Facebook and Firefox

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd May 2012, 18:12

Got issues with it loading. Loads fine in IE, but in FF I just get some white screen and links down the left.

Disabled AdBlock but that didn't do anything.

Had it working last week when it did this, but no idea what I did. Then it's done it again today.

Doesn't seem to be a problem on any other site.

**XxKiTtiExX** · 2nd May 2012, 18:18

Are you using https://www.facebook.com or http://www.facebook.com ? Firefox on my computer wouldn't allow me to use facebook unless it was using https (yet prior it had worked perfectly fine). Not overly sure why but haven't had an issue since.

**Virago** · 2nd May 2012, 18:19

Working fine here on FF. Have you tried a forced refresh?

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd May 2012, 18:40

Originally Posted by XxKiTtiExX

Are you using https://www.facebook.com or http://www.facebook.com ? Firefox on my computer wouldn't allow me to use facebook unless it was using https (yet prior it had worked perfectly fine). Not overly sure why but haven't had an issue since.

If I put in http, it automatically forwards to https

**XxKiTtiExX** · 2nd May 2012, 18:41

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

If I put in http, it automatically forwards to https

Okay I have no other advice lol. Mine wasn't automatically doing that when it was buggering up. Hope you get it sorted!!

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd May 2012, 20:42

If I log out on FF, and go to http://www.facebook.com the home page shows up properly

However using https:// it does not...

Still trying to find something on google.

Have uninstalled FF, ran CCleaner, downloaded FF (rather than the auto updated version I had been using), installed. Same problem.

Running Spybot at the moment. No viruses either, as Avast runs every day at a time I'm at work.

**hayd3n** · 2nd May 2012, 21:44

check your computer date and time mine was playing up then noticed my computer was (for some reason set to 2002 230 pm january 5th lol) a bit out of date

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd May 2012, 21:54

Originally Posted by hayd3n

check your computer date and time mine was playing up then noticed my computer was (for some reason set to 2002 230 pm january 5th lol) a bit out of date

Thanks, that seems to have worked!

I forgot that me having to unplug my desk power supply when the painters show up each day, means it keeps resetting the date on the computer.

**jrandom** · 2nd May 2012, 21:56

As a side point, forget about Firefox and switch to using Chrome already. Firefox has been fucked since version 4.0.

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd May 2012, 22:00

Originally Posted by jrandom

As a side point, forget about Firefox and switch to using Chrome already. Firefox has been fucked since version 4.0.

I tried chrome a little just before, while seeing if there was any issue with another browser.

I didn't like it.

**jrandom** · 2nd May 2012, 22:03

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

I tried chrome a little just before, while seeing if there was any issue with another browser.

I didn't like it.

It's better. You just have terrible taste in browsers.

**scracha** · 4th May 2012, 22:42

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

Thanks, that seems to have worked!

I forgot that me having to unplug my desk power supply when the painters show up each day, means it keeps resetting the date on the computer.

Correct date and time is quite important on a PC.

a) Put in a new CMOS battery. Costs fuck all.

b) Set the Pc to use NTP to get the date (on Windows double click on date and time and there'll be something about "internet time") Most routers support NTP or you can buypass and use a server like 2.nz.pool.ntp.org
OR
c) Use a 3rd party utility like http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/atomic.exe (assuming it's windows) and bung it in your startup