Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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After updating to FF v17 then to v17.1 yesterday I've noticed text corruption. Anyone else notice this or am I an isolated incident? I haven't noticed if this occurs on any other computer (i.e. different video card with different drivers).

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--------[ AIDA64 Extreme Edition ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Version                                           AIDA64 v2.70.2227 Beta
    Benchmark Module                                  3.0.478-x64
    Homepage                                          http://www.aida64.com/
    Report Type                                       Report Wizard
    Computer                                          XXXXX
    Generator                                         XXXXX
    Operating System                                  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 6.1.7601.17944 (Win7 RTM)
    Date                                              2012-12-01
    Time                                              21:23


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Computer:
      Computer Type                                     ACPI x64-based PC
      Operating System                                  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
      OS Service Pack                                   Service Pack 1
      Internet Explorer                                 10.0.9200.16438
      DirectX                                           DirectX 11.0
      Computer Name                                     XXXXX
      User Name                                         XXXXX
      Logon Domain                                      XXXXX
      Date / Time                                       2012-12-01 / 21:23

    Motherboard:
      CPU Type                                          DualCore Intel Pentium E5200, 3133 MHz (12.5 x 251)
      Motherboard Name                                  Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L  (3 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
      Motherboard Chipset                               Intel Bearlake P35
      System Memory                                     6144 MB  (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
      DIMM1: Elpida EBE10UE8AFFA-8G-F                   1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM  (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz)  (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
      DIMM2: A-Data DQVE1B16                            2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM  (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)  (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
      DIMM3: Elpida EBE10UE8AFFA-8G-F                   1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM  (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz)  (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
      DIMM4: A-Data DQVE1B16                            2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM  (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)  (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
      BIOS Type                                         Award Modular (06/19/09)

    Display:
      Video Adapter                                     ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series  (512 MB)
      Video Adapter                                     ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series  (512 MB)
      3D Accelerator                                    ATI Radeon HD 3850 (RV670)
      Monitor                                           Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]  (H9NY639318)
      Monitor                                           HP VS17  [17" LCD]  (CNN52811T4)

    Multimedia:
      Audio Adapter                                     ATI Radeon HDMI @ ATI Radeon HD 38xx - High Definition Audio Controller
      Audio Adapter                                     Realtek ALC888 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller [A-2]

    Storage:
      IDE Controller                                    Intel(R) ICH9 Family 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller - 2923
      Storage Controller                                MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        SAMSUNG HD103UJ ATA Device  (1000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
      Optical Drive                                     MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
      SMART Hard Disks Status                           OK

    Partitions:
      C: (NTFS)                                         931.4 GB (791.9 GB free)
      Total Size                                        931.4 GB (791.9 GB free)

    Input:
      Keyboard                                          HID Keyboard Device
      Keyboard                                          Standard PS/2 Keyboard
      Mouse                                             HID-compliant mouse
      Mouse                                             HID-compliant mouse

    Network:
      Primary IP Address                                XXXXX
      Primary MAC Address                               XXXXX
      Network Adapter                                   ASUS 802.11n Wireless LAN Card  (192.168.1.135)
      Network Adapter                                   Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

    Peripherals:
      Printer                                           Lexmark 2500 Series
      Printer                                           Adobe PDF
      USB1 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-2]
      USB1 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-2]
      USB1 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-2]
      USB1 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-2]
      USB1 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-2]
      USB1 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB Universal Host Controller [A-2]
      USB2 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB2 Enhanced Host Controller [A-2]
      USB2 Controller                                   Intel 82801IB ICH9 - USB2 Enhanced Host Controller [A-2]
      USB Device                                        DeathAdder Mouse
      USB Device                                        USB Mass Storage Device

    DMI:
      DMI BIOS Vendor                                   Award Software International, Inc.
      DMI BIOS Version                                  F9
      DMI System Manufacturer                           Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
      DMI System Product                                P35-DS3L
      DMI System Version                                
      DMI System Serial Number                          
      DMI System UUID                                   00000000-00000000-0000001D-7DAB2366
      DMI Motherboard Manufacturer                      Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
      DMI Motherboard Product                           P35-DS3L
      DMI Motherboard Version                           x.x
      DMI Motherboard Serial Number                     
      DMI Chassis Manufacturer                          Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
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Re: Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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I just updated Firefox 16.2 to 17.1 after reading your issue.
it's working Well no problem of Text corruption at all.
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Re: Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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Looked on my other computer GTX 570 and the issues aren't there. Might have something to do with the older Radeon drivers? I also went into about:config and turned on Font Smoothing with no success. I know that the video card isn't overheating so I assume it's driver related.
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Re: Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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can't match those errors on any of my 6-7 PC's here using FF17.

Try updating the drivers and see what happens!
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Re: Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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Wish I could. According to AMD I am legacy and the latest drivers are 6 months old.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/w ... sta64.aspx
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Re: Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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Uninstall Firefox & Download fresh copy of Firefox issue may be solved.
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Re: Firefox v17.x Text Corruption?

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I'm about to give this a shot and will report back.

*EDIT*
Nope, didn't work. If the update broke this, then hopefully an update will fix it.
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