[opensuse] Flash elements have white blocks the blink and strobe?
This is driving me crazy lately. Almost any page I go to lately (as in some about half way through the 11.3 release cycle until now) that has Flash elements has this nasty habit of showing white blinking squares all over the Flash element. For example this page: http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks/worldclock/ uses Flash to animate the world clock. The white blocks are over the clock face, along the bottom of the Flash element, and along the right hand side. Other pages that have Flash video elements are sometimes impossible to watch because of the flashing and blinking. On some youc an't operate the video controls because they are covered by a strobing white block. I've disabled Hardware Accelleration in the Flash options - which did improve things a little on some pages. One thing I've noticed is that the Flash objects that do the white block thing tend to have the Options context menu greyed out... I don't know if that's a factor. Anyway is anyone else having this issue? Is there a workaround or tweak to fix it? (No, FlashBlock is not an option) C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 11, 2011 14:43:43 C wrote:
This is driving me crazy lately. Almost any page I go to lately (as in some about half way through the 11.3 release cycle until now) that has Flash elements has this nasty habit of showing white blinking squares all over the Flash element.
For example this page: http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks/worldclock/ uses Flash to animate the world clock. The white blocks are over the clock face, along the bottom of the Flash element, and along the right hand side.
Other pages that have Flash video elements are sometimes impossible to watch because of the flashing and blinking. On some youc an't operate the video controls because they are covered by a strobing white block.
I've disabled Hardware Accelleration in the Flash options - which did improve things a little on some pages. One thing I've noticed is that the Flash objects that do the white block thing tend to have the Options context menu greyed out... I don't know if that's a factor.
Anyway is anyone else having this issue? Is there a workaround or tweak to fix it? (No, FlashBlock is not an option)
i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one seeing this -- it makes me crazy too -- i find if i download the video then play it in kaffeine the flashing squares go away, but it used to play fine in firefox -- dunno if it was the upgrade to 11.4 or firefox 4 -- those two upgrades and the flashing squares all appeared about the same time i don't have a solution for you, but i will be watching this thread in case someone chimes in with one sc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 4/11/2011 2:23 PM, sc wrote:
On Monday, April 11, 2011 14:43:43 C wrote:
i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one seeing this -- it makes me crazy too -- i find if i download the video then play it in kaffeine the flashing squares go away, but it used to play fine in firefox -- dunno if it was the upgrade to 11.4 or firefox 4 -- those two upgrades and the flashing squares all appeared about the same time
i don't have a solution for you, but i will be watching this thread in case someone chimes in with one
sc
Its a firefox thing. Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 14:55 -0700, John Andersen wrote:
On 4/11/2011 2:23 PM, sc wrote:
On Monday, April 11, 2011 14:43:43 C wrote:
i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one seeing this -- it makes me crazy too -- i find if i download the video then play it in kaffeine the flashing squares go away, but it used to play fine in firefox -- dunno if it was the upgrade to 11.4 or firefox 4 -- those two upgrades and the flashing squares all appeared about the same time
i don't have a solution for you, but i will be watching this thread in case someone chimes in with one
sc
Its a firefox thing. Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me.
No, it's probably not a 'firefox thing'. The given url appears perfectly fine to me with Firefox 4.0 on openSUSE 11.4. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
sc
Its a firefox thing. Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me.
No, it's probably not a 'firefox thing'. The given url appears perfectly fine to me with Firefox 4.0 on openSUSE 11.4.
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Sounds like a Flash/graphics driver thing...? John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 4/11/2011 4:57 PM, John Bennett wrote:
sc
Its a firefox thing. �Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me.
No, it's probably not a 'firefox thing'. �The given url appears perfectly fine to me with Firefox 4.0 on openSUSE 11.4.
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Sounds like a Flash/graphics driver thing...? John.
If it were, why would Google Chrome work on the same machine that Firefox 4 fails? -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:27 AM, John Andersen
On 4/11/2011 4:57 PM, John Bennett wrote:
sc
Its a firefox thing. �Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me.
No, it's probably not a 'firefox thing'. �The given url appears perfectly fine to me with Firefox 4.0 on openSUSE 11.4.
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Sounds like a Flash/graphics driver thing...? John.
If it were, why would Google Chrome work on the same machine that Firefox 4 fails?
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Not sure...., But have come across 'similar' things before. Browsers don't always handle the plugins exactly the same. Perhaps try a different flash version (if possible..) Latest Graphics driver? Just a thought... John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 12 April 2011 01:27:38 John Andersen wrote:
On 4/11/2011 4:57 PM, John Bennett wrote:
sc
Its a firefox thing. �Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me.
No, it's probably not a 'firefox thing'. �The given url appears perfectly fine to me with Firefox 4.0 on openSUSE 11.4.
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Sounds like a Flash/graphics driver thing...? John.
If it were, why would Google Chrome work on the same machine that Firefox 4 fails?
Fairly safe in sat=ying it is a falsh thing mine was fine until the recent update to flash now it's white blobs all over the place jumpy horrible Kinda makes me glad i ban almost all flash here hatefull junk .. Firefox 4.0 Pete . -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) Kernel: 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.5.5 (KDE 4.5.5) "release 1" 07:47 up 5 days 8:00, 5 users, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.03 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 11, 2011 16:55 John Andersen wrote:
On 4/11/2011 2:23 PM, sc wrote:
On Monday, April 11, 2011 14:43:43 C wrote:
i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one seeing this -- it makes me crazy too -- i find if i download the video then play it in kaffeine the flashing squares go away, but it used to play fine in firefox -- dunno if it was the upgrade to 11.4 or firefox 4 -- those two upgrades and the flashing squares all appeared about the same time
i don't have a solution for you, but i will be watching this thread in case someone chimes in with one
sc
Its a firefox thing. Works perfectly with Google Chrome 64 bit for me.
No, it isn't. I'm using Firefox 4 and that page loads and works just fine for me. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 11 April 2011 22:43:43 C wrote:
This is driving me crazy lately. Almost any page I go to lately (as in some about half way through the 11.3 release cycle until now) that has Flash elements has this nasty habit of showing white blinking squares all over the Flash element.
Do you have openSUSE x86_64? I have seen the crappy flash in that case. I use the 64 bit beta version of flash, it works for me. Get it from here: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_2_p3_64b... - open Konsole, become root: "su -" - remove the 32 bit flash: rpm --erase flash-player pullin-flash-player - check that it's gone: ls /usr/lib64/browser-plugins there should not be any npwrapper.libflashplayer.so - untar the beta flash: cd /usr/lib64/browser-plugins tar xzf /home/yourname/Downloads/flashplayer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710.tar.gz - start Firefox, type "about:plugins" in Location bar, check that there is a Flash plugin listed, then test flash sites - if it works and you decide to keep it, you have to set flash-player and pulling-flash-player to "taboo" in YaST software management, so they don't get downloaded again -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 08:45, Silviu Marin-Caea wrote:
Do you have openSUSE x86_64? I have seen the crappy flash in that case.
Yes, forgot to mention that.
I use the 64 bit beta version of flash, it works for me.
I installed the 64 bit Flash on 11.3, but hadn't done so on 11.4. I kind of avoided it this time around because with the 64 bit flash, some video streams don't play (only a few, most work)... just see a black square where the video plus controls are supposed to be drawn. I don't have a specific example right now... if I find one, I'll link it here. I've just now installed 64 bit flash (a few non working Flash steams is WAY better than the constant blinking and strobing white blocks.)... the example page I started this thread with works OK now. I'll have to do a bunch more testing to try and find the common thread to the few video streams that don't work at all in 64 bit flash, but do work in 32 bit on the same machine/install. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:45:52 +0300
"Silviu Marin-Caea"
On Monday 11 April 2011 22:43:43 C wrote:
This is driving me crazy lately. Almost any page I go to lately (as in some about half way through the 11.3 release cycle until now) that has Flash elements has this nasty habit of showing white blinking squares all over the Flash element.
Do you have openSUSE x86_64? I have seen the crappy flash in that case.
I use the 64 bit beta version of flash, it works for me.
Get it from here: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_2_p3_64b...
- open Konsole, become root: "su -" - remove the 32 bit flash: rpm --erase flash-player pullin-flash-player - check that it's gone: ls /usr/lib64/browser-plugins there should not be any npwrapper.libflashplayer.so - untar the beta flash: cd /usr/lib64/browser-plugins tar xzf /home/yourname/Downloads/flashplayer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710.tar.gz - start Firefox, type "about:plugins" in Location bar, check that there is a Flash plugin listed, then test flash sites
- if it works and you decide to keep it, you have to set flash-player and pulling-flash-player to "taboo" in YaST software management, so they don't get downloaded again
Thank you for these extremely accurate and concise instructions. The artifacts are gone! :-) Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 01:45:52 Silviu Marin-Caea wrote:
On Monday 11 April 2011 22:43:43 C wrote:
This is driving me crazy lately. Almost any page I go to lately (as in some about half way through the 11.3 release cycle until now) that has Flash elements has this nasty habit of showing white blinking squares all over the Flash element.
Do you have openSUSE x86_64? I have seen the crappy flash in that case.
I use the 64 bit beta version of flash, it works for me.
Get it from here: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashpla yer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710.tar.gz
- open Konsole, become root: "su -" - remove the 32 bit flash: rpm --erase flash-player pullin-flash-player - check that it's gone: ls /usr/lib64/browser-plugins there should not be any npwrapper.libflashplayer.so - untar the beta flash: cd /usr/lib64/browser-plugins tar xzf /home/yourname/Downloads/flashplayer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710 .tar.gz - start Firefox, type "about:plugins" in Location bar, check that there is a Flash plugin listed, then test flash sites
- if it works and you decide to keep it, you have to set flash-player and pulling-flash-player to "taboo" in YaST software management, so they don't get downloaded again
this worked for me too silviu, thank you very much! sc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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