Manage Content Plugins doesn't work with Firefox 3.6

[Guiodic (Guido Iodice)]

LATEST RELEASE TESTED: 0.9~b1-0ubuntu2

Binary package hint: ubufox

It seems Ubufox doesn't work properly with Firefox 3.6 on Lucid.
When the "lego brick" in status bar appears, I click on it but no plugins appear in the window even if I select "show all plugins".

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 11 00:49:02 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100207)
Package: ubufox 0.8-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=it_IT.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
SourcePackage: ubufox
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic i686

[Draycen DeCator (ddecator)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot currently process this report because we need more information. Please include the following things:

1. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem
2. The behavior you expected
3. The behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible)

[Guiodic (Guido Iodice) (guido-iodice)]

how to reproduce:

1. install mozilla-plugin-vlc or whatever video plugin for firefox (mplayer, xine...)
2. start firefox and visit a website with a video (non flash). I.e.: http://c-span.com/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx
3. click on the "lego brick" on che bottom/right corner of firefox window

Another way:

tools > manage plugins

What is expected:

* user should be able to choose between plugins (i.e. vlc and totem)

What actually happens:

* the plugin list is empty

[Draycen DeCator (ddecator)]

Thank you for the more detailed information. I have been able to successfully reproduce this bug with Firefox 3.7 as well. I am marking this bug "Confirmed" and will continue to do more testing.

[Draycen DeCator (ddecator)]

@Guiodic
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[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as Triaged and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better! Please report any other issues you may find.

@asac
I tested this in a clean profile. I went to youtube.com and it won't show the current plugin.

[Guiodic (Guido Iodice) (guido-iodice)]

any news?

(excuse me for the "up" )

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Moving to beta 2 since we missed beta 1

[Guiodic (Guido Iodice) (guido-iodice)]

ubufox 0.9rc1 doesn't solve the issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package firefox - 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2

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firefox (3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Chris Coulson <email address hidden> ]
  * Fix LP: #526291 - abrowser menu entry has Firefox icon. After changing the
    branding in common-post-build-arch, ensure that the firefox icons in
    dist/bin/icons are replaced with the abrowser icons
    - update debian/rules
  * Fix LP: #408238 - does not provide gnome-www-browser
    - update debian/firefox-gnome-support.postinst.in
    - add debian/firefox-gnome-support.prerm.in
    - update debian/rules
  * Update Google and Yahoo! search URL's
    - add debian/patches/ubuntu_codes_google.patch
    - update debian/patches/series
    - update debian/firefox.js
  * Fix LP: #520166 - Restore ability to set a preferred plugin for a given
    mime-type, which regressed since we are not using the system xulrunner
    - add debian/patches/bzXXX_plugin_for_mimetype_pref.patch
    - update debian/patches/series
  * Fix LP: #557640 - nrf-003 testcase failed Default "Welcome to Ubuntu" page
    doesn't appear without connectivity - re-enable the NetworkManager
    integration
    - update debian/firefox.js
  * Fix LP: #541951 - Firefox 3.6 does not honour lockPref - resurrect the
    patch used in xulrunner to reimplement this
    - add debian/patches/bz467738_att351145_lockPref_everywhere.patch
    - update debian/patches/series

  [ Jamie Strandboge <email address hidden> ]
  * AppArmor:
    - add apturl (LP: #558432)
 -- Chris Coulson <email address hidden> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:29:53 +0100

[Xan (dxpublica)]

I obtain the same results as before updated. The plugin manager detect that my computers needs some plugins but it does not find any plugin. In my case I tested with youtube. No flash player displays in the manage content pluginer: adobe nop gnash.

What output do you want for fixing this bug?

Thanks,
Xan,

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 06:44:14PM -0000, Xan wrote:
> I obtain the same results as before updated. The plugin manager detect
> that my computers needs some plugins but it does not find any plugin. In
> my case I tested with youtube. No flash player displays in the manage
> content pluginer: adobe nop gnash.
>
> What output do you want for fixing this bug?

the db wasnt updated yet. in about:config check for "pfs." and replace the 10.04 with
9.10 there to try the current status.

 - Alexander

[Xan (dxpublica)]

Okay. The test is ok.
Bug fixed in my opinion.

Xan.

[Samium Gromoff (deepfire)]

Fresh install of 10.04 release, firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4, ubufox 0.9~rc2-0ubuntu2

Still no suitable plugins found, when going to youtube.

[Xan (dxpublica)]

Mmm... with update beta to 10.04 firefox does not detect plugins....

[Xan (dxpublica)]

Confirmed, I installed beta 10.04. I have the system upgraded today. And when I go to youtube, the firefox does not find the flash plugin (any). So maybe the bug is not incomplete?

Xan.

[Guiodic (Guido Iodice) (guido-iodice)]

@xan: i cannot confirm, ubufox works for me on YT. try to install mozilla-plugin-gnash or mozilla-swfdec

[Xan (dxpublica)]

@guiodic: if I have to I install plugin-gnash or mozilla-sfwdec manually, then the plugin manager of firefox does not run.
Try to install beta 2 and update system and you will see that firefox does not detect plugins....

Cheers,
Xan.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

This bug is fixed. This was for the Manage Content Plugins dialog. I think you're all looking for bug 569135 which is about the plugin finder not working.

[Xan (dxpublica)]

@Micah, yes the bug I'm looking is that.

Thanks,

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

This was fixed in Lucid.