firefox freezes when a web video clip opens

Bug #383807 reported by mali
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

When a video clip is opening (e.g. youtube) firefox will freeze if the rhythmbox music player is open (not playing). Has to use "Force Quit".

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.10+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

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mali (maliyn) wrote :
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Chris Bainbridge (chris-bainbridge) wrote :

I had a similar problem with amarok being open and trying to stream with firefox and the totem plugin. Changing to pulseaudio backend for xine fixed it. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/243229/comments/8

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