Re: Refreshed build of SM 2.42.9ESR

Peter Brown wrote:
> Hi Dave
>
>
> Apologies for a slow response - been a little "off colour" recently.
>
>
> Dave Yeo wrote:
>> On 09/03/17 07:13 AM, Peter Brown wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> The answer seems to be to Disable Chatzilla.
>>>
>>> Seamonkey still causes cpus to peak when loading "busy" pages but there
>>> is no constant peaking when the browser is doing nothing and when typing
>>> email newsgroup messages.
>>>
>>> Disabling HPET in the BIOS also helps a little.
>>
>> BTW, do still have problems with playing videos?
>> Dave
>
>
> Less on some websites since adding the flash plugin back into the mix.

Is Flash working for you? Did you update Odin with the version in the 
experimental repository? It's needed as well there is an update to the 
Flash wrapper at 
https://github.com/bitwiseworks/flashwrapper/commit/87f365269ce171eaf690f8c4dc0d4539952545b2 
not sure about a binary.

> However most videos stop playing video usually between 1 to 2 minutes
> with audio continuing.
>
> Most youtube vids fail to play displaying
>
> "An error occurred. Please try again later. (Playback ID: ......)
> Learn more"
>
> The "Learn more" link is very unhelpful - but that is google for you.
>
> A youtube video that works sometimes but not every time - with a bit of
> buffering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr_r9hkf0kU
>
> A selection of youtube videos that display the above "An error..." message
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEaZe7LWc-Y
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UduagOSzuGA
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzcteihsckw
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NT1GkYSe-Y
>
> All of the above are basically blank, white pages with the video window
> displaying the "error" a search box and menu button, the only text is
> the error message.
>

Shame that removing Chatzilla didn't help. Have you tried in safe mode?
There's a ticket open for repeating/stuck sound on github, 
https://github.com/bitwiseworks/mozilla-os2/issues/230 though it seems 
the opposite of your problem.

> Is that just my system?

I don't have the bandwidth to test
Dave