Hrm, a proxy and two HTTP 401s and then a 200-success. That's interesting.
Let's try seeing what the browser does for that sequence. Open the network trace. Ctrl-Shift-I . "Network" tab. Go to the containing page, and then try to play a video. I'm interested in the requests that come out after that. ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991758 Title: Chromium web browser not showing mp4 videos Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: :::::::::::::::::::::: PROBLEM :: :::::::::::::::::::::: embedded playback of mp4 videos works in Firefox, fails in Chromium ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: REPRODUCE :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: examples are the videos in coursera.org If you are signed up for ml class, start chromium-browser with url https://class.coursera.org/ml/lecture/view?lecture_id=1 If chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is not installed, which it isn't by default, you get a black screen for the video. Reproduced on Ubuntu12.04 and 11.10 chromium-browser --version Chromium 18.0.1025.151 Ubuntu 12.04 ::::::::::::::::::::::: SOLUTION :: ::::::::::::::::::::::: Ubuntu software center should suggest the addon plugin equivalent to: sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra ::::::::::::::::::: DETAILS :: ::::::::::::::::::: To tell if the library is installed: dpkg-query -l chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra The needed library is installed as: /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpegsumo.so I found this out with the command dpkg-query -L chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/991758/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp