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Firefox 10.0.2 causes my operating system 10.5.8 to crash

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I've recently updated Firefox and was streaming video from Netflix. Suddenly, blue verticle/jagged lines appeared on the entire screen and then the screen went black with the audio still playing. When I restart the computer it says that the operating system unexpectedly quit. Let's play the blame game. Who's fault? Firefox? Mac? Netflix? Mine? Virus?

I've recently updated Firefox and was streaming video from Netflix. Suddenly, blue verticle/jagged lines appeared on the entire screen and then the screen went black with the audio still playing. When I restart the computer it says that the operating system unexpectedly quit. Let's play the blame game. Who's fault? Firefox? Mac? Netflix? Mine? Virus?

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cor-el
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Try to disable hardware acceleration.

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

You may have to check that in the plugin as well.