Firefox fails to display Flash for Ubuntu, while Konqueror does.

[Peter Belmont]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

On UBUNTU, using FireFox to view YouTube movies,
FF says there are PlugIns needed (and refuses to proceed) whereas Konqueror shows the movie without difficulty.
I already obtained the oplugin (or believe that I did) as directed BY FIREFOX ITSELF.

Is this [1] a failure of Youtube (in decoding that I'm using firefox)
      [2] a failure of FireFox in TELLING YouTube that the plugin exists?
    [3] a failure of firefox to OBSERVE that the PlugIn is in place (I DID put it there, after all)
or [4] what?

How do I demonstrate (to myself and to LAUNCHPAD) that I DO (or DO NOT) have the right PlugIn?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 3dd6514b718c711d9dc821743ce030eb
CheckboxSystem: 2f91f630f64aae16ea34f264f1aefaa6
Date: Mon Jan 18 14:43:42 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: firefox-3.5 3.5.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686

[Montel Edwards (montel)]

Hi.
According to your profile_default_pluginreg.dat.txt file, you have swf-dec installed. I would recommend that you remove that, and try again.

Thank you,

Montel Edwards

[Peter Belmont (pabelmont2007)]

I've got no idea where this profile data came from or what it means.
Especially, I've got no idea how to remove this thing.
My searches don't locate swf-dec or swf-dec.*.

You must know that Ubuntu is a jungle for the uninitiated. we just
download stuff either because Ubuntu suggests it ir because a demand for
PLUGINS suggests it.

Montel Edwards wrote:
> Hi.
> According to your profile_default_pluginreg.dat.txt file, you have swf-dec installed. I would recommend that you remove that, and try again.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Montel Edwards
>

--
Peter Belmont
166 Columbia Hts.
Brooklyn, NY 11021
718-596-2648

[Montel Edwards (montel)]

I am sorry. The name of the package is swfdec-mozilla.

Because you have swfdec-mozilla installed and Flash, they may be conflicting.
Removing one or the other may help fix the issue.

[Peter Belmont (pabelmont2007)]

SORRY --
   I did SCRIPTS: "temporarily allow all this page" and everything is
working. (I had already done an "allow youtube" which partially unblocked.)

   As you can see, I don't really understand this anti-virus stuff.

Montel Edwards wrote:
> I am sorry. The name of the package is swfdec-mozilla.
>
> Because you have swfdec-mozilla installed and Flash, they may be conflicting.
> Removing one or the other may help fix the issue.
>
> ** Package changed: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) => swfdec-mozilla (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: swfdec-mozilla (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

--
Peter Belmont
166 Columbia Hts.
Brooklyn, NY 11021
718-596-2648

[Peter Belmont (pabelmont2007)]

Montel Edwards:

  Thanks so much for all your attention.

  All the jive about JavaScript and plugins
was a mere distraction and unhelpful error message from fireFox

  This was all my fault.
  I AM USING FireFox NoScript.

When I click "allow all this page" movies work
When I only click "allow youtube.com" movies DO NOT work.

I had thought that "allow youtube.com" would have been enough.
There is not much documentation for NoScript.

TOO BAD NoScript didn't say : "NoScript PREVENTS Movies"
     instead of jive about JavaScript and plugins

Montel Edwards wrote:
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - UBUNTU:FF finds youtube PLUGSIN missing, konqueror works
> + Firefox fails to display Flash for Ubuntu, while Konqueror does.
>

--
Peter Belmont
166 Columbia Hts.
Brooklyn, NY 11021
718-596-2648

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