, and NoScriot is non responsive. If I restart Firefox, it's fine for a while again. Is it the same issue reported here?

The issue reported here results in being unable to load anything. "simplified pages, with no styling" is a lot more than the people here are getting. So I would think you're running into a different issue.

But to be sure, could you please start a new thread about your issue, with more details such as:
- What other extensions are you using?
- Does whether a page is affected depend on what NoScript permissions you have set for it? In particular, is "unrestricted CSS" unchecked for any of this - and if so, are there any specific URL(s) that are more likely to trigger this problem?
- Does the problem occur if NoScript is the only enabled extension, and all other extensions disabled?

[IZh]

I have FF 108.0.2 (64-bit) on Windows 7. I have installed the latest beta 11.4.14rc2 of NoScript, but the pages loading still hanging sometimes (typically once a day).
(If you need help with debugging like attaching debugger to the browser or running some debug-enabled version, I could try.)

[therube]

Today's update, 20230110093639.

Update
Restart

Dead.

So a second restart is required.

[Giorgio Maone]

Today's update, 20230110093639.

Update
Restart

Dead.

So a second restart is required.

So it's happening reliably on browser updates?
Should check using back-to-back nightlies?

[therube]

No.
5th, 6th, 9th, & 10th, but only those mentioned failed on update/restart.

updates.xml:
https://pastebin.com/KMcJAFrS

[Analog]

I'm on 102.6.0 esr (64-Bit) with NS 11.4.14 and the issue did not occur for some time now. However, I don't dare to call it resolved because I wasn't particularly focussed on the issue to be honest and I do not remember if it occured after the .6 update or not.

It seems unlikely but could this be Windows 7 related somehow? I noticed that most of us with this issue seem to still be on Windows 7.

[Guest]

Since the NoScript update, the browser hanged only once (may be full restart was required to update the plugin). But after that, no hangs yet.

[ecarlson]

This started for me in Firefox 108. After a while, I get simplified pages, with no styling, and NoScriot is non responsive. If I restart Firefox, it's fine for a while again. Is it the same issue reported here?

The issue reported here results in being unable to load anything. "simplified pages, with no styling" is a lot more than the people here are getting. So I would think you're running into a different issue.

But to be sure, could you please start a new thread about your issue, with more details such as:
- What other extensions are you using?
- Does whether a page is affected depend on what NoScript permissions you have set for it? In particular, is "unrestricted CSS" unchecked for any of this - and if so, are there any specific URL(s) that are more likely to trigger this problem?
- Does the problem occur if NoScript is the only enabled extension, and all other extensions disabled?

Thanks. I'll have to do all that. For now, I leave NoScript disabled most of the time. When the issue starts, disabling NoScript instantly fixes it. I haven't tried immediately re-enabling it yet. It doesn't happen on any particular page, and once it starts, it's on all tabs I have open and any new pages I open. Where do I find "unrestricted CSS"? I don't think I changed that. Before FF 108, I have been using NoScript for many years without issue.

[barbaz]

Where do I find "unrestricted CSS"?

If the affected sites are set to Default, Trusted, or Untrusted: it's in NoScript Options > General, select the tab for the preset the site is set to

If the affected sites are set to Custom, they will need to be changed individually in NoScript Options > Per-site Permissions, click the site's Custom permission setting.