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?
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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.– user25656Feb 2, 2013 at 3:09
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5It'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."– user25656Feb 2, 2013 at 6:20
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2@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 3, 2013 at 21:24
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2This is now supposedly fixed - can someone confirm? googlechromereleases.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/…– fossfreedom ♦Feb 5, 2013 at 12:18
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1The 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– SriFeb 6, 2013 at 5:52
9 Answers
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?
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1This is the correct answer, and gets your PEP plugin working again. Feb 2, 2013 at 7:21
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4Here is official issue discussion on google's tracker code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=173790 Feb 2, 2013 at 8:48
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It worked! On Ubuntu 12.10 and Chrome Version Version 24.0.1312.57. Thanks!– MarquezFeb 3, 2013 at 18:04
- 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.
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1I 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 Feb 2, 2013 at 2:50
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Yes I believe so here are links to the images imagebin.org/245133 imagebin.org/245134 Feb 2, 2013 at 3:27
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@rstreeter78 Try with one plug in at a time they might be conflicting with each other. Feb 2, 2013 at 3:37
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In chrome://plugins
, I disabled libpepflashplayer
. Now I can watch youtube and Dateline. :D
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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. Feb 3, 2013 at 4:38
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
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.
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.
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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. Feb 3, 2013 at 19:51
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.
It's simple go to chrome://plugins
and disable /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so
.
Everything works like charm.