Your Firefox extensions are all disabled? That's a bug!

[poorguy]

I'm curious why run an outdated non supported browser.


Why not just download the current supported Firefox ESR 60.6.2 .

 

[Marie SWE]

I'm curious why run an outdated non supported browser.


Why not just download the current supported Firefox ESR 60.6.2 .

the answer is simple.
to win xp the latest version is 52.9.0esr
and i have some add-ons on my win7 computer that doesn't work on 60.

 

[poorguy]

the answer is simple.
to win xp the latest version is 52.9.0esr
and i have some add-ons on my win7 computer that doesn't work on 60.

I have a Windows XP computer that I use now and then for specific software and hasn't seen an internet connection since its EOL.

 

[lehnerus2000]

I'm curious why run an outdated non supported browser.

I think you mean "superior non-junk browser".

I have a Windows XP computer that I use now and then for specific software and hasn't seen an internet connection since its EOL.

W10 has more discovered exploits than XP.
W7 has more than both of them.

As long as you have plenty of verified Backup Images, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that XP is actually much safer, than W7 & W10 (despite the marketing propaganda from MS).

 

[poorguy]

What does your outdated non supported browser / "superior non-junk browser" do that FF ESR 60.6.2 doesn't.

I have no complaints using FF ESR 60.6.2 they all work for what I do which is web search and stream youtube videos and watch movies.

 

[TBugReporter]

I have over 40 XUL extensions, and I'm fine. I think I should wait another 10 years before switching to Quantum.

Unless Quantum either becomes as adaptable as the old version, or restores compatibility for XUL extensions, I plan to do the same.

Does that add-on so-called fix on that page you shared not work for you?

Correct, it does not work for me - that's why I posted here again.

Have you tried enabling Studies for a while to try and get your add-ons back?

"Studies" doesn't exist in 52.9.

You may be SOL as Firefox ESR 52.9 EOL was August 29th 2018 according to this link.

This is why there are so many forks of the Firefox code. Worst case, I'll move to one of them if I have to, but I really want to know what RoWin7 did (or didn't do) that he's not having the same problems.

I found this fix on github for older FF versions.
https ://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/60916#issuecomment-489793388
...
I restarted my Firefox (my version is 59.0.3)

I'll look into this, but 52.9 might be too old for this to work.

I'm curious why run an outdated non supported browser.

Why not just download the current supported Firefox ESR 60.6.2 .

As I said above, I don't want to lose my XUL extensions; WebExtensions still don't do all the things I want my browser to do.

 

[Marie SWE]

I'll look into this, but 52.9 might be too old for this to work.
.

If you want, I can test it on version 52.9, later tonight on my lab computer. So you don't have to test yourself until you know it's really working on that version?
I'm home again around 10pm swedish time

 

[poorguy]

Firefox 66.0.5, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes

 

[ian50]

Adblock Plus

This QuickFIX worked for me (and helps avoid similar screw-ups):
#1 disable auto-update for FF and add-ons
#2 disable studies
#3 go to URL "about:config" and set "xpinstall.signatures.required" to "false"
#4 close browser
#5 restart and enjoy the old world w/o being remote controlled

PS: make a backup or sys restore point before updating your browser (ideally only manually, as not even FF can be trusted anymore, screwed up by goog/m$ft/etc)

PPS: worth a read: All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert | Hacker News

Sorry, doesn't work. I just installed FF66.0.5 and Adblock Plus fell over again. Additionally, Adblock Plus now has a new category of "non-annoying ads" that it allows by default. Truly pathetic.



It does seem to me that this whole irritating kerfuffle is about putting ads back on our screens whether we want them or not.

 

[Marie SWE]

I'll look into this, but 52.9 might be too old for this to work.
.

If you want, I can test it on version 52.9, later tonight on my lab computer. So you don't have to test yourself until you know it's really working on that version?
I'm home again around 10pm swedish time

The trick with the certificate doesn't work on version 52.9 ESR winXP
The only thing that worked to temporarily get add-ons restarted is via about:config
change the setting
xpinstall.signatures.required = true
to value
xpinstall.signatures.required = false
when mozilla then publishes the fix change back to value to =true

It's possible to temporary start the add-ons.

I found this guide

[B]Re-enabling installed extensions[/B]

[I]Restarting Firefox will remove any temporarily loaded extensions.[/I]

[LIST=1]
[*]Navigate to about:debugging
[*]Click the 'Load Temporary Add-on' button
[*]Navigate to the .xpi file in your profile directory select it and click Open.
[/LIST]
To find your profile directory, go to [B]☰ > Help > Troubleshooting Information[/B], then look for "Profile folder" in the table. Copy or make note of the full path, which should be something like:

[LIST]
[*]Windows:
C:\Users\{your username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile id}.default\extensions
[*]Linux:
~/.mozilla/firefox/{profile id}.default/extensions/
[*]MacOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/{profile id}.default/extensions/
[/LIST]
From here, the extensions can be found under extensions/.
[B]

Re-downloading extensions[/B]

[I]Restarting Firefox will remove any temporarily loaded extensions.[/I]

[LIST=1]
[*]Right click on the 'Add to Firefox' button
[*]Choose 'Save Link As' from the menu
[*]Save the .xpi file somewhere handy
[*]Navigate to about:debugging
[*]Click the 'Load Temporary Add-on' button
[*]Navigate to the .xpi file you downloaded and open it
[/LIST]
[B]For Android[/B]


[LIST=1]
[*]Navigate to about:config
[*]Search for xpinstall.signatures.required
[*]Change the setting to false
[*]Go to [URL="https://addons.mozilla.org"]Add-ons for Firefox (en-US)[/URL] and find the extension you want
[*]Tap the 'Add to Firefox' button to install
[/LIST]

And the last method is to set the computer clock back to 29 April 2019

 

[TBugReporter]

Adblock Plus now has a new category of "non-annoying ads" that it allows by default. Truly pathetic.

Yes, it is pathetic, but not exactly new; that "feature" was added to ABP about a year ago. FWIW, I consider tweaking one checkbox in exchange for having one up-to-date extension that works for both pre- and post-Quantum Firefox to be a small price to pay.

The only thing that worked to temporarily get add-ons restarted is via about:config
change the setting
xpinstall.signatures.required = true
to value
xpinstall.signatures.required = false

Hallelujah! This worked!

It's possible to temporary start the add-ons.

Not that it matters now that I have my old Firefox back, but I tried that several days ago, and it didn't work for me because the extensions that were failing were ones that required a restart after installation, and of course restarting uninstalled the extensions again.

 

[RoWin7]

ABP is a resource hog anyway. Switch to Ublock Origin and report back to us.

 

[ian50]

Firefox extensions

ABP is a resource hog anyway. Switch to Ublock Origin and report back to us.

For Chrome - this browser is exactly what we are assiduously avoiding by using FF.



Adblock Plus and its' "non-annoying" ads: I object strongly to the slyness of opt-out without upfront choice. Yes, many programmes use this trick but that doesn't make it honest..


It's quite clear that we will never be free of sly lies.

 

[RoWin7]

You can use Ublock Origin in either browser, and probably a few others. I use it in FF.

 

[TBugReporter]

Adblock Plus and its' "non-annoying" ads: I object strongly to the slyness of opt-out without upfront choice.

When ABP is first installed, it loads a Web page with a link to Turn off Acceptable Ads on it, so I don't know how they could be more upfront about it.

 

[ian50]

Firefox extensions

When ABP is first installed, it loads a Web page with a link to Turn off Acceptable Ads on it, so I don't know how they could be more upfront about it.

Installed years ago. That non-upfront page didn't exist.


No, I didn't bother to do upgrade. On installation, It then blocked the ads, which is all I wanted. Adding "features" after installation is sly. So it's gone now. They can earn no more from my machine.


This has taught me to trust no programme, so monthly checking is a routine.

 

[RoWin7]

Have you already tried my suggestion in post #34?

 

[TBugReporter]

Have you already tried my suggestion in post #34?

You can use Ublock Origin in either browser, and probably a few others. I use it in FF.

I don't think this was aimed at me, but for the record, I'm satisfied with ABP (as long as I can keep Mozilla from disabling it on me).

 

[michael diemer]

Why not just use a different browser?

 

[GEWB]

Some fixes from Mozilla team by release number:

Add-ons disabled or failing to install in Firefox | Mozilla Add-ons Blog

They worked for me on several releases.