** Description changed: Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-180 Hi, I have a laptop DELL XPS 1530, configuration: Processor Inter Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz 64bit, Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 128 MB, 3 GB memory Used program: Firefox 3.0 Distribution: Ubuntu 8.10 I installed new proprietary NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 180) and I experienced problems with my Firefox 3.0 which freezes for 30 seconds to 1 minute at different times and websites, then continues running. When I put full screen on you tube video, the effect for opening window freezes in the midst of it and after a while unfreezes and continues on running-the same problem when closing full screen. Also the Firefox works slower than with NVIDIA driver version 177. Sometimes Firefox freezes at closing the application, after about 30 seconds the - program finally closes. When returned back to NVIDIA graphics driver - version 177 named problems disappeared and Firefox works faster. + program finally closes. Ocassionally after closing the application, a + random appearance of colored pixels appear on the desktop screen + (picture example included in attachment). When returned back to NVIDIA + graphics driver version 177 named problems disappeared and Firefox works + faster. The problem is definitively in NVIDIA graphics driver version 180
** Attachment added: "Appearance of Pixels" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27439604/Random%20Pixels%20Appearance.png -- Firefox freezes on Ubuntu with NVIDIA graphics driver 180 with GeForce 8600 GT https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/354864 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs