Youtube - couldn't load plug-in

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All of a sudden there's this message of 'couldn't load plug-in' on chrome. Firefox is fine though, I tried updating flashplayer but it didn't work. Thoughts?

Very, very similar thread here: Google Chrome - couldn't load plugin - shockwave flash and a link to code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=173790. It's still flagged as "unconfirmed" despite several me-toos. — , Feb 02 '13 at 03:09
It's now "untriaged" but this comment explains the problem: "Unfortunately, 11.5.31.138 was pushed out via the component updater, and using plugins from the component updater doesn't work on Linux (and breaks stuff, due to the way plugins are loaded). :(
So deleting ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash should fix things (unfortunately falling back to .137) ... and since we've stopped pushing .138, it won't reappear." — , Feb 02 '13 at 06:20
@fossfreedom Are you really sure this is offtopic? Cause you know, 5K views already, and most people don't feel like waiting until a filed bug is admitted and fixed ;) — mlvljr, Feb 03 '13 at 20:49
@mlvljr - agree its annoying - yes its a bug which will be shortly fixed (see the triage comment link above) - hence, its both off-topic and too-localised. The 5K views would be expected. However I agree - I'll reopen for the moment - but in a few days when the bug is resolved, I'll close this again as too-localised since the question will be just for a specific moment in time. — fossfreedom, Feb 03 '13 at 21:24
@fossfreedom Now, that's some good moderator attitude, may be stackexchange isn't doomed :) Many thanks! — mlvljr, Feb 03 '13 at 23:43
This is now supposedly fixed - can someone confirm? http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/stable-channel-update.html — fossfreedom, Feb 05 '13 at 12:18
The bug has been fixed. I just did an update which included Google-Chrome. But, we have to go to /home/user/.config/google-chrome and rename (or delete) the PepperFlash folder. Then open Chrome browser, which will now load the plugin from the /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash folder. The current version is 11.5.31.138. Then, if you had enabled the Adobe version, disable it in chrome://plugins — Sri, Feb 06 '13 at 05:52
On the other hand you can consider viewing videos with HTML5 version of YouTube. You can join the opt-in trial here: http://www.youtube.com/html5 — Chethan S., Feb 08 '13 at 05:16

score 22 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '13 at 06:00

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I solved the issue by moving the following folder to a backup:

~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash moved to ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash.bak

After that kill all processes of Chrome (also the background ones for offline gmail and so on).

It works now for me. Must have to do something with the new rule that you have to enable plugins per page/site before they run maybe?

answered Feb 02 '13 at 06:00

Patrick

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I read about that but I thought it was only Firefox. – Uri Herrera Feb 02 '13 at 06:04
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This is the correct answer, and gets your PEP plugin working again. – Mikael Gueck Feb 02 '13 at 07:21
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Here is official issue discussion on google's tracker https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=173790 – Konstantin Burov Feb 02 '13 at 08:48
Worked for me too. – Jobi Carter Feb 03 '13 at 06:24
It worked! On Ubuntu 12.10 and Chrome Version Version 24.0.1312.57. Thanks! – Marquez Feb 03 '13 at 18:04

score 14 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 05 '13 at 20:52

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Open up Google Chrome
Type chrome://plugins into the address bar
Look for Adobe Flash Player
Click on +Details in the upper right corner
Disable one of the Adobe Flash Player entries, and make sure one is Enabled

If you have installed the package flashplugin-installer you'll see two plug-ins, you can choose whichever you want.

For some reason it was disabled and at the beggining of the list you can also see another libpepflashplayer which is also disabled.

edited Feb 05 '13 at 20:52

Michael Butler

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answered Feb 02 '13 at 02:46

Uri Herrera

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I have this same issue and I have typed in the the about://plugins and everything is enabled and still get the error couldn't load plugin – rstreeter78 Feb 02 '13 at 02:50
@rstreeter78 Is every flash plugin you have enabled? – Uri Herrera Feb 02 '13 at 03:08
Yes I believe so here are links to the images http://imagebin.org/245133 http://imagebin.org/245134 – rstreeter78 Feb 02 '13 at 03:27
@rstreeter78 Try with one plug in at a time they might be conflicting with each other. – Uri Herrera Feb 02 '13 at 03:37
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I tried that and was unsuccessful – rstreeter78 Feb 02 '13 at 03:54
Clean everything from Chrome, use it's built in cleaning options, close the browser, and try again. – Uri Herrera Feb 02 '13 at 04:18
Make sure you click the somewhat inconspicuous "+Details" button in the top right corner of chrome://plugins -- this will separate the flash entry in two, allowing you to disable one of them. – Michael Butler Feb 05 '13 at 20:25
I did this (disabled Chrome's libpep... and enabled Adobe's .SO) and it worked for me. – Sri Feb 06 '13 at 03:31

score 9 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 02 '13 at 05:16

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In chrome://plugins, I disabled libpepflashplayer. Now I can watch youtube and Dateline. :D

edited Feb 02 '13 at 05:16

Seth

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answered Feb 02 '13 at 05:14

user127947

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oh..Just an update. OK to watch Dateline.. but can't watch on ABC.com. It's just blank... no error message. – user127947 Feb 03 '13 at 04:38

score 5 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 02 '13 at 05:12

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I can't seem to add a comment to Uri Herrara's answer, or even up vote it. But he set me on the right track.

Ubuntu installed a new image and Chrome, and the libpepflashplayer.so Flash player is not working. I disabled it, and the

Name:   Shockwave Flash  
Version:    11.2 r202  
Location:   /opt/google/chrome/plugins/libflashplayer.so

is working fine

edited Feb 02 '13 at 05:12

Seth

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answered Feb 02 '13 at 04:47

UncleO

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If you want to learn more about how this site works, I suggest reading the FAQ and About pages. Good luck and have fun! – Seth Feb 02 '13 at 05:14

score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 02 '13 at 20:24

Don't know why, but the pepperflash plugin used by chrome seems to be crashing recently. Removing the plugin completely will do the trick temporarily, but will be recreated automatically at some point in time, probably after a relaunch of the browser or something.

rm -fr ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash

This is the command to remove the plugin. Launching chrome thereafter should allow you to play flash via it defaulting back to the default adobe plugin.

If you don't want to go around blowing away directories, you can rename it:

mv ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash.bak

It works too.

Again, just a temporary work around, but it works in a pinch until they fix PepperFlash.

score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 03 '13 at 18:30

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I was able to get flash playing again by just disabling libpepflashplayer in Chrome via chrome://plugins/, no terminal needed, didn't even restart Chrome. Strangely I did not have any issues with Firefox.

edited Feb 03 '13 at 18:30

Seth

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answered Feb 03 '13 at 18:28

jc00ke

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I was also thinking why would Firefox have an issue when the pepper flash is for Chrome only. Oddly enough it was the only step I did. – Luis Alvarado Feb 03 '13 at 19:51

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 03 '13 at 16:48

Well got lucky. Did the following after closing both browsers. Go to a terminal and:

rm -r ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash

Then open any of the 2 browsers and go to their respective plugins section.

For Firefox it is in the menu in Tools --> Addons --> Plugins and check to be sure that the Shockwave Plugin is Enabled. Then test any flash video.

For Chrome, type in the URL: chrome://plugins and check that the plugin is checked there as Always Enabled.

Right now am testing to make sure both are working fine.

UPDATE - Yeap, both are working correctly again. Maybe it was an update that left a confusion there with the PepperFlash file.

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 08 '13 at 02:36

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The new release, Version 24.0.1312.69 has fixed this.

answered Feb 08 '13 at 02:36

mwm

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score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Feb 03 '13 at 10:21

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It's simple go to chrome://plugins and disable /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so.

Everything works like charm.

edited Feb 03 '13 at 10:21

Aditya

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answered Feb 03 '13 at 06:24

roberto

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