YouTube videos don't play
Youtube videos were playing fine in Firefox yesterday, but not today. I get a perpetual loading circle on a black screen. if i hover over the bar underneath it'll show me thumbnail captures of the video as i move my mouse across; similarly, if i drag my mouse while holding down, it'll show a horizontal grid of thumbnails superimposed over a bigger picture.
Chrome plays the videos fine still, so I'm sure it's not a plugin issue or it'd be affecting Chrome also. Plugins are all up to date, for what it's worth. Was already using the most recent Firefox update before this, also.
I copied the above from another questioner, because it exactly described the problem I have. I have cleared the cache and cookies, I have tried in Safe Mode, nothing helps. The videos play fine on Chrome. I installed an HTML5 addon, didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions?
Réiteach roghnaithe
If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:
- see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration
- disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround
- disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also:
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Réiteach Roghnaithe
If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:
- see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration
- disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround
- disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also:
Chakolate said
Youtube videos were playing fine in Firefox yesterday, but not today. I get a perpetual loading circle on a black screen. if i hover over the bar underneath it'll show me thumbnail captures of the video as i move my mouse across; similarly, if i drag my mouse while holding down, it'll show a horizontal grid of thumbnails superimposed over a bigger picture. Chrome plays the videos fine still, so I'm sure it's not a plugin issue or it'd be affecting Chrome also. Plugins are all up to date, for what it's worth. Was already using the most recent Firefox update before this, also. I copied the above from another questioner, because it exactly described the problem I have. I have cleared the cache and cookies, I have tried in Safe Mode, nothing helps. The videos play fine on Chrome. I installed an HTML5 addon, didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions?
Thanks!