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From: Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: riddle me this: youtube kills my usb hub
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:45:19 -0000 (UTC)
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In comp.os.linux.misc, Computer Nerd Kev  <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
> Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
>> It's specific to Firefox playing the video.
> 
> Does Firefox use GPU hardware video decoding (look for
> "HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING" on the about:support page)? I'm not sure
> if mplayer does hardware video decoding, ffmpeg requires specific
> options to enable it. You also need the relevent drivers installed.
> Hardware will also only support certain codecs, so it's possible
> that only Firefox is using it, with a video format used by YouTube.

It is "available". I don't know if it gets used, but probably. Youtube
videos play, so however it happens, it works.

You think something about hardware video decoding could bump my hub off?
Is there an about config to try turning that off?

Elijah
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isn't going diving in about:config right now