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-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1673677 Title: NBA.com flash movies will not load in Firefox Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Only seems to happen at www.nba.com - other video sites seem to work OK. www.nba.com worked with Chromium until version 56.0.2924.76 arrived and now nothing works in Chromium ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: firefox 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.36-generic 4.2.8-ckt3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC3: julie 3738 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC2: julie 3738 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: julie 3738 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: julie 3738 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20170303012224 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Mar 17 19:28:40 2017 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-19 (667 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp3s0 proto static metric 100 169.254.0.0/16 dev enp3s0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.1.0/24 dev enp3s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.34 metric 100 IwConfig: enp3s0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice. No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing MostRecentCrashID: bp-72b7f97a-2498-48f4-8591-e7bce2170317 Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Shockwave Flash - [HomeDir]/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so PrefSources: prefs.js ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=52.0/20170303012224 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: adobe-flashplugin 1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 RfKill: RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 11/25/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F2 dmi.board.name: GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF2:bd11/25/2014:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-78LMT-USB36.0:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-78LMT-USB36.0:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1673677/+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