Using the nv driver solved the problem :). Seems to be a bug with the nvidia propietary drivers I was using version 177. I'm changing the package to nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 .
Thanks ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: firefox-3.0 => nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 -- [intrepid] firefox freezes when accesing www.grails.org https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289964 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs