I was horsing around with the Google+ Hangout function last week. In installing the required Google / Flash plugins via Ubuntu Update Manager, I managed to cripple my system.
I wiped Flash off of my machine, did a fresh install…the whole works. To no avail. The bug (and fix) were strange enough to warrant a write-up.
First, the symptoms were strange. Any Flash video would run super fast…triple speed. While watching Cubs replays in fast forward was sort of amusing, I couldn’t get audio to work either. All media was wonky, including streaming audio. I tried to play an MP3 from my hard drive…playback was nonfunctional. That sort of led me to the solution:
I disabled the HDMI audio function, restarted Firefox, and that was that.
Why audio settings would spawn that sort of malfunction is beyond me. I am going to submit a bug report on this guy…too strange to let slip.
Might be worth submitting to Ubuntu forums too.
Might be worth submitting to Ubuntu forums too.
Might be worth submitting to Ubuntu forums too.
Might be worth submitting to Ubuntu forums too.
I have seen some other weird oddities like this one. Usually just with the audio, not audio and video issues. Thanks for the heads up.
Wonderful ideas
Wonderful ideas
Wonderful ideas
Wonderful ideas