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kostas213

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Registered: 2012-04-11

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xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Since the last update of the xf86-video-intel package (2.99.911), HTML5 video playback in Firefox is broken. The video starts playing, although the frames are "breaking" and some times I can see even content of other windows (outside of Firefox) during the playback. The audio playback of the video is OK. I tried to disable hardware acceleration via VA-API and/or VDPAU and also I disable all power saving options for the i915 module (such as enable_rc6), but the problem remains. The only solution is to downgrade to 2.99.910.

Chromium and Chrome play the videos normally. The problem seems to affect only Firefox. Of course I created a new profile and again the problem remains.

Does anybody have a similar problem and/or a solution?

P.S.: I used this to test HTML5 video playback.

Jodell

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Registered: 2009-10-09

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

While Firefox also displays the same issue on the website you linked, it's not broken because HTML5 video works on other websites (YouTube and Vimeo as examples).

kostas213

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

I also had the same problem in other sites with HTML5 video such as Coursera and YouTube.

gedgon

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Registered: 2011-01-27

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Just a confirmation. What's interesting, only Firefox => 27 (IIRC) is affected.

kostas213

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Also the same happens in Firefox 29 (beta).

progandy

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

What does happen if you try to play the video with gst-launch-0.10?

gst-launch-0.10 playbin uri=http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/videos/big_buck_bunny.mp4

Firefox is still using gstreamer 0.10 (1.0 support is currently in uncompiled aurora I guess) while webkit has already stable support for 1.0.

Last edited by progandy (2014-04-03 18:31:29)

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gedgon

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Also the same happens in Firefox 29 (beta).

Version 29 is greater than 26

What does happen if you try to play the video with gst-launch-0.10?

gst-launch-0.10 playbin uri=http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/videos/big_buck_bunny.mp4

Works fine for me.

codl

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Registered: 2009-09-19

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Confirming issue. Downgrading fixed it for me.

HTML5 video works on other websites (YouTube and Vimeo as examples)

Make sure that they are using the HTML5 video player and not Flash, disable flash entirely in about:addons if you have to. Flash doesn't seem affected by this issue.

mirandir

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

I have the same problem, Firefox doesn't play HTML5 videos.

"gst-launch-0.10 playbin uri=http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/videos/big_buck_bunny.mp4" produces only sound, with an error :

** Message: don't know how to handle video/x-surface, type=(string)vaapi, opengl=(boolean)true, width=(int)640, height=(int)360, framerate=(fraction)24/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, interlaced=(boolean)false
Missing element: Décodeur video/x-surface

Download and play the video with Totem works fine.

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Rasi

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

I have the same problem, Firefox doesn't play HTML5 videos.

"gst-launch-0.10 playbin uri=http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/videos/big_buck_bunny.mp4" produces only sound, with an error :

** Message: don't know how to handle video/x-surface, type=(string)vaapi, opengl=(boolean)true, width=(int)640, height=(int)360, framerate=(fraction)24/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, interlaced=(boolean)false
Missing element: Décodeur video/x-surface

Download and play the video with Totem works fine.

totem uses gstreamer 1.0

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kostas213

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From: Zürich

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Same here, gst-launch-0.10 produces only sound.

progandy

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Same here, gst-launch-0.10 produces only sound.

I just remembered that "playbin" is deprecated, try also playbin2. And then compare the results with a downgraded xf86-video-intel.

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mirandir

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

playbin2 works here.

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Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Related bug report: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/39747

Apparently only SNA acceleration is affected?

gedgon

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From: Poland

Registered: 2011-01-27

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

Chris Wilson is a bugs killing machine Already fixed http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver … 09a213996f

kostas213

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Re: xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 breaks HTML5 video in Firefox

I confirm it is fixed! The package fron testing (2.99.911-2) works perfectly.