Hey, JoeLinux, which compiz versions do you have exactly? We have identical cards and nearly identical laptops D830 vs D630, and I used to see the firefox problems you describe but not any more.
$ dpkg -l |grep compiz
ii compiz-core 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4~ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.7.8-0ubuntu2 Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.8-0ubuntu2 Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4~ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4~ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug
ii compiz-wrapper 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4~ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager, wrapp
ii compizconfig-backend-gconf 0.7.8-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii compizconfig-settings-manager 0.7.8-0ubuntu3 Compiz configuration settings manager
ii libcompizconfig0 0.7.8-0ubuntu2 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii python-compizconfig 0.7.8-0ubuntu1 Compiz configuration system bindings
$ uname -a
Linux kiomava-d830 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 17 22:24:21 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
Hey, JoeLinux, which compiz versions do you have exactly? We have identical cards and nearly identical laptops D830 vs D630, and I used to see the firefox problems you describe but not any more.
$ dpkg -l |grep compiz 0ubuntu4~ ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager fusion- plugins- extra 0.7.8-0ubuntu2 Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi fusion- plugins- main 0.7.8-0ubuntu2 Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f 0ubuntu4~ ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM 0ubuntu4~ ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug 0ubuntu4~ ppa1 OpenGL window and compositing manager, wrapp backend- gconf 0.7.8-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi settings- manager 0.7.8-0ubuntu3 Compiz configuration settings manager
ii compiz-core 1:0.7.8-
ii compiz-
ii compiz-
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.7.8-
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.7.8-
ii compiz-wrapper 1:0.7.8-
ii compizconfig-
ii compizconfig-
ii libcompizconfig0 0.7.8-0ubuntu2 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii python-compizconfig 0.7.8-0ubuntu1 Compiz configuration system bindings
$ uname -a
Linux kiomava-d830 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 17 22:24:21 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux