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adobe-flashplugin package

Online Videos Playing Fast

Asked by James Lucas on 2013-01-01

Online Videos (You Tube etc) are playing in fast-forward. I had this problem previously but it just went away. I've tried clicking 'Flash Aid' at the left of the Firefox address bar, but no change. Problem happens with Chrome also.

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15
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2013-01-03
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2013-01-02
N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #1

Probably this is a problem with some codec.. Try to install /or/ upgrade your ffmpeg codec.

Thanks

actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : #2

What is the output of:

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

Thanks

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #3

LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux james-HP-ProBook-4710s 3.2.0-35-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5 17:45:18 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
ii flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.258ubuntu0.12.04.1 Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
ii gnash 0.8.10-5ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player
ii gnash-common 0.8.10-5ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Common files/libraries

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #4

LSB Version:
core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux james-HP-ProBook-4710s 3.2.0-35-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5
17:45:18 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
ii flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.258ubuntu0.12.04.1
Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
ii gnash 0.8.10-5ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash
(SWF) player
ii gnash-common 0.8.10-5ubuntu1 GNU
Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Common files/libraries

On 01/01/13 20:01, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #218048 on adobe-flashplugin in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adobe-flashplugin/+question/218048
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> What is the output of:
>
> lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | egrep 'flash|gnash|swf|spark'
>
> Thanks
>

N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #5

Yeap

@actionparsnip has right :-)

You have to remove gnash . Gnash and Adobe flash together can conflict each other.

sudo apt-get purge gnash gnash-common

Credits to @actionparsnip -:)

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #6

NikTh - this has not cured this problem. Video still playing fast with no sound.

actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : #7

Run:

sudo apt-get --purge remove flashplugin-installer gnash gnash-common

enable the partner repo and install the adobe-flashplugin package

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #8

Thanks, which Flash Plugin version should I select to install:

YUM for Linux (YUM)
.tar.gz for other Linux
.rpm for other Linux
APT for Ubuntu 10.04+

N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #9

Do not download flash player from adobe site.

When you enable the partner repo , the flashplugin should be available in Ubuntu Software Centre

OR

Just Open a terminal and execute

sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

Then close and open Firefox again.

Thanks

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #10

Sorry, no joy. Videos are still playing fast and no sound

N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #11

Lets try something else.

Do the full installation of ubuntu-restricted-extras

Install from terminal

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

and try again.

Thanks

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #12

Thanks, but I have still not solved this. Still playing fast and no sound - I reckon YouTube vids play 5x fast, but play is very jumpy - start-stop.

N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #13

Then maybe a problem with graphics ?

Give the results of

lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 vga

Thanks

N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #14

Wait ...

have you installed the ffmpeg codec as I told you in first answer?

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Thanks

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #15

Thanks Nick, I've now installed ffmpeg, and results are below:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series] [1002:9552]
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3074]
 Kernel driver in use: radeon

Best N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : #16

Lets try to install fglrx (the ATI/AMD driver - closed source - for Ubuntu).

sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle

After the installation finish , you must reboot for the changes take effect.

Thanks

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #17

On the plus side - videos now play at normal speed.

However, I have no sound on videos, and now my second monitor will only operate as a mirror of my laptop screen and not as an extension of my desktop as I had previously.

Help, please - this is getting worse!!

actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : #18

Which browsers have you tried?

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #19

Firefox and Chrome.
sound has just suddenly come back 1min 30 into a You tube video and I now have sound and normal speed on both chrome and firefox.

But, I still have this problem with my second screen which will not now work as an extended desktop.

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #20

Video is playing at normal speed with sound. However, dual monitor is not working, so I will open a new question to deal with that.
Thank you very much for your attention.
James

James Lucas (james5000lucas) said : #21

Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.