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MatthewFarmer47
MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
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Every time I watch a video on UBUNTU (desktop newest version) on any website it will fast forward through the video making it impossible to watch and there is no audio to it. Can anyone help me please?

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  • mfillpot
    mfillpot Posts: 2,177
    What program are you using to watch the video and what codec is being used?
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    I guess whatever the standard. I have not changed anything at all on the operating system.

    If you have a solution can you tell me step by step, because I am no guru when it comes to UBUNTU by any means at all.
    I am not completely ignorant of how to use computers, but skipping the simplest step may through me off so just assume I know nothing.

    Thanks
  • saqman2060
    saqman2060 Posts: 777
    Did you install flashplayer-plugin for your browser? Some free web media codecs are not that stable. I prefer to use adobe flash if it is an option.

    What video player are you used to what videos? It could be corrupted.
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    Every time I watch a video on UBUNTU (desktop newest version) on any website it will fast forward through the video making it impossible to watch and there is no audio to it. Can anyone help me please?

    Browser? html5 or flash? are you using a different plugin than adobe's?

    Sooo many questions!

    Regards
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    marc wrote:
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    Every time I watch a video on UBUNTU (desktop newest version) on any website it will fast forward through the video making it impossible to watch and there is no audio to it. Can anyone help me please?

    Browser? html5 or flash? are you using a different plugin than adobe's?

    Sooo many questions!

    Regards

    The browser I use is firefox. I use nothing different than the standard of what it has been set to already.
  • odlevakp
    odlevakp Posts: 29
    I heard about this problem with 64bit flash... a friend had the same issue on the newest fedora, however i don't remember how he solved it :dry: flash reinstall is always worth a try or maybe this (older) ubuntu forum thread
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    odlevakp wrote:
    I heard about this problem with 64bit flash... a friend had the same issue on the newest fedora, however i don't remember how he solved it :dry: flash reinstall is always worth a try or maybe this (older) ubuntu forum thread

    I *never* do "fresh reinstalls" to solve a problem. That's so windowslike....

    Regards
  • RickSMO
    RickSMO Posts: 123
    I'd like to know if you tried my recommendations to narrow down the issue, or if it has been resolved or not. Please update us on what is going on. Thank you.
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    RickSMO wrote:
    I'd like to know if you tried my recommendations to narrow down the issue, or if it has been resolved or not. Please update us on what is going on. Thank you.

    Sorry to everyone for my late response. I was out of town. I have tried your suggestions and they don't work. It's every website. www.youtube.com or www.gamespot.com it doesn't really matter. Just as long as there is a video it runs through it as fast as it loads it without audio.

    Should I just restart UBUNTU? How would I go about doing that?
    I only know how to work with Windows. Still taking me some time to get used to UBUNTU
  • mfillpot
    mfillpot Posts: 2,177
    If the flash player was verified to be on the right settings then you have activated a bug either in the flash-player or your web-browser. I don't know if it has been asked yet, but have you tried it with multiple web-browsers?
  • RSims
    RSims Posts: 146
    Have you tried uninstalling then re-installing adobe flash? That should fix your issue.
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    RSims wrote:
    Have you tried uninstalling then re-installing adobe flash? That should fix your issue.




    It won't let me delete anything that is "adobe"
    What should I do and tell me what to click every step if you don't mind. Still very new.
  • RSims
    RSims Posts: 146
    The easiest way would be to go to your ubuntu software center, then in the search box type in "adobe" then you should see adobe flash come up with a green arrow which means it is installed. Click on it, and press remove, it will ask for your password, type it in press OK. Once done, you can re-install the same way by clicking on it and pressing install then entering your password.

    Then I would recommend going to your "Update Manager" program and updating all your ubuntu software, that alone can fix many issues. Then re-try watching your videos.



    Let me know if this works for you. Glad to help.
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    RSims wrote:
    The easiest way would be to go to your ubuntu software center, then in the search box type in "adobe" then you should see adobe flash come up with a green arrow which means it is installed. Click on it, and press remove, it will ask for your password, type it in press OK. Once done, you can re-install the same way by clicking on it and pressing install then entering your password.

    Then I would recommend going to your "Update Manager" program and updating all your ubuntu software, that alone can fix many issues. Then re-try watching your videos.



    Let me know if this works for you. Glad to help.


    Thanks for your help so far, but I'm sad to say that it has yet to fix my problem. I have uninstalled adobe then installed as you said and I have gone to the update manager and updated all I could and yet the problem still remains. I have seen some other people complain of this issue on other forums, but thy never get an answer either.
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    RSims wrote:
    The easiest way would be to go to your ubuntu software center, then in the search box type in "adobe" then you should see adobe flash come up with a green arrow which means it is installed. Click on it, and press remove, it will ask for your password, type it in press OK. Once done, you can re-install the same way by clicking on it and pressing install then entering your password.

    Then I would recommend going to your "Update Manager" program and updating all your ubuntu software, that alone can fix many issues. Then re-try watching your videos.



    Let me know if this works for you. Glad to help.


    Thanks for your help so far, but I'm sad to say that it has yet to fix my problem. I have uninstalled adobe then installed as you said and I have gone to the update manager and updated all I could and yet the problem still remains. I have seen some other people complain of this issue on other forums, but thy never get an answer either.

    Maybe it's a bug in the software and you can do nothing about it :(

    Binary blobs... I hate them!

    Have you tried the latest adobe flash beta?
  • saqman2060
    saqman2060 Posts: 777
    How are you installing adobe flash by-the-way?
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    marc wrote:
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    RSims wrote:
    The easiest way would be to go to your ubuntu software center, then in the search box type in "adobe" then you should see adobe flash come up with a green arrow which means it is installed. Click on it, and press remove, it will ask for your password, type it in press OK. Once done, you can re-install the same way by clicking on it and pressing install then entering your password.

    Then I would recommend going to your "Update Manager" program and updating all your ubuntu software, that alone can fix many issues. Then re-try watching your videos.



    Let me know if this works for you. Glad to help.


    Thanks for your help so far, but I'm sad to say that it has yet to fix my problem. I have uninstalled adobe then installed as you said and I have gone to the update manager and updated all I could and yet the problem still remains. I have seen some other people complain of this issue on other forums, but thy never get an answer either.

    Maybe it's a bug in the software and you can do nothing about it :(

    Binary blobs... I hate them!

    Have you tried the latest adobe flash beta?

    Well what is my next step in getting my computer fixed? I tried typing in a Linux repair in Austin and can't find any.
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    saqman2060 wrote:
    How are you installing adobe flash by-the-way?

    I've tried synaptic package manager & ubuntu software center
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    saqman2060 wrote:
    How are you installing adobe flash by-the-way?

    I've tried synaptic package manager & ubuntu software center

    Download adobe flash beta from here.

    1- Close your browser
    2- Uncompress it and place the libflashplayer.so file under ~/.mozilla/plugins/
    3- Start your browser.
    4- Make sure it's using your plugin rather than system's default one.

    Results?
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    marc wrote:
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    saqman2060 wrote:
    How are you installing adobe flash by-the-way?

    I've tried synaptic package manager & ubuntu software center

    Download adobe flash beta from here.

    1- Close your browser
    2- Uncompress it and place the libflashplayer.so file under ~/.mozilla/plugins/
    3- Start your browser.
    4- Make sure it's using your plugin rather than system's default one.

    Results?
    I don't understand how to do step 2
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    Open a terminal: 
    cd /directory/of/the/file/you/downloaded/
tar xzvf flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz <---- or whatever the file name is
mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins <---- this makes sure you have the folder
mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

    Regards
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    marc wrote:
    Open a terminal: 
    cd /directory/of/the/file/you/downloaded/
tar xzvf flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz <---- or whatever the file name is
mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins <---- this makes sure you have the folder
mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

    Regards
    I copied and pasted it into the terminal and then hit enter and it said "no such file or directory".
    What I pasted was this "cd /directory/of/the/file/you/downloaded/
    tar xzvf flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz"
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    marc wrote:
    Open a terminal: 
    cd /directory/of/the/file/you/downloaded/
tar xzvf flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz <---- or whatever the file name is
mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins <---- this makes sure you have the folder
mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

    Regards
    I copied and pasted it into the terminal and then hit enter and it said "no such file or directory".
    What I pasted was this "cd /directory/of/the/file/you/downloaded/
    tar xzvf flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz"

    Well, you do not have to copy this letter by letter!!!

    I do not know your filesystem hierarchy therefore I can't give you an exact path to "cd" into (the directory where you saved the file). I do not know the file you downloaded so I can't give you the exact file name either.

    You can always stop by the irc channel ( irc.linuxfoundation.org #linuxdotcom) and we can guide you command to command to get it working :)

    My time zone is GMT+2 (Central Europe). Just write my name and I'll get a notification, if I'm around I'll talk to you :)

    Regards
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    Okay,, so as long as I go to "irc.linuxfoundation.org #linuxdotcom" I can find you or someone guide me through this issue I am having?

    Also that is the stragest web address I've ever seen, with the " #linuxdotcom" . That's not part of it is it? I suppose I probably sound pretty dumb now asking that.
  • marc
    marc Posts: 647
    MatthewFarmer47 wrote:
    Okay,, so as long as I go to "irc.linuxfoundation.org #linuxdotcom" I can find you or someone guide me through this issue I am having?

    Also that is the stragest web address I've ever seen, with the " #linuxdotcom" . That's not part of it is it? I suppose I probably sound pretty dumb now asking that.

    No one is dumb because of not knowing something so don't worry about it ;)

    That is not an web address hehe You need an IRC client (xchat, kvirc, mirc, quassel...there's many!) to connect to an IRC network (irc.linuxfoundation.org, freenode.org...). Then you can join any channel (#linuxdotcom for example).
    /server irc.linuxfoundation.org

    /nick whatevernickyouwant

    Then 
    /join #linuxdotcom

    Then you'll join the #linuxdotcom channel.

    Once in there ask for help in this issue ( write my name and I'll get a notification, if I'm around I'll try to help you :) ).

    Regards
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    Thanks man. I'll go to it as soon as I get the chance.
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    I actually got a new video card and everything is fine now. Weird how it worked on the one before, but then stopped and then replaced it and it works fine.

    Can you highlight some text and then right click it and select copy on UBUNTU? When I right click it nothing comes up at all.
  • MatthewFarmer47
    MatthewFarmer47 Posts: 39
    Never mind, I updated in my system settings and everything is fine now.

    Thanks everyone for all your help! I appreciate it very much and hope to grow with the Linux community and maybe even become a Linux administrator one day. I just wish they offered classes for it around here (Austin).
  • RSims
    RSims Posts: 146
    They do offer online classes that you can find in the store at ubuntu.com

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