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Youtube randomly works but all other flash stuff is fine

Sep 13, 2012 7:31 AM

Tags: #problem #issue #youtube #video #windows #firefox #ie9 #not_working #player #flash_player #chrome #win7 #flash_player_11 #win7_64bit

So, for a week, I have been getting a lot of errors on youtube. About 1/3 of the time a video works, sometimes after a refresh. Othertimes, I get an error or if I try to change quality to HD I get an error. So far, I haven't had this problem on my linux laptop and I have yet to see anyone else have this problem. Strange thing is, it does the same on Chrome, and IE

 

I have tried:

 

  • Disabling all addons in firefox.
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling from firefox from trying to view a youtube video
  • Uninstalling and installing an old version.
  • Using another browser.
656 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: WebSurferPhil, Sep 17, 2012 9:53 PM
 
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  • libflashplayer.so
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    1. libflashplayer.so,
    Sep 13, 2012 4:31 PM   in reply to WebSurferPhil
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    are you sure the videos you are playing are in flash?  recently, some  have been playing as html5 video.  the easiest way to determine is right-clicking the movie to see if the flash player context menu shows...

     
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    2. WebSurferPhil,
    Sep 13, 2012 4:35 PM   in reply to libflashplayer.so
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    Yes. I get the menu you get with the flash videos. The settings, global settings, and About Adobe Flash Player verison (latest version). That reminds me. I should have added up top, I have also tried to clear flash's cache, and expand the amount of disk space youtube can use.

     
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    3. libflashplayer.so,
    Sep 17, 2012 4:06 PM   in reply to WebSurferPhil
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    if it's hardware related, you could try to disable hardware acceleration.  right-click>settings any flash content and un-select, from the first tab, "hardware acceleration..."  restart the browser to see if the issue is resolve.

     

    another thing to try is update your graphics card driver...

     
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    Sep 17, 2012 7:18 PM   in reply to libflashplayer.so
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    It was already disabled, so I tried enabling it. That didn't work. I then tried updating my graphics card driver. That was able to get me a bit of a better loading time and the ability to switch to 720p but when I went to 1080p an error occured. When I tried to go back to 720p, the sound played but the video didn't show and I couldnt click any of the youtube buttons. I am wondering if this is on the ISP side or router side since my brother has told me that youtube is wonky on his computer too...

     
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    5. libflashplayer.so,
    Sep 17, 2012 9:40 PM   in reply to WebSurferPhil
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    what kind of error?  a browser error or the youtube player error?  a shift refresh is more brute force.  when issue starts to occur, you can try using a bandwidth test (eg. google "speed test") to see how your download speed is doing...

     
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    6. WebSurferPhil,
    Sep 17, 2012 9:53 PM   in reply to libflashplayer.so
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    YouTube player error. Refreshing fixes the problem for the 1080p problem, but not the fact I can't view it when it is available. Though for the most part, the Graphics Driver update fixed it for a lot of other videos. The only problem with 1080p is still coming from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EzDRpkfaO4  Though there are still sometimes problems with loading that is fixed by refreshing.

     

    My speed is about 25 Mbps.

     
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