A patch which is known to fix this issue, is available at 1659988. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1659988
Everyone affected, please give it a try (take the latest version of the patch!) and report back. @Maintainers: This issue duplicates https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1659922 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1627239 or vice versa. -- 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/1643200 Title: After updating to firefox 50.0, tab goes black instead of showing web pages Status in Mozilla Firefox: Confirmed Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Today, I updated firefox to version 50.0. This update was offered to me via the official updates I got for ubuntu 16.04. After restarting firefox, I get a black tab content when I "open" a web page. For demonstration, see the screen shot attached. Note that I still can edit preferences or "about:config". Tabs only go black for web pages. I get the black tabs after installing firefox together with this set of updates: isc-dhcp-client 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.4 isc-dhcp-common 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.4 libfcitx-config4 1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 libfcitx-gclient0 1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 libfcitx-utils0 1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 libprocps4 2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.2 linux-firmware 1.157.5 procps 2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.2 python3-distupgrade 1:16.04.18 ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.18 ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk 1:16.04.18 unattended-upgrades 0.90ubuntu0.2 xserver-common 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 Please not that xserver got updated, too. The behaviour also remains after a reboot. Other applications, including Thunderbird, do not show similar behaviour. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: firefox 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: thomas 3212 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20161114144739 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity Date: Sat Nov 19 15:57:33 2016 Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-29 (721 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing PrefSources: prefs.js Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=50.0/20161114144739 (In use) RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-15 (156 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A16 dmi.board.name: 023HKR dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA16:bd12/06/2013:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE5510:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn023HKR:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E5510 dmi.product.version: 0001 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1643200/+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
