[sf-lug] google chrome not loading facebook at all

[Michael Paoli]

Presuming this was intended to and/or should'a gone to list:

> From: "Ken Shaffer" <kenshaffer80 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] google chrome not loading facebook at all
> To: Michael Paoli <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:06:30 -0700

> I've noticed Firefox (versions late 60s - 75, Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04B)
> frequently needs a magical incantation to make a page load:
> Your favorite cuss word + ctrl+shift+R
> and then the page shows up (or fixes wierd stuff like
> "KEYBOARD_UP_ARROW" showing up instead of the caret (sometimes
> upsidedown).  Font issue?  But the font changes between the cached
> page and the load from web?
> Other wierdities are "Server not available", or Corrupted source...,
> all fixed with the page reload.
> Don't use Chrome, but something changed.  I'd assumed I had a
> corrupted cache, cleared pages, but the problem persists. I'll create
> a new user and try with a completely fresh Firefox, but haven't
> bothered to yet.
> Google news stories display the problem, and tensorflow.org's menus.
> Ken
>
> On 4/21/20, Michael Paoli <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>> So, how did you install Chrome?  And is that what you have installed?
>>
>> I fired up a *buntu live 18.04.x, and neither Chrome nor Chromium
>> are installed by default, and searching the semi-obvious ways it
>> provides, it offers to install Chromium, but not Chrome.
>> So ... what do you have installed and how did you install it?
>>
>> Also, did it ever work before, if so when?
>> And does it work on other web sites?
>>
>>> From: "Christian Einfeldt" <einfeldt at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [sf-lug] google chrome not loading facebook at all
>>> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:30:27 -0700
>>
>>> I am using Lubuntu 18.04.4 and Google Chrome Version 81.0.4044.113
>>> (Official Build) (64-bit)
>>>
>>> I have 2 FB accounts. I prefer to log into 1 account on Chromium and
>>> Firefox; and another on Google Chrome. Google Chrome simply will not load
>>> FB at all. When I start typing facebook in my Chrome browser, it auto
>>> completes to facebook.com, but loads no data at all.
>>>
>>> I found google guide to clearing the cache for one website, which suggest
>>> using the Chrome developer tools to clear the cache for that website:
>>>
>>> The Solution: Clear Chrome cache for a single website only
>>> As the page is loaded, open Chrome Developer Tools (Right-Click >
>>> Inspect)
>>> or (Menu > More Tools > Developer Tools)
>>> Next, go to the Refresh button in Chrome browser, and Right-Click the
>>> Refresh button.
>>> Select Empty Cache and Hard Refresh.
>>>
>>> I followed the recommendations, and still got no response at all. I have
>>> no
>>> idea what to do next. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.