Some videos won't play. All I get is a blank black screen.

Bug #831598 reported by WLB
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I have had this problem with several videos. The links take me to the video's, but there is nothing but a blank black screen, and no way to play to video.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: firefox 6.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 22 15:59:01 2011
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 6.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
 flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.4ubuntu0.11.04.1
 adobe-flashplugin N/A
 icedtea-plugin 1.1.1-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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WLB (wlbates) wrote :
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Timothy Mayoh (timothy-m-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

What format are the videos you are trying to play? Can you please tell us what websites this occurs on? Do the videos play if you download them and try and open them with Totem?

Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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WLB (wlbates) wrote :

I apologize, I don't know the format of the videos. It has happened several times and I just let it go, but one was a video posted by one of my instructors. Here is the link: http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=233439.

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Timothy Mayoh (timothy-m-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Ok, I can confirm I get the same problem on that page - but I believe it to be more likely a problem with Flash than a problem with Firefox, so I shall mark it as such.

affects: firefox (Ubuntu) → adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu)
Changed in adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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WLB (wlbates) wrote :

Thank you.

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