On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:31:34 -0500 Patrick Chkoreff <p...@loom.cc> wrote:
> I recently installed Debian on this laptop. Here's the detail: > > $ uname -a > Linux laptop 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.54-2 i686 GNU/Linux > > I'm using the IceWeasel browser, but I can't play a Youtube video. I > don't want to install Flash because I just cannot stand Adobe. > > I searched around and found this: > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=51504 > > I did what they said there, namely: > > $ sudo apt-get install gecko-mediaplayer iceweasel-greasemonkey > > Now IceWeasel shows a drop-down menu with a GreaseMonkey icon, and it > is enabled. > > However, I still cannot watch any video on youtube.com. When I click > to a video, it shows a black rectangle where the video should be, > with the message "An error occurred, please try again later." I got my laptop's Wheezy to play Youtube videos, using the instructions you referenced above. But I had to do a some fooling around and experimentation. Also, as I remember, I had to reboot after completing the instructions and doing my fooling around. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140306131654.76a9f7fb@mydesk
