(Not)Playing Embedded Videos With Mozilla Browser

[Roshan Mansinghani]

I just went to the site and the gxine browser plugin worked.  Will this do
or do you NEED to use the mplayer plugin?

Also, a general question:  if there are multiple browser plugins installed
for the same media type (ie, gxine plugin, vlc plugin, mplayer plugin) how
do we tell the browser (either mozilla, firefox, or konqueror) which plugin
to use?  Is this defined in the mime-type section?

On 8/20/06, Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Note: Forwarding message because the original email
> never got on the list.
>
> --- Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Roshan,
> > Really appreciate your offer to help. The issue
> > occurrs with Mozilla browser on any embedded video
> > and
> > here is a specific web site that I usually check to
> > see if it's still broke:
> >
> > http://news.yahoo.com/video/2529
> >
> > Any embedded video link on that page will do and I
> > find it will play with firefox using the
> > mplayerplug-ins but not with the mozilla browser,
> > Mozilla 1.7.12. View it with the Mozilla 1.7.12
> > browser. Thanks for helping.
> >
> > >
> > > After reading your post, I feel like I have an
> > idea
> > > of your problem but
> > > would like a specific test case.  So, please
> > provide
> > > a web site with an
> > > embedded video that exhibits the problem you have
> > > and which browser you
> > > would like to view it with.
> > >
> > > On 8/19/06, Leonard Chatagnier
> > > <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This issue dates back to Debian Sid(several
> > months
> > > > ago) and now with Ubuntu/Kubuntu distros. I hope
> > > > someone will assist as I have posted to Ubuntu
> > but
> > > no
> > > > solution. Here's the situation:
> > > >
> > > > The embedded videos on my yahoo home page(AP,
> > ABC,
> > > > Reuters, etc.) play well(almost; some bluring,
> > > > smearing at times) with firefox but dont't play
> > > with
> > > > konqueror or mozilla browser(the one I want to
> > > use).
> > > > Since it plays on firefox I don't think it's a
> > > flash8
> > > > issue. The last time I had the mozilla browser
> > > play
> > > > embedded videos was with woody and sarge and it
> > > played
> > > > with mplayerplug-in but I had help to get it to
> > > play.
> > > >
> > > > With firefox the mplayerplug-in player comes up
> > as
> > > it
> > > > used to in mozilla browser when it worked a long
> > > time
> > > > ago. It may recycle through the
> > usual(connecting,
> > > > buffering, playing, etc) but it eventually
> > plays.
> > > >
> > > > In moz browser everything loads and finally ends
> > > up
> > > > with blank greyed out player screen with a teal
> > > green
> > > > double crossed image in the middle of the
> > screen.
> > > When
> > > > you click the image the message is: "This page
> > > > contains information of a
> > > > type(application/x-mplayer2)that can only be
> > > viewed
> > > > with the appropriate Plug-in(exact quote). The
> > > message
> > > > is entitled: Default Plugin. The
> > > > "application/x-mplayer2" is listed in KDE's file
> > > > association listing. When I came accross this
> > > before
> > > > under Deb Sid, the mime type wasn't in the list,
> > > was
> > > > added manually but didn't fix the prob.
> > > >
> > > > I'm using a global setup for Mozilla and
> > mplayer.
> > > I
> > > > have installed w32 codecs, libxine-extracodecs,
> > > > mozilla-mplayer, mplayer, kmplayer,
> > > > totem-xine-firefox-plugin,
> > kmplayer-kong-plugins,
> > > > kaffeine-xine, gxine, xine-ui, totem-xine,
> > > > sun-java5-jre 1.5.0-06-1(1.5.0-07 installed but
> > > > doesn't show in kde about plugins, flash player
> > > 7.0.63
> > > > and everything video related I know of.
> > > >
> > > > I wont say I've read every related man but have
> > > read
> > > > many and have googled many months on this issue.
> > I
> > > may
> > > > not know what to look for. I'm not exactly a
> > > noobie
> > > > but have only been using linux for just over 2
> > > years
> > > > and still consider myself a novice, please treat
> > > me a
> > > > such.
> > > > The reason I left debian for ubuntu/kubunto is
> > > that
> > > > Debian is too geeky for me.
> > > >
> > > > I elected not to post any config files as I
> > would
> > > post
> > > > everything I could think of which would make
> > this
> > > long
> > > > post much longer.  I prefer for the gurus and
> > > > experienced user to ask for what they want to
> > see
> > > and
> > > > I'll gladly post it.
> > > >
> > > > My personal feeling is that this is a
> > setup/config
> > > > issue of some sort; maybe a simple one I'm just
> > > > overlooking, but I just can't find it. Any and
> > all
> > > > comments welcomed. I'll try anything; just don't
> > > know
> > > > what.
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Leonard Chatagnier
> > > > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> > > >
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> >
> >
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
>
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