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

[Christian Einfeldt]

Thanks for your thoughts, Tony. I was able to see fb with the m.facebook.com
link you offered. It was really helpful that you let me know of that info,
because it allowed me to easily coordinate with some people I was going to
meet. So thanks very much!

I checked my extensions, and no weird or unexpected extensions. The version
is Google Chrome Version 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) (64-bit). I do
update my software regularly, whenever recommended by the GUI update
manager, and I know that Chrome was among those packages update.

I cleared out the cache earlier today, and was not able to get into fb
using the usual url of facebook dot com, despite having updated my software
and having rebooted. This evening, the problem ended as mysteriously as it
began. I was just magically able to log onto facebook dot com. I don't know
why it suddenly cleared up.

Thanks to everyone who helped!


On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 11:45 AM Tony Godshall <togo at of.net> wrote:

> 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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>> Christian Einfeldt
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