Re: Refreshed build of SM 2.42.9ESR

Hi Dave

Dave Yeo wrote:
> 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.
>


The flash plugin sometimes works and sometimes does not regardless of 
whether the odin update is applied or not.

There does not currently seem to be a binary of the updated wrapper 
available. That may make a difference - or not  :-)


Regards

Pete



>> 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
>>
>> 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
>
>