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Firefox crashes while playing video (ERS linux)

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I couldn't get the crash data at all. But I managed to get this from the Terminal;

[Child 10502, MediaDecoderStateMachine #4] WARNING: Decoder=7f0fd7cf1400 Decode error: NS_ERROR_DOM_MEDIA_FATAL_ERR (0x806e0005) - RefPtr<mozilla::MozPromise<RefPtr<mozilla::MediaTrackDemuxer::SamplesHolder>, mozilla::MediaResult, true> > mozilla::MediaSourceTrackDemuxer::DoGetSamples(int32_t): manager is detached.: file ./dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachine.cpp, line 3470 Exiting due to channel error. [GFX1-]: Receive IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown Exiting due to channel error. [GFX1-]: Receive IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown Exiting due to channel error. Exiting due to channel error. [GFX1-]: Receive IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown Exiting due to channel error. CPU time limit exceeded </p>

I couldn't get the crash data at all. But I managed to get this from the Terminal; [Child 10502, MediaDecoderStateMachine #4] WARNING: Decoder=7f0fd7cf1400 Decode error: NS_ERROR_DOM_MEDIA_FATAL_ERR (0x806e0005) - RefPtr<mozilla::MozPromise<RefPtr<mozilla::MediaTrackDemuxer::SamplesHolder>, mozilla::MediaResult, true> > mozilla::MediaSourceTrackDemuxer::DoGetSamples(int32_t): manager is detached.: file ./dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachine.cpp, line 3470 Exiting due to channel error. [GFX1-]: Receive IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown Exiting due to channel error. [GFX1-]: Receive IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown Exiting due to channel error. Exiting due to channel error. [GFX1-]: Receive IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown Exiting due to channel error. CPU time limit exceeded

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Provide the steps to replicate the issue. What OS? X11 or Wayland? What Desktop? What version of Firefox? Make sure you have the latest FFmpeg and libavcodec packages. see screenshot

Modified by jonzn4SUSE

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Provide the steps to replicate the issue.

Just playing any video will produce the error seen in terminal, until it crashes.


What OS? X11 or Wayland?

Debian testing, x11, xcfe 4.16


What Desktop?

xfce 4.16


What version of Firefox?

78.15.0esr (64-bit)

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Can you update the browser and try again?