597171 - [Windows 2000] Windows are displayed black with artefacts

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 595471

(Core :: Graphics, defect)

Description

[tslbai]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; de; rv:1.9.2.9) Gecko/20100824 Firefox/3.6.9
Build Identifier: since firefox-4.0b6pre.en-US.win32 -- 07. Sep. 2010

firefox-4.0b6pre.en-US.win32 worked well. Since Update on 07. Sep. 2010 the browser is starting with all windows in black.
You can use the browser "blind" and it seems to work.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.start browser
2.
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Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Please try http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+ModeIf that works post the graphics section from about:supportThis seems to be caused by the enabled hardware acceleration

Comment 2

[Arie Paap [:wildmyron]]

This sounds like bug 593678.

My experience is that it recovers as various parts of chrome and content are redrawn and new windows are unaffected.

Comment 3

[tslbai]

The recommendes page http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+ModeIf does not exist (404). Do you want me to start Firefox in safe-mode?
-safe-mode: Firefox works, display is ok

about:support Graphics-section
Graphics
Adapter Description
Vendor ID 0000
Device ID 0000
Adapter RAM Unknown
Adapter Drivers Unknown
Driver Version
Driver Date
Direct2D Enabled false
DirectWrite Enabled false
GPU Accelerated Windows 0/1

I'm using a
Nnidia GForce FX 5600
Drv-ver. 6.1.2.1

Comment 5

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

V.Duplicate

Comment 6

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

(In reply to comment #3)
> The recommendes page http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+ModeIf does not
> exist (404).

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode :->

Comment 7

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

That was a copy+paste error but I didn't post a response because the reporter alreadey commented "Do you want me to start Firefox in safe-mode?
-safe-mode: Firefox works, display is ok"