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Firefox 33 rediculously slow on some websites

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The problem I've been experiencing is, as usual, a peculiar one. Since I upgraded to Version 33, most websites work fine whilst others take several minutes to load, during which the browser freezes but not in the manner that indicates a crash; more like loading a page is so slow it backs up the whole application. I had this issue as well on earlier versions, but they were nowhere this severe.

Though I can't identify the cause because no crash report is created, I've identified the problem happening (so far) on the following sites:

http://www.hmv.com

http://www.play.com

http://www.gamestop.co.uk

Particularly in this Holiday season this is a problem, because if people can't use Firefox without it having a nervous breakdown, then there's something wrong with the version.

P.S.: I couldn't add Troubleshooting Information due to a bug with downloading the plugin (probably a broken link)

The problem I've been experiencing is, as usual, a peculiar one. Since I upgraded to Version 33, most websites work fine whilst others take several minutes to load, during which the browser freezes but not in the manner that indicates a crash; more like loading a page is so slow it backs up the whole application. I had this issue as well on earlier versions, but they were nowhere this severe. Though I can't identify the cause because no crash report is created, I've identified the problem happening (so far) on the following sites: http://www.hmv.com http://www.play.com http://www.gamestop.co.uk Particularly in this Holiday season this is a problem, because if people can't use Firefox without it having a nervous breakdown, then there's something wrong with the version. P.S.: I couldn't add Troubleshooting Information due to a bug with downloading the plugin (probably a broken link)

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You can try to disable OMTC and leave hardware acceleration in Firefox enabled.

  • about:config page: layers.offmainthreadcomposition.enabled = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.


You can try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

You need to close and restart Firefox after toggling this setting.

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You're a lifesaver; after loading all three websites with OMTC off, that is definitely where the problem originates.

Mozilla might want to look at why it affects sites like that, specifically.

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You're welcome.

This can be a known issue.

  • bug 1089183 - Enabling OMTC slows down the entire browser

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