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    Can't play video on FP2 [solved]

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      • jezekJ Offline
        jezek @kugiigi
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        @kugiigi said in Can't play video on FP2:

        Have you tried rebooting?

        Yes, I have tried rebooting. Like I said, I've had this problem for several months. There were some reboots (and updates on rc channel) since then. I tried one reboot right now, still can't play videos.

        Has anybody with FP2 on rc channel problems with videos? Can this be phone dependent? I mean it's just software. Or is there some hw decoding involved?

        jEzEk

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          jezek
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          I have tried to change channel to stable. Installed Version 8. Now I'm on OTA-10 and the problem persists.

          Any ideas anybody?

          jEzEk

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            friddy
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            Same problem on LGE Nexus 5 (Ubuntu 16.04 (OTA-10)).

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              normandc
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              The problem is well known on the Nexus 5 (it's one of the reasons that made me procure an OPO). I wasn't aware the same issue existed on the FP2. It's not listed on the open issues.

              https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A"device%3A+FP2"+label%3Abug

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              • jezekJ Offline
                jezek
                last edited by jezek

                Hellou. Today I have tried to reinstall ubports, to see if something changed for video playback. I have installed android back using fairphone 2 android manual install technique. After android was working, I used ubports installer to install ubports touch 16.04/rc (version 63). Everything went smooth and I have latest OS from rc channel. But I still can't play videos on FP2 using gallery or media player.

                Q1: Are there any Fairphone 2 owners, who are using Ubuntu touch OS and can't play videos, as I do? Or you have a FP2 and can shoot and play videos without any problem?

                Q2: I didn't choose the wipe user data during install. Can the user data affect video playback and cause some problems?

                jEzEk

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                  Emphrath @jezek
                  last edited by Emphrath

                  @jezek hey there ! I own a fp2 and it definitely played videos of any kind when it ran ubports (16.04 ota11 stable. It must be a hardware problem or, indeed, an installation issue. Try using wipe option. It could also be a new bug. Presently I can't tell since because I can't use the flashlight of the new camera module (known issue), it runs android (until I find myself an old 6 MP module ^^). I'll let you know

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                    TobsEnd @jezek
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                    @jezek I run rc on my FP2 and never had an issue with video recording and playback. Did you always have that issue?

                    Pixel 2XL rc

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                      jezek @TobsEnd
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                      @TobsEnd No, this issue was not always on my FP2. After I bought the phone in summer 2018 an immediately installed Ubports touch and video recording and playing was not a problem for about a year. Then suddenly I noticed, that video playback in gallery and media player is not working, even for videos I played a week ago. I thought, that it is some update issue, so I waited some time and then I started this thread.

                      Q: How do I test if this is a hardware issue? The only way, that comes to my mind is to install android and test video playback, but how do I know it's usind HW decoding instead of SW, if the video plays?

                      jEzEk

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                        Luksus
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                        @jezek :

                        please try the following command in the terminal (on the phone):

                        rm -rf .cache/mediascanner-2.0/ .cache/unity-thumbnailer/ .cache/gstreamer*/*
                        

                        Then reboot.

                        This always fixed it for me, whenever this issue appeared again.

                        Devices: BQ e4.5, Fairphone 2, Fairphone 3, Lenovo X605F, Pinephone, Moto Z2 Force, OnePlus5T

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                          jezek @Luksus
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                          @Luksus Wow, that worked. You are a savior. Thank you.

                          jEzEk

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