Comment 33 for bug 75286

Hi There,

I just faced the same problem as everybody else here. Completely suddenly, first I was using Ubuntu and Thunderbird as usual then Ubuntu started acting up (VERY RARE) and I even had to reboot the entire computer (EXTREMELY RARE, once per year). After fresh start Thunderbird stopped working and crashed 1-2 seconds after startup.

Here is the problem:

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myname@computer:~$ mozilla-thunderbird
GTK Accessibility Module initialized
DOUBLE-CLICK: 400 --> -1 THRESHOLD: 8 --> -1
(Gecko:6069): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: gsignal.c:1019: unable to lookup signal "activate" of unloaded type `MaiAtkObject'

(Gecko:6069): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_emit_valist: assertion `signal_id > 0' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
myname@computer:~$
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I followed the advice James-C gave above (= turned off the "Assistive Technologies") and just as James-C wrotes Thunderbird started working again, immediately.

I am running Ubuntu 7.04 - the Feisty Fawn, Gnome 2.18.1, with all updates from 'normal' repositories.

Best Regards,
Jukka