Playing Yourtube videos in HD

Ok guys I cant find much help in this one. When I watch Youtube, I can watch it in standard def, without a glitch. If I press the HD button it just starts to load and stays like that and never changes. As soon as I press standard def, it start playing immediately. Ne1 seen this before? I run the standard firefoc that came with Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks

 

Maybe its your Internet speed thats causing the problem. Or maybe its firefox? Try opera or chrome when using youtube , firefix is slow for me when in youtube.

 

Its no the internet connection, It runs fine on the wife's laptop. You think there might be an issue with firefox then? hmm

 

I never used linux/ubunto but i think firefox is slow when using sites that use flash, but thats from personal experience.

 

You should follow nightmear321's suggestion and try other browsers. Try Opera and Epiphany. I can't really help you much except to say that I don't have your problem. I can watch YouTube HD just fine with Firefox 3.5 and flashplugin 10, so the problem isn't with Firefox per se. It might be a problem with Ubuntu's firefox package, though, since it appears to be outdated. It could also be an issue with flashplugin itself.

 

Do you have the restricted extras including flashplugin installed?

Do you have one of those intel graphics processors that doesn't work well with the current intel linux driver?

Are you running 64 bit, which is notorious for not working so hot with flash video?

Could be a variety of different things contributing to a perfect storm when you run HD flash vids. I can tell you that I can watch Hulu in HD on an eeepc running 9.04 (although there is not much point to doing so on a 9" screen), so it can be done.

 

I am pretty sure I have the flashplugin installed but I will double check,
))double checked and under Synaptics, i have it installed.

I have a Nvidia 9800 GTS runnig the latest Nvidia drivers, from the web page.

I am running 64 bit Ubuntu Jaunty.

I will keep troubleshooting, and if I find the problem I will post it. Thanks for the sugestions.


I am running Firefox 3.0 and not 3.5 like you are ARch, maybe I should upgrade mine and see if that solves it. I think my 3.5 is 3.5 but in Ubuntu its 3.0. Hmm time to do more thinking.

 

WOOHOO I did it!! I had to update to flash player 10 to make it work. Unfortunately there is no flashplayer 10 for Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit only 32 bit. I had to install it the long way around. After doing it, i can now watch HD on youtube and Hulu works. !!

 

Wow. Outdated Firefox and now no flashplugin 10 for AMD64. Hasn't it been a year since that thing was released? I'm so glad I'm not running Ubuntu. But in any case, good job joeelmex.

 

Well once I get way more familiar with Linux, I am hoping to jump into Arch-Linux. I am getting better and better at using more terminal commands. You know maybe someone will help me understand the ~ command better.

When I do this ~/Games

It will take me to /home/joeelmex/Games

Now if I had a directory called doom inside Games why wont

cd ~/~/doom work ??

or if im at in my home directory why cant i type ~/boot and take me to the directory boot on the root?

BTW pwd is now my favorite command.

Man so much to learn, and I am learning but it will take me a while to get it. Good thing I am set in my games and that keep me going. LoL

 

~ is just an alias to /home/$USER

 

ahh that explains it all Thanks!