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videos are playing hyperfast

Asked by pauls

Videos have worked fine since I loaded 14.04.2 Ubuntu. That all changed after turning my system off overnight.
When I turned the computer back on the videos I try to watch now, no matter the source or player, run as though they are in fast forward. There is no sound and when I checked playback speed it is "normal". I switched players with no change.
How do I go about locating the problem?

My system is a 64 bit Pentium I5 at 2.67 GHz with 6Gib ram and three hard drives.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What application are you using to watch videos?

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#2

VLC plug in 3.10.1 (new since the speed up - no change)
Windows media player plug in 10
OpenH264 video codec provided by Cisco systems, Inc 1.4
Quick time plug in 7.6.6

On 05/31/2015 11:41 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #267622 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/267622
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> What application are you using to watch videos?
>

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

So, a web browser?

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#4

I'm sorry yes in the web browser - I use Firefox - the one that came
with the distro but it has updated a few times.
Thanks,
Paul

On 06/01/2015 08:07 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #267622 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/267622
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> So, a web browser?
>

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | egrep 'flash|gnash|swf|spark'

Thanks

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#6

here are the results:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
Linux pol-desktop 3.13.0-53-generic #89-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 20 10:34:39
UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ii flashplugin-installer
11.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.1 amd64 Adobe Flash
Player plugin installer

On 06/02/2015 12:31 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #267622 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/267622
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> What is the output of:
>
> lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | egrep 'flash|gnash|swf|spark'
>
> Thanks
>

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

Try running:

killall pulseaudio

Then wait a few seconds and try some Flash things.

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#8

I tried it once and waited ten minutes - no change.
I tried it again waited 15 minutes - no change
I tried it as super user waited ten minutes and then shut the computer
down and rebooted - still no change

It does ask me if I want to start my flash player but they still run at
very high speed with no audio.

I'm sorry to be such a bother - and I thank you for your time. If you
have anything else I can try don't hesitate.

Paul

On 06/02/2015 09:56 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #267622 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/267622
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Try running:
>
> killall pulseaudio
>
> Then wait a few seconds and try some Flash things.
>

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#9

Is there a settings or something I can check?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#10

This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state without activity for the last 15 days.

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#11

I could still use some help here.
I don't want to have to reload Ubuntu again.

On 06/19/2015 01:37 AM, Launchpad Janitor wrote:
> Your question #267622 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/267622
>
> Status: Open => Expired
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> Launchpad Janitor expired the question:
> This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state
> without activity for the last 15 days.
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#12

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pauls (pauls1950) said : 		#13

I know that people would like this question to go away as much as I
would like a solution.
It is very frustration not to be able to watch a video that is posted on
a forum or old movies that I sometimes play on the net.
ANYONE?

On 07/05/2015 01:22 AM, Launchpad Janitor wrote:
> Your question #267622 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/267622
>
> Status: Open => Expired
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> Launchpad Janitor expired the question:
> This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state
> without activity for the last 15 days.
>

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#14

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