gecko-mediaplayer and chrome

**monkeybrain2012** · October 19th, 2012

In Ubuntu 12.10 gecko-mediaplayer doesn't load in chrome. In Ubuntu 12.04 gecko-media player loads but crashes immediately (in Chrome) This happens with both video and audio links.

The crash in Ubuntu 12.04 seems to happen only with Nvidia cards (with both nouveau and the proprietary drivers). Tested on a few computers with Nvidia graphic cards and gecko-media player failed in all cases, but it works fine with a few other machines with AMD cards.

The problem happens only in Chrome, in Firefox everything works.

Any insight or hint to where the problem might be will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

**monkeybrain2012** · October 20th, 2012

Bump!

**monkeybrain2012** · October 20th, 2012

Actually it doesn't even work in Firefox, I use ViewTube to replace flash for Youtube http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011 I could see gecko-mediaplayer started and then it got stuck at 1.8%. forever, whereas totem's plugin works.

**monkeybrain2012** · October 22nd, 2012

Hello?? Anyone?

**monkeybrain2012** · October 23rd, 2012

So no one else is experiencing this problem??

**monkeybrain2012** · October 29th, 2012

Someone has filed a bug report against gecko-mediplayer for not loading in Chrome
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...r/+bug/1069635

However. as I said above it is not working in FF either for Ubuntu 12.10. I am suspecting that it may have something to do with the Nvidia driver. Does anyone experience any loading problem in Firefox with or without a Nvidia card?

Please provide some feedback.

**monkeybrain2012** · November 14th, 2012

Anyone?? Again it doesn't work in Firefox either.

**marcellotescari** · November 28th, 2012

Hello, i'm new here.
I am using kubuntu 12.10. That problem occurs to me with chrome (23) but not with firefox. Intel HD video card. Hope this can help. I haven't found a solution yet.
Works fine with both browser on 12.04 (as long as chrome 20 was used, didn't try afterwards)

**monkeybrain2012** · December 27th, 2012

upgrade gnome-mplayer and gecko-mediaplayer to ver 1.8a using this ppa and all problems solved. Now gecko-mediaplayer works in both chrome and Firefox

https://launchpad.net/~brandonsnider...filter=quantal

When you add the ppa and upgrade, synaptic asks to remove gnome-mplayer and gecko-mediaplayer and upgrade some other stuffs, instead, check the boxes to upgrade gnome-mplayer and gecko-mediaplayer and those other dependencies will be removed. click apply and everything will work.