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Dear Linux experts, When I am in firefox, I do not get any sound when playing embedded videoes (like YouTube). But, I do get sound when playing videoes using vlc ...
  1. 10-22-2010 #1
    phsieh2005
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    no sound from firefox?

    Dear Linux experts,

    When I am in firefox, I do not get any sound when playing embedded videoes (like YouTube). But, I do get sound when playing videoes using vlc or when starting up or shutting KDE.

    What do I have to do to get sound in firefox?

    Thanks!

    phsieh
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    Quote Originally Posted by phsieh2005 View Post
    Dear Linux experts,

    When I am in firefox, I do not get any sound when playing embedded videoes (like YouTube). But, I do get sound when playing videoes using vlc or when starting up or shutting KDE.

    What do I have to do to get sound in firefox?

    Thanks!

    phsieh
    Do you have adobe flash installed from Yast???

    Cheers!
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    Hi, eTech97,

    Thanks for the reply!

    Yes, I have adobe flash installed already. Still no sound from firefox.

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    Did you install it through Yast or manually? Also are you running a 64-bit openSUSE?

    Cheers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by eTech97 View Post
    Do you have adobe flash installed from Yast???

    Cheers!
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    I actually cannot remember when/how I installed adobe flash. But, I saw flash checked under Yast. So, I know it is installed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phsieh2005 View Post
    I actually cannot remember when/how I installed adobe flash. But, I saw flash checked under Yast. So, I know it is installed.

    phsieh2005
    Okay....make sure if you have the videolan repository added that you disable it.

    Add the packman repository.....then in your terminal do the following as root:

    Code:
    zypper in flash-player
    and if you are running a 64-bit distro

    Code:
    zypper in nspluginwrapper
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  7. 10-24-2010 #7
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    Hi, eTech97,

    I already had videolan in my repository and "disabled".

    When I typed "zypper in flash-player" and "zypper in nspluginwrapper",

    I got
    ------------------------------------------
    huwei:~ # zypper in flash-player
    Retrieving repository 'packman' metadata [done]
    Building repository 'packman' cache [done]
    Loading repository data...
    Reading installed packages...
    'flash-player' is already installed.
    No update candidate for 'flash-player-10.1.85.3-0.1.1.i586'. The highest available version is already installed.
    Resolving package dependencies...

    Nothing to do.
    huwei:~ # zypper in nspluginwrapper
    Loading repository data...
    Reading installed packages...
    'nspluginwrapper' is already installed.
    No update candidate for 'nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-1.14.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed.
    Resolving package dependencies...

    Nothing to do.
    huwei:~ # exit
    exit
    phsieh@huwei:~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.x>
    -------------------------------------------------------

    It looks like I already had these installed. Still no sound from firefox.

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  8. 10-26-2010 #8
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    Check you volume controls PCM must be active (not muted) and with some volume set
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    This happens all the time for me. In no particular order.

    Flash and Skype are the main culprits.

    1) In Yast delete and reinstall Sound card (Nvidia 7150) Intel HDA
    2) Restart Firefox
    3) If you recently installed a Firefox update remove and reinstall flash.
    4) Restart openSuSE.

    x86-64 openSuSE using all packman libraries and i586 Firefox with 32 bit libraries, 32 bit java (sun) etc. Big clue make sure Firefox finds the plug ins. While your mileage may vary using i586 Firefox and Thunderbird are almost mandatory.

    Good Luck.
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  10. 10-26-2010 #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by gogalthorp View Post
    Check you volume controls PCM must be active (not muted) and with some volume set
    Hi, gogalthorp,

    Yap, PCM was set to 0. After re-set it to 95, I am getting sound from firefox (finally!).

    Thanks! Hopefully this setting will stick.

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