Sylvester Lykkehus wrote:
Basil Chupin wrote:
Sylvester Lykkehus wrote:
Hi,
An update to a previously posted issue: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2006-Jun/4210.html Explained here. What sort of "sound problems" with Firefox are you talking about?
Cheers.
But posted here for you convenience as well:
Hi I have been trying for quite some time now, to figure out my problem with no sound in Firefox. I'm thinking sound embedded in flash, movies etc., everything with sound in it.
Here's a summary: I have permissions to /dev/dsp's I am a member of the audio group I can play sound through any other app, using oss or alsa Sound in other browsers work perfectly (Mozilla for instance)
Sound in Firefox actually does work, when i shutdown TeamSpeak wich only occupies /dev/dsp0 This leaves /dev/dsp open, which Mozilla, XMMS, and other apps gladly use. But Firefox won't.
Firstly, if the copy from getfirefox.com works then use it--there is are no compelling reasons to use the rpm from Suse. Secondly, I suspect that the problem is in the plugins where one of the flash players is not the correct version--or simply does not work on some sites. For example I, and others, cannot get VIDEO when going to Foxnews; the AUDIO is there but not the picture when trying to play a video (the problem is with Foxnews actually). When you have Firefox running (try both "versions"-getfirefox and Suse) type in the URL window "about:plugins" (without the quotes) and all the installed plugins will be shown. Take a note of what they are and versions. Compare this list against the "other" version. BTW, there is a beta out for version 9 of the Shockwave Flash (current installed version is 7). Don't bother getting the beta unless you are happy to restart Firefox halfway thru playing something when the whole shebang goes into a reverberating echo mess. Mind you the lipsync has been fixed in this beta but the "lockup" is something else :-( . Cheers. -- I am dangerous when I know what I'm doing.