On Thu, 6 Mar 2014 20:04:00 -0500 Rob Owens <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 10:31:34AM -0500, Patrick Chkoreff 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 can right-click in the black rectangle, and I do see a pop-up menu > > with options like "Movie Control / Play". But it just doesn't work. > > > > Is this Gnash/GreaseMonkey stuff really a viable alternative to > > Adobe Flash? Maybe resistance is futile here, and I just need to be > > assimilated by Adobe. Say it isn't so. > > > You could try the Download Helper add-on. Download the video and then > play it locally with VLC or maybe mplayer. Also, Totem used to have a > youtube plugin that would allow you to search youtube w/o using a web > browser. It's been a couple years since I've used it, so I can't > really say if I recommend it or not. > > -Rob
Before he does that, he should shut down, then power up. As I remember, I got where he is now, and a complete reboot got the videos playing. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140306201305.68421b37@mydesk
