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Old 12-05-2014, 03:34 PM   #1
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Unable to view video in Firefox Slackware 14.1

I have alienbob's npapi VLC plugin but can't see any video here
https://blogs.nasa.gov/orion/2014/12...-video-replay/
 
Old 12-05-2014, 04:29 PM   #2
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Others have reported issues as well...
Try this link instead (youtube)

http://youtu.be/6Hn8qnsucwo
 
Old 12-05-2014, 04:31 PM   #3
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I see nothing there too. How about here
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/downloadable-video-page/ ?

From there I can run the youtube videos and also stream the mp4s in VLC. Thanks! I am still watching, whoa I like rockets.
Slackware 14.1, slackpkg+
Code:
# slackpkg search vlc
[ Status           ] [ Repository               ] [ Package                                  ]
   installed           restricted                   npapi-vlc-20140731-x86_64-1alien
   installed           restricted                   vlc-2.1.5-x86_64-1alien
 
Old 12-05-2014, 04:43 PM   #4
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I see nothing there too. How about here
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/downloadable-video-page/ ?
Yes, I can watch them ok..

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From there I can run the youtube videos and also stream the mp4s in VLC. Thanks! I am still watching, whoa I like rockets.
Slackware 14.1, slackpkg+
Code:
# slackpkg search vlc
[ Status           ] [ Repository               ] [ Package                                  ]
   installed           restricted                   npapi-vlc-20140731-x86_64-1alien
   installed           restricted                   vlc-2.1.5-x86_64-1alien
Oddly I find nothing when I use that cmd to search for vlc.
But if I run slackpg file-search vlc
I find [ installed ] - kremotecontrol-4.10.5-x86_64-1

Yes, vlc is installed and fully working...

The reason I am able to watch video on youtube may be because I am using html5
http://www.youtube.com/html5
 
Old 12-05-2014, 08:22 PM   #5
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Wouldn't play for me with Firefox & Icecat but did play with Seamonkey, QupZilla, Rekonq, & Arora.
Last edited by slackass; 12-06-2014 at 06:32 AM. Reason: added info
 
Old 12-06-2014, 01:27 AM   #6
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I gave it another test, on a newly installed laptop with MLED (based on slackware 14.1 64-bit. See sticky thread in this forum).

All the above links are working fine.

No VLC installed, else from that it should be pretty much the same (Slackware 14.1 with slackpkg+ and AlienBob's multilib).
Firefox version: 31.2.0 ESR
Using default player on youtube (switched to html5, still working).
 
Old 12-08-2014, 03:50 PM   #7
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That first video I can't play on my laptop. I can't play any videos on my son's. Both are Slackware 14.1, firefox 31.2, flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.346-i386-1_SBo

His a video will from youtube will start and show the first couple seconds three times then stop saying an error has occured, mine will play the same video. Mine will play netflix using Alien BOB's pipelight package his will just give an error.

I used the same packages of flash, pipelight, etc on both.
 
Old 12-08-2014, 04:25 PM   #8
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That first video I can't play on my laptop. I can't play any videos on my son's. Both are Slackware 14.1, firefox 31.2, flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.346-i386-1_SBo

His a video will from youtube will start and show the first couple seconds three times then stop saying an error has occured, mine will play the same video. Mine will play netflix using Alien BOB's pipelight package his will just give an error.

I used the same packages of flash, pipelight, etc on both.
That's odd...

What if you try youtube in html5 instead?
www.youtube.com/html5
And click on the "Request the HTML5 player"
Is that working?
Last edited by MDKDIO; 12-08-2014 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Corrected the URL
 
Old 12-08-2014, 04:35 PM   #9
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Are you sure you need the VLC plugin?

Firefox doesn't need a plugin to play video.
 
Old 12-08-2014, 04:54 PM   #10
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That's odd...

What if you try youtube in html5 instead?
www.youtube.com/html5
And click on the "Request the HTML5 player"
Is that working?
I tried that before, youtube only has about 10% of their videos that will work without flash.
Turns out his PC just needed alsa configured to use the analog instead of digital sound interface. Aparently sound can affect video.
 
Old 12-08-2014, 05:50 PM   #11
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youtube only has about 10% of their videos that will work without flash.
That's not true. You can force HTML5 mode with "Youtube Center":

https://github.com/YePpHa/YouTubeCenter/wiki

I'll have to find a video that needs Flash, because there are none coming up in my daily routine.

Note that you need all the gstreamer-plugins for full HTML5 support. Preferably gstreamer 1.x and not the outdated ones in Slackware. Of course, for GST1 Firefox has to be rebuilt.
 
Old 12-09-2014, 01:55 AM   #12
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I tried that before, youtube only has about 10% of their videos that will work without flash.
Could well be true, but I normally find what I want to watch using html5

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Turns out his PC just needed alsa configured to use the analog instead of digital sound interface. Aparently sound can affect video.
Always nice with an easy fix
All good on that PC then?
 
  


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