cannot access myspace.com

2.0.0.20

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Anonymous

Same problem

cor-el

70216 posts

Maybe look at SeaMonkey 1.1.18 for that website (Mac OS X 10.2 or later)
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/1.1.18

Noah_SUMO

1377 posts

It will work but not using Firefox 2 but instead Firefox 3.

So it's not possible unless you upgrade to Firefox 3. But although the website will let you download Firefox 3 and let you install it, it will NOT work. So do not try to install it, and save yourself the headache.

It was due to OS X 10.3.9 being too old to support the newer code Firefox was developing. It is similar to making programs that aren't compatible with Win 95, 98, Me, 2k since they are older than XP.

I agree, its next to impossible to find an official statement that Mac users using 10.3.9 & below are not supported for Firefox 3. I googled my butt off. Barely found a KB article on it.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up#Firefox_3_does_not_start_on_Mac_OS_X_10.3.9_or_below

The reason why support was dropped, in case anybody wondered:
http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Firefox_3_May_Drop_Support_for_OS_X_10DOT3_Panther

Quoted from article:

Radical changes in many aspects of the underlying architecture in Panther versus Tiger have already led a number of developers to drop support for Panther.

So Firefox is not the only software maker to make this decision.

I'm asking them to implement ways to notify users that Firefox 3 won't work on 10.3.9 and below.

Possible Solution:
cor-el's suggestion might work or you could trick Myspace into making it think you are using Firefox 3 with this addon:
User Agent Switcher :: Add-ons for Firefox

I haven't tried it so I can't say for sure.

cor-el

70216 posts

I do get the normal MySpace page if I spoof the UA on Firefox 2.0.0.20, but you can't be sure if there is JavaScript or other code used that is not supported by Firefox 2.0.0.20.

User Agent Switcher: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/59
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.0.15) Gecko/2009101600 Firefox/3.0.15

MySpace also uses Flash a lot and the latest Flash versions probably won't work as well.

You can and should however update the Shockwave Flash 9.0 r28 plugin to 9.0 r246
Flash Player 9: http://www.adobe.com/go/kb406791 (Flash Player 9 for Unsupported Operating Systems)

Anônimo

yes, same here, can't log onto myspace. i have an older mac.
bummer...

Anônimo

This is ridiculous. No warning, and poof it's gone. I have 4 myspace accounts I need to access for my band. Is this going to be fixed? I'm screwed:(

dm
Firefox user

well i did install new firefox upgrade n i have a new computer and its got xp professional and i cant get in there either !!! but i can use the oldest explorer thats never been updated ???? i hate technology ! i refuse to have 2 browsers open to go back n forth between myspace / fb ill just ignore myspace til they fix it !!!!!

Greg
Firefox user

Another reason for me to not use my Myspace account.

I have Mac 10.3.9 and am not going to buy an upgrade (which won't run well on my aging system) in order to log in.

Anonymous

Me too, this is crap! I thought I may have missed an update from myspace on this. I also run a page for a band. Not a great time for this to happen, they are on tour and their new album drops next week.

I can't even view my personal page without getting that stupid "browser unsupported warning" >_

dm
Firefox user

if u use internet explorer doesnt matter what version u can log on ! it just looks like some archaic beginning from way back when !!!

paul Blute
Firefox user

This is ridiculous I have 10.3.9 and FF 2.0.0.14 or something and it worked ok until now, what a pain, I cant afford a new computer to run a new version of osx im using an meac 1GHZ which is sufficient fo rmost stuff, what a bloody pain

dm
Firefox user

thanx, that worked - now I have 3 browsers :/

dm
Firefox user

well, seamonkey 1.1.18 works just fine, still can't update flash tho :/

cor-el

70216 posts

You're welcome.

You won't be able to install and use the Flash 10 plugin, so any website that requires Flash 10 and is not working with Flash 9 won't work.

Leaving Myspace
Firefox user

I hate IE 7, it crashes constantly and Firefox 3 doesn't work that well with flash Player 10. Guess that means I get to dump Myspace after all.

Anonymous

Hey - ditto - this sucks - Myspace must be racking up thousands of hits on it's "unsupportedbrowser" page...

Anonymous

Well - glad I found this thread. I use Digidesign Loader hardware and I can't upgrade past OSX 10.3.8 - embracing the land of obsolescence :)

Anonymous

I use an old G3 for the net. My "good" computer - mirror door - is separate so it doesn't get infected.

If I have to buy a new computer to run 10.5, then my net computer would be better than my "good" computer, so I will have to buy a replacement for it too...