[xubuntu-users] Flash player for XUbuntu 14.10

[Jeffery Small]

I wrote:

>> I have a question related to this discussion.
>>
>> Ever since I installed Xubuntu 14.04.1, I have not been able to get
>> audio out of my Firefox browser when playing Flash content.  I have
>> Shockwave Flash 11.2.202.418 installed and when activated, Flash video
>> plays, but there is no sound.  This has persisted with the last few
>> versions of Firefox -- currently with version 33.  Every other audio
>> program (Chrome, banshee, etc) provide proper audio output and audio
>> sources other than Flash play properly within Firefox.  If I disable
>> the Flash plugin, then I can play videos at YouTube as they appear to
>> recognize the absence of Flash and fall back to HTML5.  Of course, this
>> is not helpful at those sites that are Flash-only.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea what might be happening here?  I have been
>> trying to locate others experiencing this problem, but so far, i seem to
>> be the only one.  Any suggestions?

Bruno Benitez <gridcube at gmail.com> wrote:

>Check in pavucontrol that firefox's flash audio streams are going to the
>proper audio device you want

Here is what I see with pavucontrol using various applications:

  * Banshee:			pulsesink probe		# works
  * Chromium:			Playback		# works
  * Firefox (no flash):		AudioStream		# works
  * Firefox (with flash):	ALSA pluig-in		# DOES NOT WORK

Here are the three active Plugins in Firefox 33:

  * Adobe Reader 9.5
  * LibreOffice Plug-in
  * OpenH264 Video Codec

There is no ALSA plugin and about:config shows nothing with the "alsa" string.

The following packages are installed:

  * alsa-base (1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4)
  * alsa-utils (1.0.27.2-1ubuntu2)
  * libsox-fmt-alsa (1.4.4.1-3ubuntu1)
  * flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.1)

So the problem may be with the ALSA plug-in, but it is not clear to me why
it is being used by Flash and what I need to do to get Flash functioning
properly.

I would appreciate it if people with working Flash audio in Firefox please
see if the alsa packages are installed on their systems and let me know
what pavucontrol reports when playing flash audio content.

Also, am I understanding from this thread that ubuntu 14.10 no longer supports
the flashplayer-plugin package?

Thanks.
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