Browser application crashes when loading the default page

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Enable WiFi
2. Start the Browser application and wait for the error dialog

"Sorry! The application Browser (process com.android.browser) has stopped 
unexpectedly. Please try again."

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logcat output
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W/dalvikvm( 1112): threadid=9: thread exiting with uncaught exception 
(group=0x4001d7d0)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112): FATAL EXCEPTION: WebViewCoreThread
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: provider=gps
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1264)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1248)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.location.ILocationManager$Stub$Proxy.requestLocationUpdates(ILocationMan
ager.java:516)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.location.LocationManager._requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.java:71
1)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.location.LocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.java:630
)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.webkit.GeolocationService.registerForLocationUpdates(GeolocationService.
java:162)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.webkit.GeolocationService.start(GeolocationService.java:66)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.sharedTimerFired(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.fireSharedTimer(JWebCoreJavaBridge.java:88)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.webkit.JWebCoreJavaBridge.handleMessage(JWebCoreJavaBridge.java:105)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at 
android.webkit.WebViewCore$WebCoreThread.run(WebViewCore.java:621)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1112):    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1096)
W/ActivityManager(  799):   Force finishing activity 
com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity
D/webviewglue( 1112): nativeDestroy view: 0x397c60

Original issue reported on code.google.com by theplagu...@gmail.com on 19 Nov 2010 at 10:49

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It's seems a localisation problem, when you open the Browser, it would know 
where you are , but archos 7HT have no GPS and no network Provider and the 
location manager can't tell where you are to the browser who's implement webkit 
and webkit have set a request location update:
android.location.LocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.java:630
)

Sorry for my poor english i'm french and i want to help you to porting froyo on 
the archos 7HT 

Original comment by jiki...@gmail.com on 4 Dec 2010 at 9:01

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Thanks for the info jiki. Will look for a way to disable location and other gps 
related stuff to avoid this.

Original comment by hamlet...@gmail.com on 4 Dec 2010 at 10:47