Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

• Click the menu button , click Help and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

• On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
• On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
• On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
  (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

Let me know if this helps you. What extensions do you have installed?

Tried this and tried refreshing to default settings with no luck..I have no extensions. Thanks for trying to help. Below is a screenshot of the website in question which is all I can get.

I was able to open the website no problems, when was the last time, you were able to access it?

How strange! I think it was yesterday I accessed this site with no problem but I think it was also yesterday that Firefox updated itself. This might have nothing to do with the problem of course BUT??????

I tried the link, and got a warning from WebOfTrust; https://www.mywot.com/scorecard/openbve.wixsite.com?utm_source=addon&utm_content=warning-security

Terrence1946 said

Reason given by Firefox is that the website is insecure and special permissions have not been given

What was the exact error message?

Note that the picture you posted is not a warning, it is a status of the website. 'Permissions' is what you have allowed the site to do on Firefox.

As you get no error message, just a blank page, maybe you could try disabling graphics hardware acceleration in Firefox. Since this feature was added to Firefox it has gradually improved but there are still a few glitches.

You will need to restart Firefox for this to take effect so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.,) and then perform these steps:

In Firefox 55 and above:

1. Click the menu button and select Options (Windows) or Preferences (Mac, Linux).
2. Select the General panel.
3. Under Performance, uncheck Use recommended performance settings. Additional settings will be displayed.

   

4. Uncheck Use hardware acceleration when available.
5. Close Firefox completely and then restart Firefox to see if the problem persists.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

If the problem is resolved, you should check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in these Knowledge base articles:

• Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems

• Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL

I have no problem with the site :

Have tried this before but to no avail. What I don't understand is why other browsers (Chrome, IE) can open this site but Firefox has suddenly decided it won't!!! Strange that others can open this site on Firefox but I cannot.

Thanks for trying to help.

FredMcD said

I tried the link, and got a warning from WebOfTrust; https://www.mywot.com/scorecard/openbve.wixsite.com?utm_source=addon&utm_content=warning-security Terrence1946 said

Reason given by Firefox is that the website is insecure and special permissions have not been given

What was the exact error message?

Note that the picture you posted is not a warning, it is a status of the website. 'Permissions' is what you have allowed the site to do on Firefox.

Not really an error message but here is a screenshot of what information I am given. Do bear in mind that I have never had problems with Firefox opening this site until yesterday.

Would you please take a look at this article :

Websites don't load - troubleshoot and fix error messages

(as you don't get any error messages, you can skip that part)

Murphy said

Would you please take a look at this article : Websites don't load - troubleshoot and fix error messages (as you don't get any eror messages, you can skip that part)

No joy with any of this I'm afraid. I notice that Chrome and IE both have the same warning with this site as Firefox but the website still opens in these browsers. What next?

Terrence1946 said

I notice that Chrome and IE both have the same warning with this site as Firefox but the website still opens in these browsers. What next?

If you want to find out what that warning is all about :

Click on the little black arrow (>) and then on 'Learn More', which will take you to this article

Murphy said

Terrence1946 said

I notice that Chrome and IE both have the same warning with this site as Firefox but the website still opens in these browsers. What next?

If you want to find out what that warning is all about :

Click on the little black arrow (>) and then on 'Learn More', which will take you to this article

Thanks for all your help but how can I get Firefox to let me view the website. Should I use an earlier version of Firefox?

Terrence1946 said

Should I use an earlier version of Firefox?

No, please don't do that - if it's only this one website, and you won't get it to display the way it should, then use another browser for this site. (And use Firefox for every other site/page, of course).

But let's not give up just yet :

You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages : Reload the page : Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button or press 'Ctrl + F5' or press 'Ctrl + Shift + R'

Another thing to try : Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

Clear the Cache:

3-bar menu => Options => Privacy & Security => Cached Web Content :
"Clear Now"

Remove Cookies from sites causing problems:

3-bar menu => Options => Privacy & Security => under 'History' : choose 'Use custom settings for history' => "Show Cookies"

What I wanted to ask :

How do you feel about what the WebOfTrust has to say about this site  ?

See FredMcD's post .....

Murphy said

Terrence1946 said

Should I use an earlier version of Firefox?

No, please don't do that - if it's only this one website, and you won't get it to display the way it should, then use another browser for this site. (And use Firefox for every other site/page, of course).

But let's not give up just yet :

You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages : Reload the page : Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button or press 'Ctrl + F5' or press 'Ctrl + Shift + R'

Another thing to try : Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

Clear the Cache:

3-bar menu => Options => Privacy & Security => Cached Web Content :
"Clear Now"

Remove Cookies from sites causing problems:

3-bar menu => Options => Privacy & Security => under 'History' : choose 'Use custom settings for history' => "Show Cookies"

---

What I wanted to ask :

How do you feel about what the WebOfTrust has to say about this site  ?

See FredMcD's post .....

Tried all you suggested but to no avail. Yes, saw FredMcD's post and I was a little surprised. I have used this site countless times with absolutely no problem. In the future, I will use alternative browsers for this site and use Firefox for all others. However, I would love to know why I'm having problems with this website, especially when other contributors have stated that they have no problem accessing this site.

Terrence1946 said

I would love to know why I'm having problems with this website, especially when other contributors have stated that they have no problem accessing this site.

I'm stumped as well - especially since you have tried just about everything in the book.

I am one of those contributors who have no problem accessing that site (provided a screenshot to prove it .... )

The only thing I can think of now : send them an email and explain the situation (you could even give them a link to this thread .... ) :

openbvecentral@gmail.com

Murphy said

Terrence1946 said

I would love to know why I'm having problems with this website, especially when other contributors have stated that they have no problem accessing this site.

I'm stumped as well - especially since you have tried just about everything in the book.

I am one of those contributors who have no problem accessing that site (provided a screenshot to prove it .... )

The only thing I can think of now : send them an email and explain the situation (you could even give them a link to this thread .... ) :

openbvecentral@gmail.com

Thanks for your contribution to this problem which remains unsolved for me! When I have the time, I will probably e=mail the website.

Where to find OpenBVE?

The original Japanese BVE program can be downloaded from http://mackoy.cool.ne.jp/.

i use firefox 59.0 opened the site mno problem

davidspriggs said

Where to find OpenBVE? The original Japanese BVE program can be downloaded from http://mackoy.cool.ne.jp/. i use firefox 59.0 opened the site mno problem

bold textCannot open this address but I can access quite a few BVE sites in Firefox but not BVE Wixsite which IS available in other browsers. Thanks for the message.

OpenBVE

Latest version: 1.4.3 Installation for Windows

   Download OpenBVE from here and extract anywhere.

   Download SDL and extract to the same directory.

   Download OpenAL, extract, and run the installer.

   Download .NET Framework 4 Client Profile and run the installer.

for Linux

   Download OpenBVE from here and extract anywhere.

   Download SDL and install correctly.

   Download OpenAL from somewhere and install correctly, or compile yourself from here.

   Download Mono 2.8.1 or higher and install correctly.

for Mac OS X

   Download OpenBVE from here and extract anywhere.

   Download SDL and install correctly.

   Download OpenAL and run the installer.

   Download Mono 2.8.1 or higher and install correctly.

Source: http://odakyufan.zxq.net/openbve/index.html

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