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

[Tony Godshall]

To try to troubleshoot: Check Extensions, are they what you intended to
have?  Did someone trick you into installing bad ones?  What version of
chrome?  Is fbook blacklisting older versions?  Can you get to
m.facebook.com, the lighter version of fbook that works on more devices?



On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 11:37 AM Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> I'm sorry, I don't recall how I installed it. It was probably from some
> modification to the repositories. I think it's called a ppi or something
> like that. Sorry. You add a line through the CLI and now my usual GUI
> update tool lets me know when I need an update, and I update it through the
> usual GUI tool on Lubuntu. It has just been too many years that I have been
> using it to recall how I got it.
>
> Chrome did work with FB until about 4 pm yesterday. I had left my computer
> to exercise. Turned off my computer. Came back. Turned on my computer.
> Chrome worked fine with all other websites. Just FB would not load.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:45 AM 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.
>>
>>
>
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