video problem on Ubuntu.
Pedro I. Sanchez
psanchez at colcan.ca
Tue Apr 21 15:20:55 UTC 2009
1 Have a e-mail message window ready to send to this list.
2 Launch Applications->Accessories->Text Editor
3 Click the "Open" icon, type /etc/apt/sources.list in the
"Location" field, and click "Open." You should see now the
content of the file inside the editor's text window.
4 Copy the content (Ctrl-A followed by Ctrl-C).
5 Paste the content (Ctrl-V) into the message window of step 1.
Send the message to this list.
--
Pedro
ray house wrote:
> Pedro, I am not too bright this am, how do I get this file? Ray
>
> > Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:52:44 -0400
> > From: psanchez at colcan.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: video problem on Ubuntu.
> >
> > Just open the file with an editor (Applications->Accessories->Text
> > Editor) and copy and paste its content into a message to this list.
> >
> > Can you remove the flashplugin-nonfree package and install it again? You
> > should get the latest version; I don't understand why is it that you
> > don't have it on your system.
> >
> > --
> > Pedro
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> > > Hi Pedro, thanks for the help, Firefox is version 3.0.8. and I tried
> > > removing it and reinstalling it with no change in the situation.How
> do I
> > > copy the file/etc/apt/sources.list ? Ray
> > >
> > > > Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:21:49 -0400
> > > > From: psanchez at colcan.ca
> > > > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > Subject: Re: video problem on Ubuntu.
> > > >
> > > > Ray,
> > > >
> > > > I suspect you have some problem with the overall installation of
> Ubuntu.
> > > > Yesterday you mentioned that the installed version of the
> flashplugin is
> > > > 9.0.999. But if you were indeed running Intrepid 8.10 you should have
> > > > version 10.0.22.87 instead.
> > > >
> > > > What version of Firefox you have (In Firefox, Help->About
> Mozilla)? It
> > > > should be 3.0.8.
> > > >
> > > > Have you tried removing Firefox and installing it again? Can you copy
> > > > the file /etc/apt/sources.list so that we can see what you have
> there?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Pedro
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ray house wrote:
> > > > > Good morning Victor, Thanks for the inquiery, I cant get any
> videos of
> > > > > the web to work, but DVD movies work OK. The dvds are opened with
> > > > > "MovieMaker" by default, I guess. I dont have any movies yet on my
> > > HD. Ray
> > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:44:33 -0700
> > > > > > From: victorbrca at yahoo.ca
> > > > > > Subject: Re: video problem on Ubuntu.
> > > > > > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Ray,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is the problem only with videos from youtube? I also see that you
> > > > > have installed VLC on Ubuntu. Does that work ok to play other
> > > movies on
> > > > > your HD?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Victor Mendonça
> > > > > > http://wazem.org/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > > From: ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com>
> > > > > > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:42:51 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: video problem on Ubuntu.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Good morning, It's Ray again, this morning I took the time to go
> > > back
> > > > > on my other OS and check out all the videos available on Google
> using
> > > > > Firefox and everything works so well ! no buffering problems,
> fast,
> > > and
> > > > > decoding any types of videos, SO WHY CANT I DO THIS WITH UBUNTU
> ???
> > > Its
> > > > > very frustrating, I have followed all of your great advise,
> downloaded
> > > > > the right programs, and added the VLC package. I have tried in
> firefox
> > > > > tools, the different programs one at a time and always with no
> > > results.
> > > > > Im stumped !!
> > > > > >
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