Full screen video in Firefox

Hi All,
Neo here and I am new to openSUSE but not new to Linux.

I did a quick search on these forums and did find a thread that was related to this topic, but they did not have a solution.
I am hoping that by posting my details here someone will be able to help.

I have eight different distro’s installed on my machine.

My hardware is Nvidia 7900 GT OC, Intel Dual Core D950 3.4GHz Overclocked to 4.08GHz, 2Gb DDR 800 MHz RAM, and a 500Gb hdd.

I have recently installed openSUSE 11.2 on my machine.

I am currently experiencing two problems with openSUSE 11.2

The first problem is with respect to viewing on-line videos in full screen.
The videos are choppy while the sound is fine.
This problem is apparent with any Youtube video.

The second problem is with respect to on-line radio.
Nothing I have tried works.
I have even tried installing Amarok and Rhythem Box.
Some appear to be working but no sound, others simply flash a popup on the screen telling me that the download is complete but no music is played.
In all of my other Linux distro’s I use VLC, however I didn’t find it available in YaST.

I would greatly appreciate any help that you may provide me.

One thing you must do is follow this carefully to make sure you are running Packman versions
Multi-media and Restricted Format Installation Guide - openSUSE Forums

Use the gecko-mediaplayer from FedDwarf (you have to install gnome-mplayer too) It can help with many online playbacks.

Do this and report back

Thanks Caf4926,
I followed the instructions in your link and now have VLC working beautifully.
However the online video appears even worse now.
I have also enabled several repos related to KDE, OpenOffice, Main (contrib), etc.
I actually have duplicates for OSS, Non-OSS and Update.

Should I try an “up-date all”?

Please let me know.

Please post result of

zypper lr -d

Hi Caf4926,
I tried Gecko, but had to delete it as it caused FF to simply shut down when I tried to view the video or view Add-Ons.

Here is the output you requested:

| Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service

—±--------------------------------±-------------------------------------------±--------±--------±---------±-------±--------------------------------------------------------------------------------±-------
1 | download.opensuse.org-Backports | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Backports | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/Backports/openSUSE_11.2 |
2 | download.opensuse.org-Community | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:KDE4:Community | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2 |
3 | download.opensuse.org-STABLE | openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.2 |
4 | download.opensuse.org-mozilla | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.2 |
5 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss | Main Repository (NON-OSS) | Yes | Yes | 120 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss |
6 | download.opensuse.org-oss | Main Repository (OSS) | Yes | Yes | 120 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
7 | download.opensuse.org-standard | Main Repository (Contrib) | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/openSUSE:/11.2:/Contrib/standard |
8 | download.opensuse.org-update | Main Update Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.2 |
9 | ftp.skynet.be-suse | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 90 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/packman/suse/11.2 |
10 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.2-Debug | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
11 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 120 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss |
12 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Oss | Yes | Yes | 120 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
13 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.2-Source | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
14 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.2-Update | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.2

I hope this helps.

The gecko needs to be from RedDwarf, you have to add that repo, it’s in that guide I gave you.

Have you actually installed a graphics driver?
NVIDIA - openSUSE

Just did it, and no difference.

I added the RedDwarf repo by manually entering the URL.

I then updated/refreshed the repos and installed Gecko - with the same results as before.

Is there someway to force Gecko to be downloaded from RedDwarf?
As it stands now I’m not sure which repo it is being downloaded from.

Software Management
filter by repo
view Red D repo, and gecko
Lower down screen look for versions tab, use radio button to select Red D
accept

Done, and still no joy.

Try opening a su terminal and do

sax2 -r

to configure graphics

I tried that and got:

su sax2 -r
su: invalid option – ‘r’

When I installed the Nvidia driver I then ran a program it installed (Configure X11 System and/or Nvidia Configuration)to set it up. I say and/or because I remember that one of them did something while the other did nothing.

EDIT: I tried re running Nvidia Configuration and it told me that I don’t appear to be running the Nvidia Driver. It said to use a root terminal and to use the following command: “nvidia-xconfig”.
So I opened a root terminal and cut and pasted that command.

Here is the output:

nvidia-xconfig
If ‘nvidia-xconfig’ is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf nvidia-xconfig

OK. I just wanted to be sure you had installed your driver.
Some users have had issues on Youtube particularly the HD full screen.

I never actually use Youtube but I have tried it just to see and it’s OK for me.

Hopefully your general media play back will have improved.

The problem still exists.

Choppy video playback when in full screen.

Any ideas what to do next?

But this is just flash isn’t it?

I guess.

I have noticed that in other distro’s, using FF 3.5.5 I don’t have this problem.
I am not in openSUSE right now so I can’t check which version of FF it is currently using.

I just checked, it’s Firefox 3.5.5.

So what now?

Can we get this issue resolved?

VLC suddenly wasn’t working anymore.
Even though I told FF to always use VLC for on-line radio, somehow another program was now automatically being opened up to do this.
I say opened up instead of used because it did not work.
I had to enter the preferences section of FF and manually change over every audio section I could find to use VLC.

I wonder why it changed from VLC to something else to begin with?

If you prefer to use VLC you should uninstall Gecko and make sure the VLC Mozilla plugin is installed from Packman, then check that in the settings of mozilla.
Like is being shown here: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/24/1293578/ffwmv.png