topic title: No sound with html5-player on youtube, iceweasel(solved)
Posts: 156
caprea
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
#1
Installed antix-15 killah p on three different boxes.
One desktop and one laptop for my daughters,one desktop is still mine.

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helga@antix1:~
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.2-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-V_x64-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P5GC-MX/1333 v: Rev x.xx
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 0413 date: 03/13/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E8500 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10136
           clock speeds: max: 3163 MHz 1: 1998 MHz 2: 1998 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G92 [GeForce GTS 250] bus-ID: 04:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: nvidia
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GTS 250/PCIe/SSE2
           GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.96 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.0.5-antix.2-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Attansic L2 Fast Ethernet
           driver: atl2 v: 2.2.3 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: ASUSTek USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU]
           driver: rtl8192cu usb-ID: 001-004
           IF: wlan0 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (14.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD800AB size: 80.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 53G used: 12G (23%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:46C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 2045 sys-1: 0
Info:      Processes: 110 Uptime: 3:39 Memory: 605.8/2003.5MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.32

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$ apt-cache policy iceweasel
iceweasel:
  Installiert:           38.6.0esr-1~deb8u1
  Installationskandidat: 38.6.0esr-1~deb8u1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 38.6.0esr-1~deb8u1 0
        500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     38.5.0esr-1~deb8u2 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
     22.0~b1-1~bpo70+1 0
        500 http://nl.mxrepo.com/antix/jessie/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
On all three different systems I cant get the sound to work in iceweasel on youtube-videos with the html5 player, so I think I'm missing something.
With flashplayer sound is working ,but on all three different boxes with conmpletely different graphiccards YouTube controls are shown scrambled in Iceweasel.

This is what I get from the html5-player side
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What I tried so far: Installed gstreamer-plugins bad,base,good,ugly

Set to true in about:config: media.mediasource.enabled, media.fragmented-mp4.exposed, media.fragmented-mp4.ffmpeg.enabled, media.gstreamer.enabled
But still no sound with html5.
Some one has an idea what is missing?
Last edited by caprea on 10 Feb 2016, 23:52, edited 1 time in total.
Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#2
what version of iceweasel are you running.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3
Some one has an idea what is missing?
No. Just posting to let you know you are not the only one woth scrambled controls in youtube taskbar and html5 no sound in Iceweasel.

I did the same with media edits in about:config on one box where I fxed it. But that thread I replied to showing my screenshots of about:config is lost somewhaere and i cannot remember the name of the thread. I was the only responder and I posted a lot of screenshots in that thread. it had something to do with watching a certain video site on the net. I stayed at it for hours till I solved it.

But I can't remember the thread to fix my other boxes with the same symptoms you describe with html5 in AntiX 15 iceweasel so I use pepperflash instead or flashplayernonfree instead. Pepperflash does not scramble the youtube task bar like you describe.

Sorry I am not much help this morning.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#4
the easiest thing to try is to update iceweasel. mozilla has been rolling out better html5 support, starting around version 43 or so.

edit as root

/ etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list

and find the iceweasel entry. change it to this to keep on the stable channel, but with updates.

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# Latest iceweasel (australis)
deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ jessie-backports iceweasel-release
do an apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade and you should get a newer iceweasel with better html5 support.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#5
Found this poking around Mepis forums.
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://forum.mepiscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=39472"
linktext was:"http://forum.mepiscommunity.org/viewtop ... 08&t=39472"
====================================




^---- embedded YouTube-hosted video: https://www.youtube.com/SHdV_a_QAa8



Might be worth a try.
Posts: 156
caprea
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
#6
Thank you for answers.

Rokytni,may I allready found the thread and looked at it , but for me the changes didn't work


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"antix.freeforu ms.org/post44418.html#p44418"
linktext was:"antix.freeforu ms.org/post44418.html#p44418"
====================================

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helga@antix1:~
$ apt-cache policy iceweasel
iceweasel:
  Installiert:           44.0-1~bpo80+1
  Installationskandidat: 44.0-1~bpo80+1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 44.0-1~bpo80+1 0
        500 http://mozilla.debian.net/ jessie-backports/iceweasel-release amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     38.6.0esr-1~deb8u1 0
        500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages
     38.5.0esr-1~deb8u2 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
     22.0~b1-1~bpo70+1 0
        500 http://nl.mxrepo.com/antix/jessie/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
Dolphin_oracle, I updated iceweasel like you suggested but unfortunately still no sound.

So I downloaded chromium and there sound functioned.

For me this could be a solution.My daughters are used to firefox, so I think they prefer iceweasel.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#7
Try deleting the hidden .mozilla folder in your home folder to get rid of any manual settings that may be conflicting.
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cwilliams
Joined: 16 Aug 2013
#8
I had something similar on mine.
Here's my inxi -Fxz

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System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.3-3.dmz.4-liquorix-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8 Distro: antiX-15-V_x64-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   Mobo: MSI model: H87-G43 (MS-7816) v: 1.0
           Bios: American Megatrends v: V2.2 date: 05/15/2013
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i5-4570S (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 23200
           clock speeds: max: 3600 MHz 1: 1379 MHz 2: 1321 MHz 3: 1166 MHz 4: 1601 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Desktop
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.3-3.dmz.4-liquorix-amd64
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2000.4GB (69.1% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST1000DM003 size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST31000528AS size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 29G used: 4.4G (17%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: /home size: 884G used: 655G (79%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.29GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-4: swap-2 size: 4.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 136 Uptime: 20 days Memory: 540.7/7663.6MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2 Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.32
What I had to do was not use sound card 1 , but call out 2 instead.
I wrote a quick .asoundrc with the following contents , and have it in my /home/user directory.
defaults.pcm.!card PCH
defaults.ctl.!card PCH
Everything else worked but youtube video sounds.
I tried crazy combos of fixes and no luck.
I then found pulseaudio in synaptic , figured what the heck and installed it.
Did no configuration to pulseaudio at all and everything just works.
Beats me why , but top shows pulseaudio running when I run any video and it works great.
I guess I don't need to understand why , it just worked for me.
Colin
Posts: 156
caprea
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
#9
Yes, pulseaudio did the trick for me too.Just wanted to write this , when I saw your post, cwilliams.

I installed pulseaudio and went back to iceweasel 38.6.0esr-1~deb8u1 and didn't have to make any changes in about:config or anything else.Sound is working with html5-player.

Thank you again.
Posts: 72
cwilliams
Joined: 16 Aug 2013
#10
Cool!
I'm running Iceweasel 38.5.0 .
Maybe someone could chime in and explain why pulseaudio works , I don't have a clue.....
I like Iceweasel best also , just use Chrome to watch Netflix episodes.
Good deal.
Colin
Posts: 215
macondo
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
#11
I use alsa in antix 15-base, on a fresh install i do:

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# alsactl init
$ alsamixer (tune my sound level)
# alsactl store
#reboot
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#12
SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC

@cwilliams
cwilliams wrote:What I had to do was not use sound card 1 , but call out 2 instead.
I wrote a quick .asoundrc with the following contents , and have it in my /home/user directory.
defaults.pcm.!card PCH
defaults.ctl.!card PCH
[...]
A potential alternative approach...

There is a system wide ALSA configuration in /etc/asound.conf.
Perhaps this might have been used rather than creating a configuration file in the user home area.

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head --lines 13 / etc/asound.conf

# -------
# Primary
# -------

# Re-set up default device
pcm.!default {

   # Audio card/chip to use
   # In most cases this setting should remain commented (#)
   # When commented card 0 is usually automatically selected
   # When uncommented the card corresponding to the number is selected
   #control.card 0
The available sound cards can usually be listed using the aplay command with the lowercase L parameter

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aplay -l
To use the new configuration you would need to disable (rename or move) your .asoundrc file and restart the ALSA service. Probably the way of doing that with the most certainty is a reboot.

Not saying this would have resolved your problem, just that it is an alternative approach that may have saved some work when trying to specify an alternative sound card.