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Looks pretty good to me too, except video isn't playing here either.
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My post here : http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/35163-for-those-having-problems-with-playing-videos-over-the-internet/

provides a temporary work-around for the “Not Playing” issues. I hope the issue is worked out properly soon though!

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I’m trying to install plex 64bits on my Oneiric, but it says that the package has no information about its size and that it is against the Debian policies, I can ignore and continue installing, but is that normal ? Can it be fixed ?

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So, whats the status on the ffmpeg problem?

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Is this still being worked on?

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I can confirm that eclipsenet2k’s fix worked for me on Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit. It isn’t perfect, but it does the trick! Thanks!

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Please can someone help me.

I have installed PMC on linux mint 12 KDE, everything works except video playback audi from my music works fine.

what do I need to do to get PMC working?

thanks

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I’m having the same problems on Ubuntu 11.10. I can see all available media on the server but when I try to start a video nothing happens. Did anyone manage to get this working?

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It's a hack for now but this works on all the Ubuntu machine's i've tried it on:
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/35163-for-those-having-problems-with-playing-videos-over-the-internet/

There are step-by-step instructions on how to get the video playback working with an external player. I've been able to get local-net and public internet playback working this way for now.
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Works for me as a workaround. Thanks for the tip.
Main problem with this workaround is that it seems to circumvent the on the fly bandwidth autodetecting, so when I try to remotely watch a 720p video (which I don't have enough upload to do fully) the video plays stuterring as the buffer waits to refill. I don't see any option inside of plex to manually lower the bandwidth. Is there a way to do it or do I just need to wait for the player fix?
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We need a real fix. This workaround should be banned.

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I agree.
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I am not a developer for this project nor do I intend or present myself to be. I am another user who sought out a temporary solution for this issue while the real developers can work on the issue. I am suggesting the use of a configuration that is built into XBMC (which is the basis for the Plex client) that they even suggest as a workaround for similar issues.

Excuse me for trying to help, if you don't like the work-around, don't use it.

Also, there is a new work-around that fixes the internal player. I've tested it on Ubuntu 11.10 but haven't had a chance to try on the other versions yet. It's really easy to fix. Apparently this solution is very closely tied to the root-cause of the issue, maybe there will be an update soon.
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Would you have a link to the new work around? Your solution works fine for local playback but I also like to be able to watch my media remotely....
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Never mind I found it...

[http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/35163-for-those-having-problems-with-playing-videos-over-the-internet/](http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/35163-for-those-having-problems-with-playing-videos-over-the-internet/)
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Yup, Also my original work-around with the external player works with remote servers as well. I am at work right now and have tested it from here to my home Plex ;)

The new work-around/fix is much better though as it fixes the player in Plex. :)
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Has anyone tried building on 64bit Ubuntu 11.04? I got it to build and “install”, but only the primary menu renders.

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The original post is for 64 bit packages, the 32 bit package was added later...
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Great! That worked for me too. Only thing I am facing is the lack of GPU video acceleration using VDPUA as I have an Asrock 330 ION. Hopefully, support for VDPUA can be enabled somehow from within plex.
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Has anyone tried to compile this yet on 12.04?



I upgraded my Linux box recently and it quit working now :frowning:



Basically the fix that was provided for the playback is what is broken… One of the libraries (can’t remember which one at the moment, not near the computer) is no longer provided by 12.04… Just wondering if anyone had got around this yet.



Thanks :slight_smile:



Edit: it is the libbz2.so that is the issue. I haven’t tried the external player method, I may try that… Just prefer the internal player, it was a bit more stable and controllable :slight_smile: