Last kernel update causing Facebook Audio Failure

I suggest you report a bug. You can always boot to the older kernel. If the older kernel is fine then you can apt-pin the package and stay on that kernel.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried to make sure all known Audio
driver plug-in's are enabled for the default Firefox
 browser, but no joy.
I suspect it might have something to do with that Facebook Proprietary
Player being Specifically geared to Microsoft 10 and it's new browser
flavour. To the Exclusion of all other O.S. Kernels. (My other FB
'friends' which use Windows 10 are not experiencing this issue) but
Linux Distro users Are experiencing this issue.

On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 3:57 AM, actionparsnip
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Here's the Issue: Apparently the latest Ubuntu Linux Kernel (Or the
Firefox Browser) Is not adequately supporting the HTML5 Audio with
Facebook's new proprietary video player.
https://www.facebook.com/topic/HTML5/116846568325351?source=whrt&position=3&trqid=-1

If you select advanced mode from the grub menu and boot into an older version of the kernel, does it then work, or do you get the same sound problem?

Same. It's Facebooks new Proprietary HTML5 Video Player which they
have now made the Default Player for all of their 'Pages' videos. The
Linux Firefox Browser combination does NOT decode the audio correctly.
It sounds like a Loud Data Stream Static. I have even tried accessing
Firefox 'about:config' and mediasource. and checked that its HTML5
Media.* are all enabled. Still no joy.

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Manfred Hampl
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Ok, then it is not the "last kernel update" that caused this, but a change by Facebook.

Can you try using the chromium-browser instead of firefox? Does it show the same sound problem?

I have filed a bug report which has been confirmed because it affects
multiple users. ..I really would prefer a fix for the Linux Firefox
browser. Merely because it provides better 'security', as well as
better history and cache clearing features.

On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:03 AM, Manfred Hampl
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> Ok, then it is not the "last kernel update" that caused this, but a
> change by Facebook.
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> Can you try using the chromium-browser instead of firefox? Does it show
> the same sound problem?
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Found an old internet posting.. And messed with some of the Firefox 'about:config' settings.. Got Facebooks HTML5 Player AUDIO to work..
http://www.linuxveda.com/2015/04/02/enable-mse-native-html5-support-firefox-linux/

Found an old internet posting.. And messed with some of the Firefox
'about:config' settings.. Got Facebooks HTML5 Player AUDIO to work..
http://www.linuxveda.com/2015/04/02/enable-mse-native-html5-support-firefox-linux/

On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Mokie
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> I have filed a bug report which has been confirmed because it affects
> multiple users. ..I really would prefer a fix for the Linux Firefox
> browser. Merely because it provides better 'security', as well as
> better history and cache clearing features.
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> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:03 AM, Manfred Hampl
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>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> Ok, then it is not the "last kernel update" that caused this, but a
>> change by Facebook.
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>> Can you try using the chromium-browser instead of firefox? Does it show
>> the same sound problem?
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