Public bug reported: Ubuntu 8.10 32bit After todays safe-upgrade my flash stoped working mostly - they freeze.
Work around: aptitude reinstall flashplugin-nonfree Full fix: make upgrades of firefox trigger reinstallation of flash plugin if it is present. The problem is now debugged, but for information, this is the info: ii firefox 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0. ii flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1~intrepi ii libswfdec-0.8-0 0.8.0-0ubuntu1 ii swftools 0.8.1-1ubuntu1 ii swfdec-mozilla 0.8.0-0ubuntu1 un libflashsuppor <none> - In youtube most videos (90%) always instantly freeze firefox (have to be killed) - in youtube after killing pulseaudio (and restaring firefox fully) the firefox is no longer freezing and the controlls seem to work (there is buffered data, and the play/pause/seek buttons work), but NO video - black rectangle - and no audio - despite of killing or not killing pulseaudio, some other flash vidoes (in example all in wrzuta.pl - like: ) play fine (video, audio). example: http://kotus1396.wrzuta.pl/film/0A2jNbmrLmC/tesknie.._chodz_przytul_przebacz Example (fails, on youtube) Loading stream: http://v1.lscache5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id=b94dfab01913f81c&itag=34&sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag&ip=88.196.116.99&signature=907BEB29C1ACD35A17E02D19F15483664AC58F6B.36162533FE2ABDEC9AB456B778BC1D8607D5C2E8&sver=3&expire=1239671067&key=yt1&ipbits=0 SWFDEC: ERROR: swfdec_video_decoder.c(375): swfdec_video_decoder_errorv: error decoding video: no suitable decoder for video codec 7 SWFDEC: ERROR: swfdec_audio_decoder.c(201): swfdec_audio_decoder_errorv: error decoding audio: no suitable decoder for audio codec 10 ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: adobe flash ** Summary changed: - after flash upgrade flash does not work untill flashplugin-nonfree . [ubuntu 8.10] firefox flash hangs swfdec_video_decoder_errorv no suitable decoder for video codec 7 + after firefox upgrade flash does not work untill flashplugin-nonfree . [ubuntu 8.10] firefox flash hangs swfdec_video_decoder_errorv no suitable decoder for video codec 7 ** Description changed: Ubuntu 8.10 32bit After todays safe-upgrade my flash stoped working mostly - they freeze. Work around: aptitude reinstall flashplugin-nonfree Full fix: make upgrades of firefox trigger reinstallation of flash plugin if it is present. - he problem is now debugged, but for information, this is the info: + The problem is now debugged, but for information, this is the info: ii firefox 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0. ii flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1~intrepi ii libswfdec-0.8-0 0.8.0-0ubuntu1 ii swftools 0.8.1-1ubuntu1 ii swfdec-mozilla 0.8.0-0ubuntu1 un libflashsuppor <none> - In youtube most videos (90%) always instantly freeze firefox (have to be killed) - in youtube after killing pulseaudio (and restaring firefox fully) the firefox is no longer freezing and the controlls seem to work (there is buffered data, and the play/pause/seek buttons work), but NO video - black rectangle - and no audio - despite of killing or not killing pulseaudio, some other flash vidoes (in example all in wrzuta.pl - like: ) play fine (video, audio). example: http://kotus1396.wrzuta.pl/film/0A2jNbmrLmC/tesknie.._chodz_przytul_przebacz Example (fails, on youtube) Loading stream: http://v1.lscache5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id=b94dfab01913f81c&itag=34&sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag&ip=88.196.116.99&signature=907BEB29C1ACD35A17E02D19F15483664AC58F6B.36162533FE2ABDEC9AB456B778BC1D8607D5C2E8&sver=3&expire=1239671067&key=yt1&ipbits=0 SWFDEC: ERROR: swfdec_video_decoder.c(375): swfdec_video_decoder_errorv: error decoding video: no suitable decoder for video codec 7 SWFDEC: ERROR: swfdec_audio_decoder.c(201): swfdec_audio_decoder_errorv: error decoding audio: no suitable decoder for audio codec 10 - - - It could be a bit related to bug#335345 but the kill pulseaudio workaround fails for me. ** Tags added: adobe flash -- after firefox upgrade flash does not work untill flashplugin-nonfree . [ubuntu 8.10] firefox flash hangs swfdec_video_decoder_errorv no suitable decoder for video codec 7 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360681 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs