sound not working in browser

jazzo · 08-07-2012, 01:09 PM

Hi chaps, I have a problem with sound on my dell xps 17. Basically if I play music it is all fine, but when I say watch something on the internet, say videos on youtube or the radio using either firefox or chrome the sounds keeps breaking up, and I can't understand why. Is it a plug in problem, does anybody have any idea at all as to what causes this and what it is?
thanks

camorri · 08-08-2012, 06:28 AM

What audio plugin(s) do you have installed?

I do not run chrome, no comment there.

With FF ver 14.0.1, I have Mozplugger 1.14.3 installed, and VLC 1.1.9 installed, and all has been well for several versions of FF.

jazzo · 08-08-2012, 03:34 PM

I have FF 14.0.1, can only see 3 plugins inthe list:
shockwave
javaTM
Itunes app detector

I have vlc media player installed too

Also, even it it is not a plug in I have ecently installed pulse on my machine and shortly after I did that things started to go wrong...

camorri · 08-08-2012, 04:44 PM

You need a audio plugin. VLC plugin is in addition to VLC media player.

jazzo · 08-09-2012, 01:17 PM

ok thanks, where do I get the plugin from?

abrinister · 08-09-2012, 01:44 PM

Code:

sudo apt-get install mozilla-plugin-vlc

Alex Brinister