Re: Firefox 26: occasional freeze with Youtube Webm videos

[Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012%yahoo.com@localhost>]

On 28 April 2014 21:02, Ryo ONODERA <ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost> wrote:
> From: Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012%yahoo.com@localhost>, Date: Wed, 
> 9 Apr 2014 17:04:59 +0000
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to pinpoint this problem I have and check whether it's
>> Youtube or Firefox or Netbsd's fault.
>>
>> bash-4.2$ uname -a
>> NetBSD  6.1.3_PATCH NetBSD 6.1.3_PATCH (GENERIC) amd64
>>
>> I used to have the same problem with my previous install on 6.1.2 and
>> Firefox24. I am now running Firefox26 on 6.1.3.
>>
>> I don't have Flash plugin installed so I'm relying on Webm only.
>>
>> Hal, dbus, pulseaudio and Avahideamon are all running fine.
>>
>> When I watch a video on Youtube (webm) the video starts fine, after
>> 10-15 minutes it freezes. The progress bar goes on but the video is
>> stalled. Also Firefox freezes. The only way to stop it is to call:
>> $ pkill firefox
>> from the command line.
>>
>> Restarting FF, all other pages are ok but Youtube will refuse to play videos.
>>
>> I have tried the usual FF troubleshooting:
>> - removing all cookies
>> - restarting with add-ons disabled (safe mode)
>> - I have created a brand new profile
>> - stopping, logging off and on again
>>
>> All the above to no avail. The only way is a reboot of the machine.
>>
>> I have checked on the Mozilla and Google Products forums, I see lots
>> of similar threads but the all use Flash.
>>
>> I would like to have your opinion before raising a bug with Mozilla.
>
> Hi,
>
> www/firefox/patches/patch-aa's MOZ_SAMPLE_TYPE_S16 and MOZ_SAMPLE_TYPE_FLOAT32
> part is wrong. NetBSD should be configured with MOZ_SAMPLE_TYPE_FLOAT32,
> not MOZ_SAMPLE_TYPE_S16.
> I will fix this mistake in firefox-29.0 that will be released tomorrow.
> # Firefox 29.0b9 is built under my NetBSD/amd64 6.99.40 test
> # environment successfully.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Ryo ONODERA // ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost
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Fantastic news Ryo and thanks for the effort.

Are you going to update the 24-esr branch too?


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Ottavio