Need help with YouTube and Flash

[jameslloyd]

Now if I can get Youtube fixed, I will be all set. Dont know if Nouveau will do that. Does anyone know?

[ardvark71]

Now if I can get Youtube fixed, I will be all set. Dont know if Nouveau will do that. Does anyone know?

Hi....

What is it happening with it? Also, could you open a terminal and post the results of this command:

lshw -c video

Regards...

[jameslloyd]

Just a black space where the video is supposed to be. I have Flash installed

*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT]
vendor: nVidia Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm agp agp-3.0 vga_controller bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=32 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
resources: memory:e4000000-e4ffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:e5000000-e501ffff

[oshunluvr]

Flash has been tricky for the last couple of releases. Often, removing and re-installing it works. What browser are you using? Chrome comes with flash in it but it's a departure from firefox.

[jameslloyd]

I am using Firefox. Let me try Rekonq before I get Chrome(ium).

Rekong: Tried Youtube. Got this error: Executable: rekonq PID: 8300 Signal: Illegal instruction (4)

Chormium: Missing plug-in.

Chrome: Works.

Looks like Chrome is now my default browser for Linux

[ardvark71]

Looks like Chrome is now my default browser for Linux

Hi...

It shouldn't have to be. Perhaps we can figure out the problem.

The configuration line of the command I gave you should have given the driver you're currently using. So, if you would, could you go here, follow the instructions and post the information that pertains to your graphics card, including the driver? Hopefully, that will tell us what we need to know.

Regards...

[jameslloyd]

PCI ID Works? Vendor Device Driver Kernel
10de01e0 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 IGP2 agpgart
10de01ea nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 0
10de01ee nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 4
10de01ed nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 3
10de01ec nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 2
10de01ef nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 5
10de0060 nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge
10de0064 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) i2c-nforce2 v2.6.25-
10de0067 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller usb-ohci,ohci-hcd
10de0067 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller usb-ohci,ohci-hcd
10de0068 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller ehci-hcd
10de0066 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller forcedeth v2.6.25-
10de006a Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) snd-intel8x0 v2.6.25-
10de006c nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI Bridge
10de0065 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE pata_amd v2.6.25-
10de01e8 Yes nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP agpgart
10de0314 Yes nVidia Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] nv

[vw72]

I am using Firefox. Let me try Rekonq before I get Chrome(ium).

Rekong: Tried Youtube. Got this error: Executable: rekonq PID: 8300 Signal: Illegal instruction (4)

Chormium: Missing plug-in.

Chrome: Works.

Looks like Chrome is now my default browser for Linux

I view youtube videos in firefox, rekonq and chromium (I don't have chrome installed). If it's not working, are you sure you have the kubuntu-restricted-extras installed?

[jameslloyd]

I have those installed. Tried in Muon.

[ardvark71]

Hi....

According to your readout....

10de0314 Yes nVidia Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] nv

it appears your system is still using the nvidia proprietary driver, even though you said you removed it. However, if it's working right for you, I'm hesitant to have you do anything to change it.

Anyway, back to your problem with flash. Are you running a 32 bit or 64 bit version of Kubuntu? If 64 bit, did you install the "flashplugin-installer" package?

EDIT: Then again, I'm guessing you have 32 bit, gauging from your answer to vw72. Try reading through this thread and see if it helps any.

Regards...

[jameslloyd]

32-bit of course. I prefer 32-bit, even on my laptop, which works great. Rechecking driver. I am going to reinstall the the 173 driver, reboot then remove again, hoping that will fix it, but i doubt it. Wouldn't hurt.

The only reason why I am not mad at this whole situation is because I pretty much got this computer for free. I only paid four dollars for a power cord from Amazon, and three bucks for a CMOS battery at evil Wal-Mart.

[ardvark71]

32-bit of course. I prefer 32-bit, even on my laptop, which works great. Rechecking driver. I am going to reinstall the the 173 driver, reboot then remove again, hoping that will fix it, but i doubt it. Wouldn't hurt.

I'm not sure the two issues are connected, though. :neutral:

Regards...

[jameslloyd]

Yes, I know. There is just something really wrong. I am starting to wonder if the video card is failing.

[oshunluvr]

10de0314 Yes nVidia Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] nv
i

t appears your system is still using the nvidia proprietary driver

This is a mis-statement. The proprietary driver is "nvidia" not "nv." "nv" is the older open-source driver.

[jameslloyd]

I am back. That didn't work. I got everything restore with the vid settings, but no luck getting videos in Chromium. I also tried to upload an image with imageshack and it says "Missing Plug-In" as well where the button to "Browse" is supposed to be.

But in the end, it worked out very well. Without the community's help and guidance, my computer would have been unusable unless I put XP back on it, and I hate Microsft, and dont get me started with Apple.

The end result of it all. Thank you all!

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4595/snapshot1ij.png