Comments on: Firefox 2.0.0.6 is Making Me Cranky!

Question: Firefox 2.0.0.6 is Making Me Cranky!

abbyladybug — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:52:35 -0800

Firefox 2.0.0.6 doesn't work with most of the extensions I'm using, including Greasemonkey. What can I do?

Two nights ago, my Firefox automatically updated itself to 2.0.0.6. Now many of my extensions don't work, including the all-important Greasemonkey. Does anyone know what, if anything, Firefox is doing about this? Is there a way to go bak to the version I was using before that actually worked with all my preferred bells and whistles? Does anyone know where there is a centralized discussion about this issue? I'm sure I'm not the only one having this kind of trouble. Right now, there's no mention of this on the FF blog.

By: Tuwa

Tuwa — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:55:36 -0800

Really? All of my extensions, including Greasemonkey, work fine in FF 2.0.0.6.

Oldversion.com doesn't have FF 2.0.0.5, but oldapps.com does.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:56:40 -0800

Firefox doesnt have to do anything. Its up to the maintainers of the extension to update their product for firefox. Give them a little time.

Mozillazine is the official firefox forums btw.

You can download and install an old version here. 2.0.0.4 is probably what you are looking for.

By: Tuwa

Tuwa — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:57:36 -0800

Ah, a more authoritative source. win for damn dirty ape.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:58:15 -0800

Also, have you tried clicking on Tools > Add-ons > Update yet?

By: Good Brain

Good Brain — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:19 -0800

I have an extension called "MR Local Tech install" that lets you override the max version of extensions that haven't been updated recently. The extensions I've used it on have worked for the most part, but there is no guarantee.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:05:31 -0800

You're looking for Nightly Tester Tools.

By: prostyle

prostyle — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:22:33 -0800

You can override this with Nightly Tester Tools or MRTech, I'd recommend the latter unless you don't need all the extra gizmos it comes with.

By: bawanaal

bawanaal — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:29:05 -0800

I'll 2nd the value of "MR Local Tech install." I've been using this extension for well over a year, and have not had to worry about extension compatibility. It's invaluable, as some some extensions wouldn't ever be compatible otherwise.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:29:39 -0800

I had this problem with 2.0.0.5. Following the directions here fixed it fairly easily.

By: Zed_Lopez

Zed_Lopez — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:31:19 -0800

Ditto MR Local Tech Install recommendation (or Nightly Tester Tools, but I like lots of the other features of MR Local Tech also.) It's uncommon for a minor revision to break extensions, and well worth using one of these to override the maxversion check -- it'll probably work. (But it's common for the major revisions to break extensions.)

By: Thoughtcrime

Thoughtcrime — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:41:37 -0800

Rock Steady has the answer you're looking for. All of my extensions (including Greasemonkey) work on 2.0.0.6, so I think the maxversion check has nothing to do with your problem.

By: anaelith

anaelith — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:20:54 -0800

Download any extensions you want.
Change .xpi file extension to .zip
Open this file.
Copy install.rdf from the zip to a useful folder (Desktop).
Open this copy in a text editor.
Locate the em:maxVersion line associated with Firefox, usually labeled with comments.
Edit the value to 2.0.0.*
Save, copy the edited file back into the zip, rename back to .xpi, install.

By: abbyladybug

abbyladybug — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:37:18 -0800

Rock Steady - You got it! It was a corrupt localstore file. That safe mode restart with resetting toolbars thing didn't work. It's ALL better now.

Thanks, internets! You're more than just a series of tubes to me!

By: davejay

davejay — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:46:02 -0800

FYI, one of the nice things about Firefox (and other not-Microsoft apps of record) is that you can run multiple versions simultaneously. If you wanted to download and install 1.5.x.y, you could.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:19:54 -0800

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, I guess. Seems to be a random occurrence since 2.0 -- I think the Google result that lead me to that fix was someone who had the problem with 2.0.0.3 or .4. The safe mode didn't work for me either. I actually seem to remember I had to do something screwy like create a new default profile and move my extensions folder into it, now that I think about it. Anyway, glad I could help.

By: abbyladybug

abbyladybug — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:42:58 -0800

Well, I appreciate it. That a Withnail & I reference? Or did that quote begin before that movie? Either way, I like it. And I'm glad you suggested it.