To troubleshoot the issue with playing live YouTube videos on Firefox in Ubuntu, follow these steps:
Firstly, ensure that your Firefox browser is up to date by updating it to the latest version available. You can do this through the browser's settings or by using the package manager in Ubuntu. Next, temporarily disable any browser extensions or add-ons you have installed in Firefox. Sometimes, these extensions can interfere with video playback. Clear the cache in Firefox to remove any potentially corrupted or outdated data that might be causing playback issues. This can be done through the browser's settings under Privacy & Security. Check if Media Source Extensions (MSE) are enabled in Firefox settings. MSE is necessary for HTML5 video playback. You can access these settings by typing "about:config" in the address bar and ensuring that "media.mediasource.enabled" is set to true. Install multimedia codecs on your system if they are missing. Use the command sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras to install the necessary codecs for multimedia playback. Disable hardware acceleration in Firefox settings to see if it resolves the issue. Sometimes, hardware acceleration can cause compatibility issues with certain videos. If the problem persists, try playing the live videos in a different browser like Google Chrome to see if the issue is specific to Firefox. Check your system's audio settings to ensure that they are configured correctly and that audio devices are properly recognized. Make sure your system is up to date by running sudo apt update followed by sudo apt upgrade to update all system packages. If none of the above steps work, consider reinstalling Firefox. Use the commands sudo apt purge firefox followed by sudo apt install firefox to remove and reinstall Firefox on your system. By following these steps by https://luadist.org/youtubers-life-2/, you can systematically troubleshoot and potentially resolve the issue with playing live YouTube videos on Firefox in Ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1916301 Title: I can't play live videos on YouTube (problem with live transmission) - Ubuntu 18.04.5 Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Dear Launchpad Team, I can't play live videos from Youtube. I have problem only with live transmission. Normal videos works fine. I noticed that I also have this same problem on Focal (now I checked this on Bionic - Ubuntu 18.04.5). On Lubuntu 18.04.5 on other machine I don't have this problem. I can play on Lubuntu all Youtube videos. What is a problem? Do you know? I think that by default Ubuntu have not necessary package to play live videos on Youtube. Have I right or this is a bug? On Answers section on launchpad anyone can't tell me if it is a bug so this is why I report this bug now. If it is not a bug I am very sorry and you can delete this report now. Example I have problem with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg I used debugger by youtube and this is output of this: "debug_error": { "errorCode": "html5.unsupportedlive", "errorMessage": "Ten format wideo nie jest obsługiwany.", "Nx": "HTML5_NO_AVAILABLE_FORMATS_FALLBACK", "cj": ""," If it is a bug can you fix it? UPDATE: Today I updated my firefox to the newest version 86.0. This bug still exists. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1916301/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
