Flash Stops Responding In 64-bit Firefox

[Jeremy LaCroix]

Binary package hint: nspluginwrapper

I am using 64-bit Ubuntu Hardy with all updates. I am also using Firefox with the shipped nsplugin and flashplugin-nonfree.

Ever since nspluginwrapper was updated, Flash in Firefox occasionally stops responding, and I have to quit Firefox and reopen it. I can't find a pattern why it happens (it happens on its own) but if I play a Youtube video, and press F5 to refresh the page, Flash dies and I have to reopen Firefox to be able to play a Flash video on every site.

Previously, I was using the package "nspluginwrapper_0.9.91.5-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb" and I had no problems whatsoever viewing Flash. With that package, Flash never stopped responding like this. Ever since a newer version was installed via the Update Manager, this bug started occuring.

Steps to reproduce:

1.) Install Flash + nspluginwrapper
2.) Go to Youtube.com and watch any video
3.) While the video is playing press F5 to reload the page.
4.) Flash dies.

This happens in other instances too but this is the only way I can reproduce it every time. Youtube videos just turn into a white box and Flash will not work on any page after it dies until I restart Firefox.

[Dara Adib (daradib)]

I am running Ubuntu Hardy myself and I cannot reproduce this bug.

Please paste the output of the command (in Terminal):
apt-cache policy nspluginwrapper

Run Firefox from terminal (enter the command firefox in terminal), and reproduce your bug. Once your bug is reproduced, copy the text in the Terminal and paste here.

This is bug is odd because 0.9.91.5-2ubuntu1 should have fixed the issue.

[Jeremy LaCroix (jlacroix82-deactivatedaccount)]

Here is the output of apt-cache policy nspluginwrapper:

nspluginwrapper:
  Installed: 0.9.91.5-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.9.91.5-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.91.5-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Here is the output of Firefox from a terminal when it crashes by my
refreshing a Youtube video while it's playing:

** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)

(npviewer.bin:12086): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion
`style->attach_count > 0' failed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_New() invoke: Connection reset by peer
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_New() invoke: Connection closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_Destroy() invoke: Connection closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_Destroy() invoke: Connection closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPClass::Invalidate() invoke: Connection
closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_NewStream() invoke: Connection closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_GetValue() invoke: Connection closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** WARNING: unhandled variable 11 in NPP_GetValue()

(firefox:12046): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion
`GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NPP_Destroy() invoke: Connection closed
*** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: NP_Shutdown() invoke: Connection closed

Here is the output of Firefox when it crashes on its own without me
refreshing anything (I played a Youtube video, then went to my myspace
page which has a flash based music player):

** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)

(npviewer.bin:12137): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion
`style->attach_count > 0' failed

(npviewer.bin:12137): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion
`style->attach_count > 0' failed

(npviewer.bin:12137): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_hide: assertion
`GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(npviewer.bin:12137): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion
`GTK_IS_WIDG...

[Dara Adib (daradib)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 177856, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.