[GH-ISSUE #3158] firejail torbrowser - no videos on many websites #1982

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opened 2026-05-05 08:38:48 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @mq2yy9t33 on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3158

firejail PATH/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser launches TBB904 but videos (or the
player) are not loading properly. no timeline and play button, file download is offered instead of
playing OR no video file found. happens on many websites e.g. xhamster.com, pornhub.com -
youtube works.

same in --private or --overlay-tmpfs mode

firejail 0.9.62
tor browser bundle TBB 9.0.4
platform archlinux

Originally created by @mq2yy9t33 on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3158 firejail PATH/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser launches TBB904 but videos (or the player) are not loading properly. no timeline and play button, file download is offered instead of playing OR no video file found. happens on many websites e.g. xhamster.com, pornhub.com - youtube works. same in --private or --overlay-tmpfs mode firejail 0.9.62 tor browser bundle TBB 9.0.4 platform archlinux
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@Vincent43 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020):

I guess this is another victim of ffmpeg changes in Arch.

<!-- gh-comment-id:575610680 --> @Vincent43 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020): I guess this is another victim of [ffmpeg changes in Arch](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3147).
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@Vincent43 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020):

Should be fixed by bc337e2330 . You may copy those changes to /etc/firejail/start-tor-browser.profile manually until new firejail release.

<!-- gh-comment-id:575613568 --> @Vincent43 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020): Should be fixed by https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/bc337e2330730e8ed8f2673398b11f41b50ee04f . You may copy those changes to `/etc/firejail/start-tor-browser.profile` manually until new firejail release.
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@mq2yy9t33 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020):

yes, another victim. workaround applied - tested - works.
thank you very much!

<!-- gh-comment-id:575722395 --> @mq2yy9t33 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020): yes, another victim. workaround applied - tested - works. thank you very much!
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