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Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook

Started byPer Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk>
First post2018-10-02 09:30 +0200
Last post2018-10-05 04:20 +0200
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  Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> - 2018-10-02 09:30 +0200
    Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-10-02 09:40 +0200
      Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> - 2018-10-02 09:50 +0200
        Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-10-02 10:10 +0200
      Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2018-10-02 10:20 +0200
        Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-10-02 10:40 +0200
        Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2018-10-02 19:20 +0200
      Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2018-10-03 05:00 +0200
        Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> - 2018-10-03 08:00 +0200
        Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-10-03 12:00 +0200
          Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> - 2018-10-03 12:00 +0200
            Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-10-03 12:10 +0200
          Re: Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2018-10-05 04:20 +0200

#200815 — Firefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook

FromPer Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk>
Date2018-10-02 09:30 +0200
SubjectFirefox no longer able to play videos on Facebook
Message-ID<wEni1-1cF-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
Hi,

Until a few days ago, Firefox played videos on Facebook without issues, 
but now it cannot play the same videos anymore. It may coincide with me 
installing and uninstalling some Industrial Camera software (the only 
major change I remember doing in the meantime). It included make 
install, but I thought I got it cleaned up fine...

I've tried to reinstall Firefox, *codec*, *plugin*, *pepperflash* and 
some other packages, and tried to disable hw-accel in Firefox, without 
any change in luck.

I know it's hard to tell what went wrong, I'm also aware of the 
problematic deb-multimedia, but perhaps you guys can help me find out 
where to punch the system to get it to work again?


Facts:

1) A few days ago Firefox played FB videos nicely.

2) Now Firefox console says (tried a few videos):
Error: The manifest specifies content that cannot be displayed on this 
browser/platform.  5-rDEXaxCbl.js:393:371
The video on this page can’t be played. Your system may not have the 
required video codecs for: video/mp4; codecs="avc1.4D401E", video/mp4; 
codecs="avc1.4D401E", video/mp4; codecs="avc1.4D401F", video/mp4; 
codecs="avc1.4D401F", audio/mp4; codecs="mp4a.40.5", video/mp4; 
codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/mp4; codecs="avc1.4D401E 
mp4a.40.2", video/mp4; codecs="avc1.4D401F mp4a.40.2", video/mp4; 
codecs="avc1.640032 mp4a.40.2", video/mp4; codecs="avc1.640033 mp4a.40.2"

3) Youtube plays fine both before and now.

4) I downloaded the FB Video with youtube-dl and played the video 
through Nautilus on VLC and Totem without problems.

5) Fully upgraded Debian Buster/Sid - Linux 4.18.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 
4.18.6-1 (2018-09-06) x86_64 GNU/Linux.

/etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security testing/updates main 
contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security testing/updates main 
contrib non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free

/var/log/apt/history.log (around the time I installed/uninstalled the 
Cam software):
Start-Date: 2018-09-25  08:13:59
Install: libgirepository1.0-dev:amd64 (1.58.0-1), libzip4:amd64 
(1.1.2-1.1+b1, automatic), libgstreamer1.0-dev:amd6
4 (1.14.3-1), libffi-dev:amd64 (3.2.1-8, automatic), libudev-dev:amd64 
(239-9), libzip-dev:amd64 (1.1.2-1.1+b1), li
btinyxml-dev:amd64 (2.6.2-4), python3-setuptools:amd64 (40.2.0-1)
End-Date: 2018-09-25  08:14:03

Start-Date: 2018-09-25  08:16:11
Commandline: apt-get install gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-x 
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libxml2 libpcap0.8 
libaudit1 libnotify4 python3-pyqt5 python3-gi
Install: gstreamer1.0-tools:amd64 (1.14.3-1)
End-Date: 2018-09-25  08:16:12

Start-Date: 2018-09-25  08:22:02
Commandline: apt-get install git g++ cmake pkg-config libudev-dev 
libudev1 libtinyxml-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev libgs
treamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libglib2.0-dev libgirepository1.0-dev 
libusb-1.0-0-dev libzip-dev uvcdynctrl python-set
uptools libxml2-dev libpcap-dev libaudit-dev libnotify-dev autoconf 
intltool gtk-doc-tools python3-setuptools
Install: libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev:amd64 (1.14.3-dmo1), 
libpcap0.8-dev:amd64 (1.8.1-6, automatic), libwebcam
0:amd64 (0.2.4-1.1+b2, automatic), libegl1-mesa-dev:amd64 (18.1.7-1, 
automatic), docbook-to-man:amd64 (1:2.0.0-42,
automatic), libnotify-dev:amd64 (0.7.7-3), highlight:amd64 (3.41-2, 
automatic), libpng-dev:amd64 (1.6.34-2, automat
ic), libcap-ng-dev:amd64 (0.7.9-1, automatic), uvcdynctrl:amd64 
(0.2.4-1.1+b2), docbook-xsl:amd64 (1.79.1+dfsg-2, a
utomatic), liborc-0.4-dev:amd64 (1:0.4.28-2, automatic), 
highlight-common:amd64 (3.41-2, automatic), libwayland-bin
:amd64 (1.16.0-1, automatic), libosp5:amd64 (1.5.2-13+b1, automatic), 
libwayland-dev:amd64 (1.16.0-1, automatic), o
pensp:amd64 (1.5.2-13+b1, automatic), libxml2-dev:amd64 
(2.9.4+dfsg1-7+b1), libgles2-mesa-dev:amd64 (18.1.7-1, auto
matic), python-setuptools:amd64 (40.2.0-1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev:amd64 
(2.38.0+dfsg-6, automatic), gtk-doc-tools:am
d64 (1.28-1), libaudit-dev:amd64 (1:2.8.4-2), python-funcsigs:amd64 
(1.0.2-4, automatic), uvcdynctrl-data:amd64 (0.
2.4-1.1, automatic), liborc-0.4-dev-bin:amd64 (1:0.4.28-2, automatic), 
libpng-tools:amd64 (1.6.34-2, automatic), xs
ltproc:amd64 (1.1.32-2, automatic), intltool:amd64 (0.51.0-5), 
docbook:amd64 (4.5-6, automatic), python-mock:amd64
(2.0.0-3, automatic), python-pbr:amd64 (4.2.0-4, automatic), 
libpcap-dev:amd64 (1.8.1-6)
End-Date: 2018-09-25  08:22:10

Start-Date: 2018-09-25  09:02:42
Purge: libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev:amd64 (1.14.3-dmo1), 
libpcap0.8-dev:amd64 (1.8.1-6), libwebcam0:amd64 (0.2.
4-1.1+b2), libegl1-mesa-dev:amd64 (18.1.7-1), docbook-to-man:amd64 
(1:2.0.0-42), libnotify-dev:amd64 (0.7.7-3), hig
hlight:amd64 (3.41-2), libpng-dev:amd64 (1.6.34-2), libcap-ng-dev:amd64 
(0.7.9-1), uvcdynctrl:amd64 (0.2.4-1.1+b2),
  docbook-xsl:amd64 (1.79.1+dfsg-2), liborc-0.4-dev:amd64 (1:0.4.28-2), 
highlight-common:amd64 (3.41-2), libwayland-
bin:amd64 (1.16.0-1), libosp5:amd64 (1.5.2-13+b1), libwayland-dev:amd64 
(1.16.0-1), opensp:amd64 (1.5.2-13+b1), lib
xml2-dev:amd64 (2.9.4+dfsg1-7+b1), libgles2-mesa-dev:amd64 (18.1.7-1), 
python-setuptools:amd64 (40.2.0-1), libgdk-p
ixbuf2.0-dev:amd64 (2.38.0+dfsg-6), gtk-doc-tools:amd64 (1.28-1), 
libaudit-dev:amd64 (1:2.8.4-2), python-funcsigs:a
md64 (1.0.2-4), uvcdynctrl-data:amd64 (0.2.4-1.1), 
liborc-0.4-dev-bin:amd64 (1:0.4.28-2), libpng-tools:amd64 (1.6.3
4-2), xsltproc:amd64 (1.1.32-2), intltool:amd64 (0.51.0-5), 
docbook:amd64 (4.5-6), python-mock:amd64 (2.0.0-3), pyt
hon-pbr:amd64 (4.2.0-4), libpcap-dev:amd64 (1.8.1-6)
End-Date: 2018-09-25  09:02:48

Start-Date: 2018-09-25  09:03:13
Purge: libgirepository1.0-dev:amd64 (1.58.0-1), libzip4:amd64 
(1.1.2-1.1+b1), libgstreamer1.0-dev:amd64 (1.14.3-1),
  gstreamer1.0-tools:amd64 (1.14.3-1), libffi-dev:amd64 (3.2.1-8), 
libudev-dev:amd64 (239-9), libzip-dev:amd64 (1.1.
2-1.1+b1), libtinyxml-dev:amd64 (2.6.2-4), python3-setuptools:amd64 
(40.2.0-1)
End-Date: 2018-09-25  09:03:16
-----

~Per

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#200817

FromBrad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
Date2018-10-02 09:40 +0200
Message-ID<wEnrI-1fM-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200815

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On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:17:52 +0200
Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> wrote:

Hello Per,

>Until a few days ago, Firefox played videos on Facebook without issues, 

v52 is too old.  IDK whether it's being blocked, or sites are using
features not available in v52.  This issue affects not only FB, but also
Spotify and an increasing number of other sites.

Unfortunately, Ff migration from sid to testing is being blocked ATM.
Easiest solution is (temporarily) add sid as a repo and install Ff
60.2.  Once you're done, remove sid as a repo so you don't end up with
anything unwanted added to your system.

-- 
 Regards  _
         / )           "The blindingly obvious is
        / _)rad        never immediately apparent"
This disease is catching
Into The Valley - Skids

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#200818

FromPer Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk>
Date2018-10-02 09:50 +0200
Message-ID<wEnBo-1jq-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200817
Hi Brad,

Well, that worked!

I gather then, that it did not have anything to do with installation and 
uninstallation of other software after all!?

Thanks :-)

~Per


On 10/02/2018 09:37 AM, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:17:52 +0200
> Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> wrote:
>
> Hello Per,
>
>> Until a few days ago, Firefox played videos on Facebook without issues,
> v52 is too old.  IDK whether it's being blocked, or sites are using
> features not available in v52.  This issue affects not only FB, but also
> Spotify and an increasing number of other sites.
>
> Unfortunately, Ff migration from sid to testing is being blocked ATM.
> Easiest solution is (temporarily) add sid as a repo and install Ff
> 60.2.  Once you're done, remove sid as a repo so you don't end up with
> anything unwanted added to your system.
>

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#200820

FromBrad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
Date2018-10-02 10:10 +0200
Message-ID<wEnUJ-1EW-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200818

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On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:46:45 +0200
Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> wrote:

Hello Per,

>Well, that worked!

As I knew it would.   :-)

Seriously, though;
We had the same issue here a little while back.  It didn't bother me, as
I don't use FB or Spotify, but it was an issue for the rest of the
family.  I had to find a solution.  Fast.

>I gather then, that it did not have anything to do with installation
>and uninstallation of other software after all!?

Indeed not.  That was just a coincidence.

>Thanks :-)

You're very welcome.

-- 
 Regards  _
         / )           "The blindingly obvious is
        / _)rad        never immediately apparent"
Looking for something I can call my own
Chairman Of The Bored - Crass

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#200821

FromSven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>
Date2018-10-02 10:20 +0200
Message-ID<wEo4p-1I8-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200817
On 2018-10-02 08:37 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:17:52 +0200
> Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> wrote:
>
> Hello Per,
>
>>Until a few days ago, Firefox played videos on Facebook without issues, 
>
> v52 is too old.  IDK whether it's being blocked, or sites are using
> features not available in v52.  This issue affects not only FB, but also
> Spotify and an increasing number of other sites.

This has nothing to do with those sites, the issue is that Firefox 52 is
not compatible with FFmpeg 4.0 (libavcodec58).  As a result, there is no
H.264 support which breaks video playback on numerous sites.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=906897
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=909722
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435212

Cheers,
       Sven

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#200823

FromBrad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
Date2018-10-02 10:40 +0200
Message-ID<wEonM-1Oz-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200821

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On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 10:11:15 +0200
Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> wrote:

Hello Sven,

>This has nothing to do with those sites, the issue is that Firefox 52 is
>not compatible with FFmpeg 4.0 (libavcodec58).

Thanks for that, Sven.  Nice to know the root problem.  My searches
weren't designed to find causes, just solutions.  TBH, they weren't even
successful at that.  I ended up installing Ff from sid more or less out
of desperation.  Obviously, it worked.

At least it got the wife and kids off my back.   :-)

-- 
 Regards  _
         / )           "The blindingly obvious is
        / _)rad        never immediately apparent"
If a thought came in your head it would die of loneliness
I Don't Like You - Stiff Little Fingers

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#200832

FromSiard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl>
Date2018-10-02 19:20 +0200
Message-ID<wEwuZ-6J3-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200821
Sven Joachim wrote:
> the issue is that Firefox 52 is not compatible with FFmpeg 4.0
> (libavcodec58).  As a result, there is no H.264 support which breaks
> video playback on numerous sites.

The same appears to be valid for Seamonkey. Its latest version 2.49.4
works fine in stable (FFmpeg 3.2), but in testing (FFmpeg 4.0) it has
trouble with html5 audio and video.
For me, this unofficial build, version 2.53, solved it:
www.wg9s.com/comm-253/

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#200836

FromJohn Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org>
Date2018-10-03 05:00 +0200
Message-ID<wEFyh-3vd-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200817
On 02/10/2018 16.37, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:17:52 +0200
> Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> wrote:
> 
> Hello Per,
> 
>> Until a few days ago, Firefox played videos on Facebook without issues,
> 
> v52 is too old.  IDK whether it's being blocked, or sites are using
> features not available in v52.  This issue affects not only FB, but also
> Spotify and an increasing number of other sites.
> 
> Unfortunately, Ff migration from sid to testing is being blocked ATM.
> Easiest solution is (temporarily) add sid as a repo and install Ff
> 60.2.  Once you're done, remove sid as a repo so you don't end up with
> anything unwanted added to your system.
> 

The extended support firefox-esr is available in Debian Stretch (not 
Buster atm) at version 60.2.1, so enabling sid is not necessary: 
https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=firefox-esr

-- 
John

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#200839

FromPer Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk>
Date2018-10-03 08:00 +0200
Message-ID<wEImt-5aI-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200836
On 10/03/2018 04:49 AM, John Crawley wrote:
>
> The extended support firefox-esr is available in Debian Stretch (not 
> Buster atm) at version 60.2.1, so enabling sid is not necessary:
>
Thanks.
Brads solution worked nicely. Neither Sid or Stretch were enabled, so 
one or the other... Although, nice to know for another time, if a Sid 
would require multiple dependencies.

~Per

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#200846

FromBrad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
Date2018-10-03 12:00 +0200
Message-ID<wEM6K-7m0-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:49:31 +0900
John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> wrote:

Hello John,

>The extended support firefox-esr is available in Debian Stretch (not 
>Buster atm) at version 60.2.1, so enabling sid is not necessary: 

I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that Per uses testing.  As a testing user,
one still has to enable another repo to get something other than Ff v52.

-- 
 Regards  _
         / )           "The blindingly obvious is
        / _)rad        never immediately apparent"
If you ain't sticking your knives in me, you will be eventually
Monsoon - Robbie Williams

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#200847

FromPer Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk>
Date2018-10-03 12:00 +0200
Message-ID<wEM6K-7m0-15@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200846
I did write "Buster" - So you're correct :)

On 03/10/2018 09.14, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:49:31 +0900
> John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> wrote:
>
> Hello John,
>
>> The extended support firefox-esr is available in Debian Stretch (not
>> Buster atm) at version 60.2.1, so enabling sid is not necessary:
> I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that Per uses testing.  As a testing user,
> one still has to enable another repo to get something other than Ff v52.
>

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#200848

FromBrad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
Date2018-10-03 12:10 +0200
Message-ID<wEMgq-7Ev-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 09:57:15 +0200
Per Dalgas Jakobsen <pdj@knaldgas.dk> wrote:

Hello Per,

>I did write "Buster" - So you're correct :)

Apparently, I missed that.  :-D

Cheers, Per.

-- 
 Regards  _
         / )           "The blindingly obvious is
        / _)rad        never immediately apparent"
Walking through town is quite scary
I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs

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#200912

FromJohn Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org>
Date2018-10-05 04:20 +0200
Message-ID<wFnSF-4uL-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#200846
On 03/10/2018 16.14, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:49:31 +0900
> John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello John,
> 
>> The extended support firefox-esr is available in Debian Stretch (not
>> Buster atm) at version 60.2.1, so enabling sid is not necessary:
> 
> I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that Per uses testing.  As a testing user,
> one still has to enable another repo to get something other than Ff v52.
> 
That seems to be the case indeed. (I missed "Fully upgraded Debian 
Buster/Sid" .)

-- 
John

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