youtube & ubuntu & firefox freeze

[Ernst]

Binary package hint: firefox

Dell Inspiron 8000, 1000Mhz P III, 512Mb memory, 120Gb disk with Ubuntu 7.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.11. freezes everytime I try to view a Youtube video.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 15 17:35:20 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Package: firefox 2.0.0.11+2nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux ernst-inspiron-8000 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 04:45:53PM -0000, Ernst wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox
>
> Dell Inspiron 8000, 1000Mhz P III, 512Mb memory, 120Gb disk with Ubuntu
> 7.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.11. freezes everytime I try to view a Youtube
> video.

for me it works fine. Can you please give us an example?

 status incomplete

Thanks,

 - Alexander

[Ernst (ernst-wijsmuller)]

Hello Alexander,

Thanks for your response.

A couple of weeks ago I found what I take it to be the solution to this
Ubuntu/Firefox/Youtube problem that I was having: download the Flash
Player direct from the Mozilla Firefox website.

I think the Flash Player was already installed, but am not sure. In any
event, after downloading and installing the Flash Player this seemed to
magically solve the complete Inspiron 8000 freeze problem.

Thanks again,

Ernst

Ps.
I'm very impressed with Ubuntu 7.10 but I would like to find a simple
solution for the known ATI Mobility M4 screen resolution problems.

On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 02:24 +0000, Alexander Sack wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 04:45:53PM -0000, Ernst wrote:
> > Public bug reported:
> >
> > Binary package hint: firefox
> >
> > Dell Inspiron 8000, 1000Mhz P III, 512Mb memory, 120Gb disk with Ubuntu
> > 7.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.11. freezes everytime I try to view a Youtube
> > video.
>
> for me it works fine. Can you please give us an example?
>
> status incomplete
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Alexander
>
>
> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 06:51:48AM -0000, Ernst wrote:
> Hello Alexander,
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> A couple of weeks ago I found what I take it to be the solution to this
> Ubuntu/Firefox/Youtube problem that I was having: download the Flash
> Player direct from the Mozilla Firefox website.
>
> I think the Flash Player was already installed, but am not sure. In any
> event, after downloading and installing the Flash Player this seemed to
> magically solve the complete Inspiron 8000 freeze problem.
>

 status invalid

Thanks for the update ... please be sure that you remove that plugin
in case you ever run into any other firefox issue before filing a bug.

> Ps.
> I'm very impressed with Ubuntu 7.10 but I would like to find a simple
> solution for the known ATI Mobility M4 screen resolution problems.

you can ask questions on http://answers.launchpad.net

 - Alexander