Subj : Re: Chromium & Firefox can't play videos again To : All From : bp Date : Tue Dec 09 2025 10:00:01 Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >> Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>> bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >>>> Once again an upgrade to Bookworm on a Pi5 has killed video playback in >>>> both Firefox and Chromium browsers. The video starts to load, thumbnails >>>> keep coming but the playback doesn't start and there's no sound. >>>> >>>> I've tested it on the New York Times, YouTube, Netflix and some homemade >>>> videos that used to work. Now nothing plays, failing in the same way. >>> >>> When you start Firefox from a terminal does it complain about any >>> missing libraries? Do video files play in other programs using >>> libavcodec (mplayer, ffplay)? >> I have a locally-recorded video at http://www.zefox.net/~bp/ampinvt/2nd_inverter/browser_viewable_2nd_inverter.mp4 It plays remotely using the default vlc media player that comes with RasPiOS, but without sound (there isn't much, just some background noise). It does not play, nor advance the progress bar, using chromium or firefox. On YouTube the progress bar advances and thumbnails display, but the normal video window remains blank when using chromium or firefox. Copying a YouTube URL into vlc media player causes an error, which starts with Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://rr2---sn-nvopjoxu-25ve.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1765254131&ei=k083aZHbLNaMlu8PvrCu0As&ip=50.1.20.31&id=o-AJ-TWnr5nbiu1saDbbnTkT--M44S09bXDdhPGEg1........ but I suppose that some deliberate access control by Youtube. I'm still stumped and hoping this'll get by an upgrade, as in the past. Thanks for writing! bob prohaska --- PyGate Linux v1.5.1 * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10) .