The Videos Don't Play Topic
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Frizzledoldbutt last edited by
A couple of years back I raised the issue that in my experience Opera on Linux & Windows fails to play video streams.
You can assume latest OS & Opera versions and recent hardware.
I didn't find a cure (The fanbois with "works for me" comments were no help either).
Anyway, I looked in again today; Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint etc, Opera still won't play video streams, although the error message has changed:
Vimeo:
undefined Player error
The player is having trouble. We’ll have it back up and running as soon as possible. -
rmstock last edited by
If you mean Netflix etc. Streaming is handled inside
opera and chrome with Widevine. In earlier versions this
was done by using a static version of libwidevinecdm.so inside the opera .deb file. Today this is handled dynamicly.
checking the opera binary :ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera$ strings opera | grep -i widevine
Media.EME.Widevine.VideoCapability.HasEmptyRobustness
application_x-ppapi-widevine-cdm
Widevine enabled but no library found
../../opera/desktop/chrome_imports/chrome/browser/component_updater/widevine_cdm_component_installer.cc
Widevine CDM v1.0
Failed to update Widevine CDM hint path.
Installed Widevine CDM component is incompatible.
Registering component updated Widevine
Registering bundled Widevine
Updating hint file with Widevine CDM
Widevine Content Decryption Module
com.widevine.alpha
WidevineCdm
widevinecdm
com.widevine.alpha
widevinecdm
com.widevine.alpha
Widevine Content Decryption Module
component_updater.widevine.up_to_date
Widevine Content Decryption Module
opera.mojom.WidevineCdmUpdater
WidevineCdm
latest-component-updated-widevine-cdm
Widevine Content Decryption Module
WidevineVersion
com.widevine.alpha
com.widevine.alpha
com.widevine.alpha
com.widevine.alpha
com.widevine.alpha
WidevineI
ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera$looking for "opera 86 widevine_cdm_component_installer" i came across a webpage https://malaysiandigest.com/how-to-enable-widevine-content-decryption-module-in-opera/ which hinted to check : opera://components
opening that url opens a page, which next immediately started updating all kind of things :
opening and updating above components will fix your streaming problems.
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Frizzledoldbutt last edited by Frizzledoldbutt
@rmstock -
No, I mean all video formats fail to play; whether local files, or off streaming services, whether AVI, MP4, MKV (ok, it's a container), MPG, or HTML5 off web sites, including those we store on our Google Drive.Also, as mentioned in my OP, it's Windows and 'nix. I worked through the widevine stuff awhile back. It has no effect.
regarding Opera:components, I already have
Widevine Content Decryption Module - Version: 4.10.2449.0
Status - Component not updatedIn any case, having to jump through that many hoops to play videos, hey, installing Firefox or Chrome seems a lot less error prone and less stressful.
Cheers
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@frizzledoldbutt For Linux, make sure that you have the correct codec package as mentioned.
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Frizzledoldbutt last edited by
@leocg - they are installed; my main work PC is running Ubuntu Studio. If it's missing a codec it hasn't been invented yet,
Cheers
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@frizzledoldbutt But they match the version of Chromium in which Opera is based?
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A Former User last edited by
i switched to the snap package of Opera and all streaming issues where fixed
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A Former User last edited by
@exoplanet said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):
Opera updated and video playback got bad again so I installed :
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64
But no luck
My Opera Version: 86.0.4363.23
Same here with 86.0.4363.50. I don't get how this is an issue tbh, Can't watch any type of stream using this.
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john-53 last edited by@bkjarvi said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):
@exoplanet said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):
Opera updated and video playback got bad again so I installed :
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64
But no luck
My Opera Version: 86.0.4363.23
Same here with 86.0.4363.50. I don't get how this is an issue tbh, Can't watch any type of stream using this.
Have you tried this fix:
https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/
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linuc last edited by
@bkjarvi
Yes, the fix is working perfect! You can also find it here, step by step:
http://linuc.hstn.me/en/community/extensions/opera-fix-for-videos/
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linuc last edited by
This will work fine:
http://linuc.hstn.me/en/community/extensions/opera-fix-for-videos/
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budidabudi last edited by leocg
Greetings everyone, assalaamu'alaikum
In this topic, I want to share how to fix Opera error 102630 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS May 2022: Can't play video on Youtube and Livestreaming
Before that, I'm new user of Ubuntu 22.04 (installing yesterday May 30th, 2022) and experience playback issue on Opera Stable version 87.0.4390.36. Screenshot below:
Note: I'm sorry I don't screenshot my own because I forgot and more focus on solution.
This topic is continuation of previous topic below:
- https://forums.opera.com/topic/35880/opera-cannot-play-certain-videos-on-latest-version-of-kubuntu-19-10/7 big thanks to: @burner2000
- https://forums.opera.com/topic/36229/widevine-h-264-support-on-ubuntu-19-10 big thanks to: @johnnyboycurtis
Actually, the solution is same as the previous topic but with additional change location directory. So here how to fix the issue:
- Google and download file "libwidevinecdm.so", or you can have mine here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sQFerXR59aVeIlFhG-2bJxr3qMYcLH4R/view?usp=sharing
- Copy that file to opera directory with this command line below:
~$ sudo cp /home/Name/Downloads/libwidevinecdm.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/libwidevinecdm.so
Note: change Name to your computer name, the initial address may different in your computer
- Restart the opera
Hope it works guyss, thank youu
Wassalaamu'alaikumNote: If the problem persist, try to install previous Opera version. You can have it here:
https://download3.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/ -
jojocw last edited by
I solved it for me in ubuntu (ex. Xubuntu) 22.04 and opera 87:
I downloaded and installed vivaldi 5.3 from the internet website. (*.deb)
then I renamed the (Opera) libffmpeg.so to libffmpeg.so-orig (or delete it) in
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/operathen I copied the libffmpeg.so from Vavaldi to Opera
from /opt/vivaldi/lib/ (I think it was there)
to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/operafinaly I removed vivaldi
sudo apt remove --purge vivaldi*That works for me.
MFG
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jojocw last edited by
My own post obove dosn´t work in my new opera after update.
So i found this on gibhub:https://gist.github.com/Thomas-Ln/c4ae803e90f9984b6612c8983c8fde1f
Open Opera Type in: opera://about (or vivaldi://about,)
then Ctrl+F to find 'Chrome' in the user-agent, (It is in Browser-Identification)
version number is Chrome/XXX.other_numbers .
expl. Chrome/101 (2 or 3 signs).
Then go to this Download-Sitehttps://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AC7ddalBsUiWsUE&id=75D48EF8D3750510!234&cid=75D48EF8D3750510
Go to your version of Chrome and Download the
Copy it with root to Opera-Directory
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera (overwrite)
(you can rename the origin libffmpeg.so before
ex: libffmpeg.so-orig)This works for me now.
MFG
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alexs last edited by alexs
For Opera stable version: 88.0.4412.27 (Chrome build 102.0.5005.61)
Go to http://ppa.launchpad.net/canonical-chromium-builds/stage/ubuntu/pool/main/c/chromium-browser/
Search forchromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_102.0.5005(Ctrl+F) and download the following .deb:chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_102.0.5005.115-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.debThen unpack the .deb into an empty folder, unpack data.tar.xz there. In the folder
/usr/lib/chromium-browser/is the proper libffmpeg.so.Copy the libffmpeg.so into the directory
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/(If not present, create it withmkdir lib_extra)Restart Opera and testing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1vN_91KO0
or https://demo.castlabs.com/
With new Chrome build go to
opera://about/and read the Chrome version in the browser id. -
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davidparks21 last edited by
The post by @jojocw on 3jun2022 worked for a PopOS 22.04 based Opera install. Oi vey that took a lot of wading through. Opera could surely streamline this without running afoul of licensing.
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