Can't play video in Basilisk
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Can't play video in Basilisk
Hello. I can't play video in pages like this: https://www.vesti.bg/sviat/blizak-iztok ... na-6077577
See grey rectangle only.
Why? I search for answers, but can't find.
Probably is something simple, but I don't know what.
See grey rectangle only.
Why? I search for answers, but can't find.
Probably is something simple, but I don't know what.
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Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Do you have any content-blocking add-ons installed, e.g. Adblock Plus, uBlock, uMatrix, or NoScript? If so, try restarting with add-ons disabled and see if anything changes.
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Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Plays just fine for me. PM 27.6.2 with Ublock, Disconnect and ABL W7 64bit
Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Throws an error in Browser Console:
IMHO:
This server uses: https://github.com/bestiejs/platform.js
and it result: "platform.name = null", because Basilisk ("Basilisk") is not supported.
Also may be used (jquery.vboxmediaplayer.v4.js):
instead of:
And for Basilisk - about:config (e.g.):
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TypeError: platform.name is null
jquery.vboxmediaplayer.v4.js:54:7
This server uses: https://github.com/bestiejs/platform.js
and it result: "platform.name = null", because Basilisk ("Basilisk") is not supported.
Also may be used (jquery.vboxmediaplayer.v4.js):
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var is_firefox = String(platform.name).toLowerCase().indexOf('firefox') > -1;
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var is_firefox = platform.name.toString().toLowerCase().indexOf('firefox') > -1;
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general.useragent.override.vbox7.com = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.9
Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Thanks for your attention, but I'm not a specialist and all this does not speak to me. If anyone can explain what to do to have a video, I would be very grateful. I use Basilisk because Firefox 57 don't support old extension.
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Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Start by supplying the basics so we can get a better idea of what we are dealing with: computer hardware specs, Operating System details, security software.
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Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Apparently, vbox7.com (the video provider for that site) uses a media player that does very strict user-agent sniffing. If it's not a "pure" Firefox user agent presented to them, it falls back to what seems to be broken detection code.
Workaround:
(and so it begins again; the never-ending battle against user-agent sniffing with a new browser)
Workaround:
- In the address bar, type about:config, and press enter
- Right-click anywhere in the list, and select New -> String
- For the preference name, enter
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general.useragent.override.vbox7.com
- For the value, enter
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0
- Reload the page.
(and so it begins again; the never-ending battle against user-agent sniffing with a new browser)
Last edited by Moonchild on 2017-12-27, 19:15, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Can't play video in Basilisk
Thank you, Moonchild!
All that you says is right. I do it and everything is okay.
Thank you much!
All that you says is right. I do it and everything is okay.
Thank you much!