I am no longer experiencing this bug and have not experienced it for at least months, and likely longer, possibly since late 2016. As far as I am concerned, this bug report can be closed as resolved.
For me this bug was resolved by only applying the regular Ubuntu updates to my system, without upgrading to a newer release. I don't know if the problem was fixed in Firefox, because of newer video device drivers, or something else. Thanks for the follow up and all that you do to support Ubuntu and Firefox. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1578853 Title: Firefox blotchy graphics in Google Maps Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Google maps are displayed in Firefox with blotches. It can take a few seconds for the blotches to stablize. It occurs both with the symbolic maps and the satellite images, and typically gets worse with more zoomed-in views. The blotches seem to be rather random. I don't have a problem with any other kind of graphics or video, Firefox or otherwise. I will attach or otherwise post three example screenshots. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: firefox 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-85.129-generic 3.13.11-ckt36 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-85-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: circ 2432 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: circ 2432 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: circ 2432 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20160425115534 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu May 5 15:45:29 2016 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js [Profile]/extensions/{6AC85730-7D0F-4de0-B3FA-21142DD85326}/defaults/preferences/colorzilla.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-30 (645 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) IpRoute: default via 192.168.3.1 dev eth0 proto static 192.168.3.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.3.181 metric 1 MostRecentCrashID: bp-3e82e56c-e5b2-4cb6-9b4b-fbc4d2160505 Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=46.0/20160425115534 (In use) Profile1 - LastVersion=46.0/20160425115534 RelatedPackageVersions: totem-mozilla 3.10.1-1ubuntu4 rhythmbox-mozilla 3.0.2-0ubuntu2 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox SubmittedCrashIDs: bp-3e82e56c-e5b2-4cb6-9b4b-fbc4d2160505 bp-175b14d6-3673-4fa7-a7ae-a98bd2140730 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/16/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A01 dmi.board.name: 0KWVT8 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA01:bd05/16/2013:svnDellInc.:pnXPS8700:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0KWVT8:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: XPS 8700 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1578853/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
