[SOLVED] Black dots glitches in Firefox

Hi all!
When I scroll web pages in Firefox I'm presented with black dots that multiply themselves as I keep scrolling. They go away if I refresh the page or scroll faster.
Here's a "screenshoot"
http://cdn.imghack.se/images/58eae51879 … ac5ca0.jpg
My laptop is hybrid with Intel and NVidia video cards. What I have already tried:
- Disabling composition and changing the WM
- Using NVidia card instead of Intel
- Updating system
- Using a Aurora and Nightly versions of FF
- Launching Firefox with a brand new user
None of those seemed to help. I got no more ideas. Can someone help?
Thank you in advance.
Last edited by sollidsnake (2013-09-07 22:03:50)

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Section "Device"
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EndSection

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