gecko package for ppc is broken

[2blue]

I`ve been trying for weeks to get media players to work in lubuntu 12.04 powerpc iso. The default gnome mplayer - gecko setup works for regular 32 bit lubuntu, but not the powerpc version. I have an iBook G4 with 512MB RAM, 1.42GHz cpu and it does not stream sites it really should be able to. I`ve spent hours on irc getting expert help, but no solution found. I hope very much there is a developer and tester on the lubuntu team that still care about powerpc builds. My ibook G4 is still very nice to work on, and works with everything except for media players in browser.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gecko-mediaplayer 1.0.4-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-powerpc-smp 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Tue Jul 17 20:03:09 2012
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release powerpc (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gecko-mediaplayer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[2blue (arild-lindseth)]

This is what I get when launching firefox in terminal

taoseeker@taoseeker:~$ firefox
NPP_New called
gecko mediaplayer v1.0.6
Using player backend of ''
DBUS connection created
Listening to path /control/62587
ARG: nocache = 0
ARG: type = application/x-mplayer2
ARG: showcontrols = true
ARG: autostart = 1
ARG: src = /testing/test.mov
this should match /testing/test.mov
ARG: height = 400
ARG: width = 500
Window resized
GNOME MPlayer v1.0.6
gmtk v1.0.6
embedded in window id 0x20000d7
Running with GIO support
Using audio device: ALSA
Using MPlayer Software Volume control
Window resized
Window resized
Using match: type='signal',interface='com.gnome.mplayer'
Using match: type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon'
Using match: type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys'
Proxy connections and Command connected
New Stream Requested - http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/testing/test.mov
New Stream Requested - http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/testing/test.mov
item is NULL for http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/testing/test.mov

[2blue (arild-lindseth)]

taoseeker@taoseeker:~$ firefox
NPP_New called
gecko mediaplayer v1.0.6
Using player backend of ''
DBUS connection created
Listening to path /control/58188
ARG: id = ctl00_ucPlayer_Player
ARG: type = application/x-mplayer2
ARG: url = http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/asx.aspx?param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browser=Firefox
ARG: standby = Laster avspiller...
ARG: height = 428
ARG: width = 640
ARG: PARAM = (null)
ARG: Url = http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/asx.aspx?param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browser=Firefox
ARG: Filename = http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/asx.aspx?param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browser=Firefox
ARG: AutoStart = 1
ARG: StretchToFit = 1
ARG: AutoSize = 1
ARG: PlayCount = 1
ARG: uiMode = full
Window resized
GNOME MPlayer v1.0.6
gmtk v1.0.6
embedded in window id 0x2000106
Running with GIO support
Using audio device: ALSA
Using MPlayer Software Volume control
Using match: type='signal',interface='com.gnome.mplayer'
Using match: type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon'
Using match: type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys'
Proxy connections and Command connected

[2blue (arild-lindseth)]

Regardless of all the erorr messages and warnings this apple commercial video streams perferctly, clear picture, audio in sync.

Can it be som enconding gecko/gecko can`t handle properly? Gnome/mplayer setup setup works all fine on these sites in i386 iso.

taoseeker@taoseeker:~$ firefox
NPP_New called
gecko mediaplayer v1.0.6
Using player backend of ''
DBUS connection created
Listening to path /control/53615
Loading QuickTime compatibility
ARG: aggressivecleanup = false
ARG: bgcolor = white
ARG: cache = true
ARG: autostart = true
ARG: posterframe = http://images.apple.com/ipad/videos/images/allonipad_endstate.jpg
ARG: airplay = allow
ARG: scale = tofit
ARG: showlogo = false
ARG: controller = false
ARG: postdomevents = true
ARG: type = video/quicktime
ARG: src = http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2012/tv-spots/all-on-ipad/ipad-all_on_ipad-us-20120807_r848-9dwc.mov?width=848&height=480
this should match http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2012/tv-spots/all-on-ipad/ipad-all_on_ipad-us-20120807_r848-9dwc.mov?width=848&height=480
ARG: height = 480
ARG: width = 848
using curl to retrieve data from apple.com site
quicktime_emulation = 1
Window resized
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /tmp/keyring-tLPuYk/pkcs11: No such file or directory
item retrieved using CURL
fetched http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2012/tv-spots/all-on-ipad/ipad-all_on_ipad-us-20120807_r848-9dwc.mov?width=848&height=480 to /home/taoseeker/.cache/gnome-mplayer/plugin/gecko-mediaplayermtjvhc opened = 0
in CURLGetURLNotify
Entering list_parse_qt localsize = 433
Exiting list_parse_qt
Entering list_parse_qt2 localsize = 433
unable to find mmdr in /home/taoseeker/.cache/gnome-mplayer/plugin/gecko-mediaplayermtjvhc
Entering list_parse_asx localsize = 433
Exiting list_parse_asx
Entering list_parse_qml localsize = 433
Exiting list_parse_qml
Entering list_parse_ram localsize = 433
Exiting list_parse_ram
using curl to retrieve data from apple.com site
quicktime_emulation = 1
GNOME MPlayer v1.0.6
gmtk v1.0.6
embedded in window id 0x200015a
Running with GIO support
Using audio device: ALSA
Using MPlayer Software Volume control
New Stream Requested - http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2012/tv-spots/all-on-ipad/ipad-all_on_ipad-us-20120807_r848-9dwc.mov?width=848&height=480
item is NULL for http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2012/tv-spots/all-on-ipad/ipad-all_on_ipad-us-20120807_r848-9dwc.mov?width=848&height=480
Using match: type='signal',interface='com.gnome.mplayer'
Using match: type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon'
Using match: type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys'
Proxy connections and Command connected
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display id = 1
Sending SetProgressText to connection 0x4821a8f0
updating display ...

[2blue (arild-lindseth)]

I did file a separate bugreport for the 1.0.6 packages from Quantal, but someone removed it. I added extra info in this bug report, even though it is new version of gnome mplayer and gecko-mediaplayer, and firefox 14.01 (ubuntu canonical 1.0). I hope it is useful even though it is a bit messy.

[Phill Whiteside (phillw)]

It was not removed, it is marked as a duplicate so as to hold all the
information of what we guess is a related issue. Once the devs have had a
look, they can seperate it back out if they wish.

Regards,

Phill.

On 21 August 2012 18:00, 2blue <email address hidden> wrote:

> I did file a separate bugreport for the 1.0.6 packages from Quantal, but
> someone removed it. I added extra info in this bug report, even though
> it is new version of gnome mplayer and gecko-mediaplayer, and firefox
> 14.01 (ubuntu canonical 1.0). I hope it is useful even though it is a
> bit messy.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Lubuntu
> Packages Team, which is subscribed to gecko-mediaplayer in Ubuntu.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1025815
>
> Title:
> gecko package for ppc is broken
>
> Status in “gecko-mediaplayer” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I`ve been trying for weeks to get media players to work in lubuntu
> 12.04 powerpc iso. The default gnome mplayer - gecko setup works for
> regular 32 bit lubuntu, but not the powerpc version. I have an iBook
> G4 with 512MB RAM, 1.42GHz cpu and it does not stream sites it really
> should be able to. I`ve spent hours on irc getting expert help, but no
> solution found. I hope very much there is a developer and tester on
> the lubuntu team that still care about powerpc builds. My ibook G4 is
> still very nice to work on, and works with everything except for media
> players in browser.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: gecko-mediaplayer 1.0.4-2ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-powerpc-smp 3.2.19
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-powerpc-smp ppc
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
> Architecture: powerpc
> Date: Tue Jul 17 20:03:09 2012
> InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release powerpc
> (20120423)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gecko-mediaplayer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gecko-mediaplayer/+bug/1025815/+subscriptions
>

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[Sebastian Ramacher (s-ramacher)]

To rule out the obvious case: If you download the video manually and are you able to play it with gnome-mplayer and mplayer?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for gecko-mediaplayer (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]