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Screen tearing when watching yt on firefox

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Description

Distribution

mint 22

Package version

6.2.7

Graphics hardware in use

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Moble

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Hi, I'm new to Linux mint, ssooo, idk if it's a linux mint problem or a firefox problem but when I'm on yt, the videos have this tearing on it and when I was on W10 there wasn't any tearing in yt vids

Steps to reproduce
  1. Go to Youtube. 2. Click a Video
Expected behavior

If the video has someone or something moving there like tearing in the video

Additional information

Is it a VSync thing, or, is my 1080p screen going to 1080i? I don't know.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or Cinnamon entry point is identified. First reproduce the tearing on Linux Mint 22 with Firefox, YouTube, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, and the stated display setup; done requires determining whether the issue is reproducible in Cinnamon and documenting the relevant conditions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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