Frozen on white screen after trying to log in [Update your browser]

[osspatola]

Whenever I try to sign in it just redirects me to a white screen with this URL: (https://mangadex.org/auth/login?aft...40a55301.d61e1bfc-7e7f-43fa-b7ec-a90e5493f7df) and nothing happens when I reload. When I sign in on my phone it works but not my laptop so I'm thinking it might have something to do with that instead. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[slch]

Make sure you are not using a browser from a shitlist
Recent update upped the requirements

 

[BraveDude8]

Also, clear site data/cache (or try a private window for testing) to see if that fixes it.

And make sure you can access https://auth.mangadex.org/

 

[osspatola]

I have the most recent version of chrome but I'm on kind of old chromebook so it might not be able to update to the most recent version. I cleared the site cache and tried a private window and now whenever I open the site it bring me to the same white screen that I got when I tried to log in. (I am also able to access the account management link)

 

[slch]

Unless there is something specific with chromebooks i don't know of, chrome latest should be fine and the issue lies somewhere else.
What is the version of chrome, just in case?
Also click F12 and screenshot what there is in "Console" tab (when visiting mangadex.org )

 

[osspatola]

It says Version 76.0.3809.136 and that it's up to date. I can't seem to attach a screenshot either but it says
content.js:1 Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Error in invocation of storage.get(optional [string|array|object] keys, function callback): No matching signature.
at content.js:1
at content.js:1
at content.js:1
(anonymous) @ content.js:1
(anonymous) @ content.js:1
(anonymous) @ content.js:1
2dcdb5e.modern.js:1 Registered service worker: ServiceWorkerRegistration
auth.mangadex.org/realms/mangadex/protocol/openid-connect/token:1 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 ()
2dcdb5e.modern.js:1 Could not use silent refresh of access token (ErrorResponse: Session not active).
(anonymous) @ 2dcdb5e.modern.js:1
(index):1 [Intervention] An <img> element was lazyloaded with loading=lazy, but had no dimensions specified. Specifying dimensions improves performance. See https://crbug.com/954323
The script has an unsupported MIME type ('text/html').

 

[RogueKitsune]

It says Version 76.0.3809.136 and that it's up to date.

Unless Chrome on ChromeOS follows a different versioning 76 is extremely out of date. iirc 109 is the current release of Chrome.

Edit: Chrome 76 was released in August of 2019 if my internet searching is to be believed

 

[slch]

It says Version 76.0.3809.136 and that it's up to date. I can't seem to attach a screenshot either but it says

Using this version number was able to find some forum posts about your situation.
https://support.google.com/chromebook/thread/164650978?hl=en&msgid=164807827

Apparently you won't be able to update chrome anymore unless you update your chromebook OS.
And if that is not available, only other option is to install another OS on your device (will wipe all data).

And with your current chrome version it seems you won't be able to use the site.

 

[xpacetrue]

Make sure you are not using a browser from a shitlist
Recent update upped the requirements

Well, I guess that at least answers my question.

I came to the forums and registered just so I could ask about why all my links to Mangadex - even the home page - suddenly shows up as a completely white and empty. Until I finally tried with a different browser I did not know that it was due to the browser I was using because... empty white pages without any error message. (For all I knew, the site was down.)

It's frustrating to see some of the more popular websites I use abandon all support of certain browsers, demanding everyone use only the most popular browsers and - even then - only work if they've been updated to the latest updates. I mean, Waterfox Classic still has a lot of users. For that matter, so do some others like Pale Moon.

What's even worse is that some of the most popular browsers have suddenly dropped support for older OS's, meaning we have to upgrade to a newer OS just to update our browsers all in order to visit some of these websites. Whatever happened to the concept of being user-friendly and endeavoring to be available to the widest possible audience? I think about 10 or 15 years ago many of us would have never imagined that software and the Internet would go to this extreme.

What I'd like to know is the supposed benefits of making such site updates. Is it to improve protection against things like SPAM or malware? Is that what is worth the cost of dropping support for all these other browsers?

 

[osspatola]

Using this version number was able to find some forum posts about your situation.
https://support.google.com/chromebook/thread/164650978?hl=en&msgid=164807827

Apparently you won't be able to update chrome anymore unless you update your chromebook OS.
And if that is not available, only other option is to install another OS on your device (will wipe all data).

And with your current chrome version it seems you won't be able to use the site.

Thanks for your help man. I'm not gonna install a new one, seems like to much work. But thanks anyway!

 

[BraveDude8]

Well, I guess that at least answers my question.

I came to the forums and registered just so I could ask about why all my links to Mangadex - even the home page - suddenly shows up as a completely white and empty. Until I finally tried with a different browser I did not know that it was due to the browser I was using because... empty white pages without any error message. (For all I knew, the site was down.)

It's frustrating to see some of the more popular websites I use abandon all support of certain browsers, demanding everyone use only the most popular browsers and - even then - only work if they've been updated to the latest updates. I mean, Waterfox Classic still has a lot of users. For that matter, so do some others like Pale Moon.

What's even worse is that some of the most popular browsers have suddenly dropped support for older OS's, meaning we have to upgrade to a newer OS just to update our browsers all in order to visit some of these websites. Whatever happened to the concept of being user-friendly and endeavoring to be available to the widest possible audience? I think about 10 or 15 years ago many of us would have never imagined that software and the Internet would go to this extreme.

What I'd like to know is the supposed benefits of making such site updates. Is it to improve protection against things like SPAM or malware? Is that what is worth the cost of dropping support for all these other browsers?

Waterfox Classic literally warns you, in giant text on the install page, about the dozens of unpatched security issues. Stop using it, for your own sake.

Waterfox Classic still has a lot of users.

Waterfox and Waterfox classic combined don't even show up on browser usage metrics because they're so irrelevant. Same goes for Librefox, Basilisk, Palemoon, etc.

some of the most popular browsers have suddenly dropped support for older OS's

Considering Chrome and Firefox both released their final update for Windows 7 last month, a fourteen year old operating system, you've got to be massively out of date for this to be an issue. I have a 2006 netbook that shipped with Windows XP that runs modern Linux distros just fine, which also solves the browser issues, and that's not a high bar to clear.

What I'd like to know is the supposed benefits of making such site updates.

Superior site performance, superior caching (less data used), additional functionality in general. The big thing Nuxt3 offers is hybrid rendering, which again helps massively with site performance.

It's not unreasonable for websites to expect users to use a browser that's less than five years old, and only targeting modern up to date browsers makes it significantly easier for us because we don't have to bodge around outdated browser issues.

Is that what is worth the cost of dropping support for all these other browsers?

This massive site overhaul negatively impacted approximately <0.4% of the userbase, and the vast majority of these users were running Safari 12, which was already mostly broken. This is a four year old browser, and thus massively out of date.

There is no point in us crippling future site development to try and support niche browsers. Your insistence on pointless adherence to old web standards prevents websites from improving performance on low-end devices, which actually matters, because you can install a new browser for free but you can't download a faster CPU.

 

[rikuwu]

Well, I guess that at least answers my question.

I came to the forums and registered just so I could ask about why all my links to Mangadex - even the home page - suddenly shows up as a completely white and empty. Until I finally tried with a different browser I did not know that it was due to the browser I was using because... empty white pages without any error message. (For all I knew, the site was down.)

It's frustrating to see some of the more popular websites I use abandon all support of certain browsers, demanding everyone use only the most popular browsers and - even then - only work if they've been updated to the latest updates. I mean, Waterfox Classic still has a lot of users. For that matter, so do some others like Pale Moon.

What's even worse is that some of the most popular browsers have suddenly dropped support for older OS's, meaning we have to upgrade to a newer OS just to update our browsers all in order to visit some of these websites. Whatever happened to the concept of being user-friendly and endeavoring to be available to the widest possible audience? I think about 10 or 15 years ago many of us would have never imagined that software and the Internet would go to this extreme.

What I'd like to know is the supposed benefits of making such site updates. Is it to improve protection against things like SPAM or malware? Is that what is worth the cost of dropping support for all these other browsers?

If you concept of a browser worth staying on is one without patches for many actively exploited CVEs, I have news for you.

only the most popular browsers

Whatever happened to the concept of being user-friendly and endeavoring to be available to the widest possible audience? I think about 10 or 15 years ago many of us would have never imagined that software and the Internet would go to this extreme.

Have you considered using a browser actively being maintained? 10 or 15 years ago the web was not this complex. Updated tooling brings with it more features for us developers to use when making web applications, alongside many solutions for the myriad of security issues that come along with a web app. However they also rely on newer technology simply not present in old browser engine versions.

I understand the need for browser diversification, but there is simply zero good reason to use a browser that simply ignores the existence of established standards. If you dislike Chromium, use Firefox, or one of the updated flavors of its forks (and vice versa).

Legacy users are not worth supporting IMO. I see no reason to continue supporting known-insecure software stacks because their users are too stubborn to accept change.

What's even worse is that some of the most popular browsers have suddenly dropped support for older OS's

??? Firefox supports Windows 7 or later. If you're on anything older than that, your OS should not be going online at ALL.

 

[slch]

I came to the forums and registered just so I could ask about why all my links to Mangadex - even the home page - suddenly shows up as a completely white and empty. Until I finally tried with a different browser I did not know that it was due to the browser I was using because... empty white pages without any error message. (For all I knew, the site was down.)

Yeah... showing more then just a white page would be better. One day.

What I'd like to know is the supposed benefits of making such site updates. Is it to improve protection against things like SPAM or malware? Is that what is worth the cost of dropping support for all these other browsers?

Update is not to drop support browsers but to update to later software versions (in this case - nuxt3)
Which uses later web standards. That older browsers don't support. You can see feature differences here - https://caniuse.com/ciu/comparison
Which make site more secure, performant on modern (used by most) devices. As well as making development easier and faster.

It is the choice is either make new featureS for 99% users or spend all that time making old feature work for 1%.
Plenty of hours go to make it work on all modern browsers at least...

 

[CommanderAGL]

IOS 12.5.7 on an older ipad mini, still getting white screens after clearing all browsing and website data.

 

[BraveDude8]

IOS 12.5.7 on an older ipad mini, still getting white screens after clearing all browsing and website data.

Safari 12 is no longer supported, that's a different issue. It's over four years out of date and is missing crucial features that Nuxt3 needs to work.

EDIT: Moved to relevant thread.