Unable to see any youtube video with 4.5

11 replies [Last post]
oysterboy

I am a member!

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 02/01/2011

Not a single YouTube video works for me with 4,5 :(. It worked fine in 4.0, the only thing I had to do for that as far as I remember was to set the FlashVideoReplacer quality to HIGH. No such luck with 4.5... Is anyone able to see anything coming form YouTube?? Did you do anything special for that (cookies, whatever...).

Thanks!

Magic Banana

I am a member!

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 07/24/2010

I did remove and block the cookies from YouTube... though I am unsure whether I had to redo that after the distribution's update.

robsanchezjr (not verified)
robsanchezjr

Have you tried updating your browser addon "Flashvideo Replacer" with the new version? http://www.webgapps.org/addons/flashvideoreplacer/249-flashvideoreplacer-2-1-2-firefox or here: http://trisquel.info/en/browser/addons/flashvideoreplacer

It worked for me after I installed it.

SirGrant

I am a member!

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 07/27/2010

Yeah update the flashvideoreplacer addon. Youtube changed how their URL detection worked a few days ago so the addon just updated as well to compensate.

oysterboy

I am a member!

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 02/01/2011

The new version of the add-on solved the problem :). Thanks guys!

AndrewT

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 12/28/2009

Ruben should update the version of FlashVideoReplacer in our repos to the new one.

arielenter

I am a member!

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 08/25/2010

You could also try the following:

Quoting AndrewT:

...then open its (FlashVideoReplacer) preferences window. Change Replace Method to Embedded, change Quality to Medium or Low, and change Plugin/Mimetype to WMP (application/x-mplayer2). Then embedded Totem will work, with a few disadvantages (no skipping ahead in the video, no replays, video has to be in fullscreen mode to view its length).

seanj
Offline
Joined: 03/23/2011

Hi, I also have this problem. The link for flashvideoreplacer no longer works. Videos no longer play. None of the mentioned settings make any difference.

m3tti

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 09/06/2010

update the version of fvr via the repo or go get it from http://www.webgapps.org/addons/flashvideoreplacer under "Download".

If that doesn't fix the problem try to set the Plugin/Mime-Type of fvr to "wmv".

malberts

I am a member!

I am a translator!

Offline
Joined: 04/19/2011

I installed Slaine last night and did a repo update and it worked fine.

tonicucoz
Offline
Joined: 11/09/2009

I've solved this problem by permanently disable cookies from youtube and by updating flashvideoreplacer

robsanchezjr (not verified)
robsanchezjr

If you have both VLC and Totem Add Ons enabled, disable one as running both won't make neither the Linterna Magica nor Flash video Replacer work.