New tab page thumbnails are blank - always blank

I've updated to FF 13.0 (Linux) and was keen to have a look at the Opera-like tthumbnails when opening a new page from the tab bar.
I open the page that should have small renderings of recently visited sites and I'm presented with empty squares with text labels to indicate what page they link to.
I've tried the "'''click on the blank square and wait for the page to completely load'''' solution but that doesn't work.
What should I try next?

I was having this issue too. Changing my privacy settings allowed the thumbnails to appear.
# Go to Edit > Preferences > Privacy.
# Under Privacy there's a checkbox for Clear history when Firefox closes and to the right a Settings button.
# Click the Settings button and uncheck Browsing History and Cache.
# Restart FF.
# The thumbnails appear after you revisit sites.
The text "Clear history when Firefox closes" seems misleading, since it is affecting behavior ''before'' FF closes. I guess these setting aren't just for clearing history but ''writing'' history too. Is that a bug? I'm on Ubuntu with FF 13.0.1.
Sources:
http://portableapps.com/node/32487
http://www.pic-upload.de/view-14563431/Screenshot_175.jpg.html

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