Firefox Client Disabled

[Doug]

I'm trying to solve a problem where the testing framework is unable to control Firefox 9 (Chrome and IE work fine).  Firefox starts, but hangs when configuring the browser for automation.

I did some digging and ended up looking into the extensions that are installed.  I found that the Telerik Testing Framework Firefox 4+ client is disabled because is it "incompatible with Firefox 9.0.1".

Any idea why that would be?  I've seen other documentation saying this should work fine.

Thanks!

[Anthony]

Hello Doug,

Please see our troubleshooting guide article on this topic.

All the best,
Anthony
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[Doug]

Thanks, that did the trick.

Now on to the next problem.  Firefox starts, but the browser sits at a URL like this:

about:blank?!!AOT2.0!Pipe.ArtOfTest.WebAii.BrowserProvisioner_-1654082172

I thought this happened when the extension was disabled, but I have it enabled.  Can anything else cause this?

[Nitin]

Hi Doug
Get the latest internal build 2011.2.1305

and From Firefox 9+ Extensions Enable the Extension(Restart Firefox), 
see the snaphot

and Close all the Instances of Firefox and try to Run your Script

I am sure you would be able to run your scripts
Thanks
Nitin

[Anthony]

Hello Doug,

Nitin is exactly right. After upgrading Test Studio, confirm the 4+ Client is enabled in Add-ons Manager, then close all instances of Firefox. Rerun your script through Test Studio and it should work.

See here for more information.

@Nitin: I awarded you Telerik points for assisting another customer.

Greetings,
Anthony
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[Doug]

I grabbed build 1305, but still no luck.  You can see the extension configured in the attached screenshot and Firefox still hanging.  Could it be a permissions issue or something else?

[Nitin]

Hi Doug

First Kill all the Open Process of Firefox from the Task Manager

Then Try to Run your Tests (I dont think any Premission issue was there)

@Anthony: Thanks for the Points

Thanks
Nitin

[Anthony]

Hello Doug,

First, as Nitin suggested, ensure all FF instances are closed, even on the Processes tab in Task Manager.

Since the Telerik extension is correctly enabled, there may be a conflicting Add-on. Try disabling all non-Telerik Add-ons and try again. If it succeeds, re-enable those Add-ons one at a time until you identify the culprit. If you identify a specific Add-on as problematic, please let us know what it is so we can add it to our documentation.

Greetings,
Anthony
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[Doug]

To close hte loop on this.. I'm all set and everything works.