Browsers Stopped Playing Video

[Beetle B.]

I did a major update some weeks ago, and since I last rebooted I've not been able to play any video on my browser (FF, Chrome both won't play).

I can play via mplayer just fine.

Ideas on how to debug this?

Thanks.
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[eccerr0r]

Unsure if you have the same problem but I had the same symptoms after a large system update: FF fails, mplayer works. I had been using suspend/resume and it kept on failing.

But then...

I rebooted.

Everything worked okay after rebooting.
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[Beetle B.]

Weird.

My PC had rebooted several times and it wasn't working. But now it does.
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[Beetle B.]

Scratch that. It stopped working again.

It seems it worked after a reboot, but then at some point later it stopped working.

Ideas?
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[eccerr0r]

I think I have a strange problem, my graphics subsystem is glitching and after glitching it stops working as well. Reboot fixes it.

Seeing this: [drm:uvd_v1_0_ib_test [radeon]] *ERROR* radeon: fence wait timed out.

I'm not sure it's a software problem or more likely my GPU is dying. I always have GPUs die on me...*sigh*.
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[Hu]

eccerr0r: with what kernel version(s) are you seeing that error? I remember seeing reports of that for some of the newer kernel series.

[eccerr0r]

I should have mentioned I'm also seeing the broken playback again after being able to use it for a while...and reboot restores operation.

Still using ancient 5.4.97 on this machine... Mesa 24.3.3. radeon-si

Thing is, it's random, which probably implies hardware. I haven't but should test my W2100s under same stress to see if it's any different, should be real similar to the R7-250 which I'm seeing it on.
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[Beetle B.]

I have an Nvidia GPU.

As to the randomness: I'll note that apps like mpv/mplayer always works. It fails only via the browser.

It also coincides with a massive system update - hadn't upgraded packages for about 4 months prior. So in my case, I doubt it's a HW issue.
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[CooSee]

try by moving or deleting ~/.cache/mesa_shader_cache_db << it'll be re-created after reboot.

for chrome or chromium Users >> ~/.config/chromium/Default/GPUCache << delete only the content inside this Folder !

i would always try with a clean new User, to get sure.


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[Beetle B.]

Oh wow. Just deleted it and FF played a video.

What is this directory for? Will I have to keep deleting it? If so, what's the proper fix for this?

Edit: Yep, it keeps coming back and freezing.

Edit 2: Actually, sometimes it works even after coming back. Fairly random.

Other thread on this topic:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1170737.html

Many thanks!
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