Vivaldi cannot play Facebook videos and SoundCloud Music
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The strangest thing is, it used to work and just suddenly stopped. PC is on a wired connection, and everything works in other browsers, including opera and internet explorer.
Here's the problems detected for the vivaldi://gpu
Problems Detected
GPU process was unable to boot: GPU access is disabled in chrome://settings.
Disabled Features: all
Accelerated video decode interferes with GPU sandbox on older Intel drivers: 180695, 298968, 436968
Disabled Features: accelerated_video_decode
Some drivers are unable to reset the D3D device in the GPU process sandbox
Applied Workarounds: exit_on_context_lost
Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
Old Intel drivers cannot reliably support D3D11: 363721
Applied Workarounds: disable_d3d11
On Intel GPUs MSAA performance is not acceptable for GPU rasterization: 527565
Applied Workarounds: msaa_is_slow
Framebuffer discarding can hurt performance on non-tilers: 570897
Applied Workarounds: disable_discard_framebuffer
Raster is using a single thread.
Disabled Features: multiple_raster_threads
Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffersI have no clue what this means though, and I can't seem to understand how GPU related issues could affect soundcloud?
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As I said, I'm guessing at things - I only thought it "might" affect how flash player works - which is used on Soundclound (even if only for audio).
Just shows that the GPU is disabled because you still have h/w access disabled.
So it doesn't work with or without h/w acceleration, that's strange.Note: as you have 32bit OS and 32bit Vivaldi, you could probably turn it on again if you want, may (or may not) help with videos etc.
All I can suggest is writing a bug report - but I am unclear how devs could investigate unless they have access to an identical PC to yours.
But give them as many details as you can (probably even more than you think is relevant )Go to https://vivaldi.com/bugreport
You will receive a reply email with the bug number VB-xxxx
and you can then reply to that with a link to this thread.However, the bug tracker is only available to Vivaldi and insiders, it is not publicly available. So the only way to know it has been solved is to check each Changelog as it appears.
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Thanks for all your help.
I've decided that I'll solve it the way I've solved it in the past with Opera. I'm going to reinstall windows. I doubt a bug-report will do anything, given that the same actions work in another browser on the same machine, the problem does not go away if I reinstall Vivaldi or clear the UserData folder and is gone when done on another pc.
If I have the same problem after reinstalling, I'll reply in this topic.
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An update from my end.
Before reinstalling windows, I decided to do a test in a VirtualBox VM running windows 10 32-bit, and the exact same happens. I tried it in another VirtualBox VM running windows 10 32-bit and it also did not work.
I am now starting to suspect this is indeed a bug where vivaldi 32-bit in conjunction with windows 10 32-bit will not work correctly.
I'm going to install Windows 10 64-bit in a VM which in theory should work, and with that result I'll shoot a bug report in.
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Does not work on my 64-bit Windows 10 version inside Virtual Box either, running 32-bit version of vivaldi.
Exact same problem, installed the flash PPAPI of course and rebooted. I'm stumped. I guess I'll file a bug report.
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Bug submitted: VB-18995
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@Sajadi:
Try the following, deactivate Flash player in vivaldi://plugins so that you can use the HTML5 player and afterwards delete all cookies related to Soundcloud.
Unfortunately, LPChip has tried that (and more) already.
@Sajadi:
Windows 10 has many issues in combination with Vivaldi as it seems. No problem at all with using the 32 bit build in combination with Windows 7 and 8 with each 64 Bit. As long as Microsoft messes around with Windows 10 and releases not a real stable, breakage like that will happen again and again.
So, a bug report at Microsoft makes more sense in that cases
(snip)
Btw. it is not only Vivaldi which has problems with Windows 10. I highly suggest you get either Windows 7 which is still supported until 2020 or Windows 8.1. But Windows 10 like it is now is not recommended at all, not only from the amount of issues thanks of being a total work in progress but also because of many privacy issues and serious lack of user control over certain function aspects.
Well, I'm using Win 10 Pro (although it is the 64 bit version) and do not have the problems with Vivaldi that are being encountered by LPChip - so it is not a "general problem".
@LPChip - While you are trying OS's do you have the chance to test in a VM running Win 8.1 as that is the working system on your other PC?
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I'm doing that right now actually.
All VM's are on my system where Vivaldi works. My own pc is actually Windows 8.1 x64.
The VM's were all windows 10. I am almost done installing windows 8.1 x64. I will then install Vivaldi 32 bit, and if it works, I will upgrade it to windows 10 to see if it breaks or not and report back.
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A fresh install of Windows 8.1 x64 inside VirtualBox VM, then installed PPAPI flash, and its not working either, same problem.
Now running windows update to get it up to speed, doing 243 updates. Will see if that helps.
Tested that it still works on my main pc, and it still does.
I'm starting to get really puzzled now.
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Still installing windows updates in the Windows 8.1 x64 VM so I thought lets do a quick test. I installed Chrome, and guess what, Both soundcloud and Facebook already work there. Definitely a problem with Vivaldi.
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@Sajadi:
Windows 10 has many issues in combination with Vivaldi as it seems.
Well, not exactly.
Vivaldi relies on MS codecs to play the protected contents, and those codecs are more mature on W10, hence we have more reports about people with Win7 rather than people using W10.
Then the mileage may vary depending the actual VGA drivers and other variables.
All I can say is that I'm using Vivaldi since the day one and the W10 only related problems were just a couple.
Only one was a major problem and affected only the TH2+ versions, but was fixed months ago.
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On yet another pc (new pc for someone else) I did a fresh windows 8.1 x64 installation, installed Vivaldi 32-bit and PPAPI, installed all windows updates, but its not working there either.
This is definitely broken. I have so many situations now where its not working, this can't be a coincidence.
It still works on my main pc, but I am very very afraid to update it to a newer version, so until I get it fixed on my other system, or something bad happens on this pc, I'm not updating anymore. Its silly, I know, but this scares the hell out of me.
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Just to summarise, all testing done with Vivaldi 1.2.490.39 (32 bit) and Flash PPAPI plug-in on the SoundCloud music site.
You have system running Windows 8.1 x64 where Vivaldi (32 bit) works.
On this Win 8.1 system, running Windows 10 in a VM, Vivaldi (32 bit) does NOT work.Changing the "use h/w acceleration" makes no difference.
However, on another system (someone else's) running Windows 8.1 x64 Vivaldi (32 bit) does NOT work.
You have system running Windows 10 x32 where Vivaldi (32 bit) does NOT work.
On this Windows 10 machine, running Windows 8.1 in a VM, Vivaldi (32 bit) does NOT work.Yet Chrome does work on all systems.
Apart from the different hardware on each PC - which your VM test on your own machine seems to rule out (except for driver differences perhaps) - I can't see where the problem could be.
Hopefully, your bug report will produce some results from the devs. -
Yes, and even weirder, if I use a Portable version of Vivaldi it works on my main pc Windows 8 x64, but transferring that Vivaldi build with userdata folder to another system, it does not work, which rules out that it is a rights issue, and would also technically rule out a problem with Vivaldi.
The only thing I can think of now is that I have an older version of the PPAPI on my computer where things work, and that a newer version breaks.
@TgGbe, could you maybe install a VM software and see if it still works for you? (If you don't want to, I can understand) I want to rule out that its a PEBCAK situation (aka, I'm doing something wrong)
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Yes, and even weirder, if I use a Portable version of Vivaldi it works on my main pc Windows 8 x64, but transferring that Vivaldi build with userdata folder to another system, it does not work, which rules out that it is a rights issue, and would also technically rule out a problem with Vivaldi.
The only thing I can think of now is that I have an older version of the PPAPI on my computer where things work, and that a newer version breaks.
@TgGbe, could you maybe install a VM software and see if it still works for you? (If you don't want to, I can understand) I want to rule out that its a PEBCAK situation (aka, I'm doing something wrong)
Regarding VM - I am reluctant as I don't have any experience with them and would probably mess things up, sorry.
However, as you have played with different systems (at least 2 of your own AND someone else's), I see no reason to suspect PEBCAK (although I always thought it was PEBKAC )
If it was all on the same machine, I would be a lot more dubious :evil:I've had quite a few Flash Updates :blink: and not had this problem.
However, I just tried disabling the flash plug-in, restarted Vivaldi (V1.2 32bit ) and went to SoundCloud. Tracks on their front page STILL played so I doubt it is a Flash problem :whistle:I'm now wondering if you may be "missing codecs" or something.
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Yeah, I also had my doubts it was a flash thingy, because even with no flash installed Soundcloud does not give me a "You don't have Flash installed" message either.
Missing codecs is a good one. Definitely something I can try. Thanks for the tip.
EDIT: I installed K-Light Mega codec pack and Dot Net Framework 3.5 but neither solved my problem.
EDIT2: I tried something else (press play and then from the player press play) and got a different error. "Your network connection seems to be disabled. Please check and try again." This seems to be inline with what I'm seeing with facebook too. I'll see if I can somehow do something related to firewalls etc.
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I think I've figured out what the problem is, though I have absolutely no idea how to solve it.
I think Vivaldi somehow cannot use HTML5 audio/video. Youtube seems to be having problems too now, but not always. When it works, it is using the PPAPI flash plugin, but sometimes for unknown reasons, it cannot use it, and if that's the case, the video won't play either. Testing this on my main pc, all works well for that very same video.
Also, I am using a plugin for youtube which makes playback better, and alone from the fact that it always worked before with this plugin too, and a fresh install of Vivaldi with no extensions still does not make it work, seems to point into the same direction. Whenever it uses this extension, it also uses HTML5 and fails. When the extension does not load, it uses flash and the video plays. Uninstalling the extension on the same video still wants to use HTML5 but now the normal interface of youtube is showing.
Is there a way I can somehow disable HTML5 video/audio playback and force flash?
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Okay, disregard that last post.
It seems that the extension still works whether or not it is using Flash or HTML5. Its just that one video gives me "There was a problem playing this video. Playback ID: long string of letters and numbers" where the rest all play fine. Playing that same video on my main pc, and all works. So I guess YouTube works about 80% of the time for me, and they're all video's from the same user too. Although this one video that has problems was different. I think he used his cellphone to shoot it rather than his camera, so it may be that it uses a different codec.
EDIT: Right, so I thought I'd look up that video, and guess what, it now plays well.
It was this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUbiuLIxArUFunny, I press play on the in-line video here, and it doesn't work…
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Okay, disregard that last post.
OK, disregarding - especially since I know you tried with NO extensions and got the problem :silly:
EDIT: Right, so I thought I'd look up that video, and guess what, it now plays well.
It was this video:
(snip)Funny, I press play on the in-line video here, and it doesn't work…
In-line works for me.
Also copying url and going to site - it works.Don't suppose it could be IP region/country related (I'm in England if it matters).
Would be nice if someone else could do some checking as well :whistle: -
It seems this problem is coming from something that HTML5 and Flash both use. Flash itself can play swf files and all the other flash related files and HTML5 can do just about everything except for something that's dealing with iframes. So whatever it is, both Flash and HTML5 both use it for videos. Maybe it's codec support or maybe it has something to do with support for different graphics card, but idk. It's probably a buggy file inside of the vivaldi files that needs to be fixed.