

- Chrome divx plugin not working update#
- Chrome divx plugin not working code#
- Chrome divx plugin not working plus#
- Chrome divx plugin not working windows 7#
To enable any plugins in the Mozilla Firefox\plugins folder, you could open '''about:config''' from the Firefox address bar, double-click the '''plugins.load_appdir_plugins''' preference to change it's value to true and then restart Firefox. Firefox no longer scans that location ().
Chrome divx plugin not working windows 7#
It would help if you could open the Firefox page from the address bar, then copy the contents and paste it here so we can see which MIMETypes are handled by the "DivX VOD Helper Plug-in" as well as the filename for that plugin.Ī long shot, but if that If that plugin doesn't handle "video/divx" then the latest DivX Web Player plugin may have been copied to the Firefox\plugins folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins by default, on Windows 7 64-bit). I don't know a whole lot about HTML coding but both links define the MIMEtype as "video/divx" so you need a plugin that will handle that type.
Chrome divx plugin not working plus#
You could ask about it in the Divx Plus Web Player forum or you could disable all Firefox extensions and restart Firefox, to see if that helps. If that doesn't help, it could be that your "DivX Plus Web Player HTML5" extension is interfering somehow.
Chrome divx plugin not working update#
See Windows Media or other plugins stopped working after Firefox update for details. To enable any plugins in the Mozilla Firefox\plugins folder, you could open about:config from the Firefox address bar, double-click the plugins.load_appdir_plugins preference to change it's value to true and then restart Firefox. Firefox no longer scans that location ( ref.). It would help if you could open the Firefox about:plugins page from the address bar, then copy the contents and paste it here so we can see which MIMETypes are handled by the "DivX VOD Helper Plug-in" as well as the filename for that plugin.Ī long shot, but if that If that plugin doesn't handle "video/divx" then the latest DivX Web Player plugin may have been copied to the Firefox\plugins folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins by default, on Windows 7 64-bit).
Chrome divx plugin not working code#
The embed code for the test page at is this: It would also help if you could copy the section of the Firefox '''about:plugins''' page that refers to the "DivX VOD Helper Plug-in" and paste it here, so we can see which MIMETypes are handled by that plugin. I also looked through the and found with another test page:ĭo you also have problems with these pages? Do you see a "missing plugin" alert or do you have another problem with the embedded content? (for other problems, please explain).

The above thread links to this test page: See the question, ''Divx does not work with Firefox 21''. I did some searching and found another Firefox user with a similar issue. You can see the MIME types and file extensions that are handled by your installed plugins in the list. Unlike Internet Explorer, Mozilla browsers will only use a plugin to play the media content if the plugin lists that MIME type otherwise, you will get a "missing plugin alert". Copied from Įach plugin contains a list of file extensions and, (also called ) which it will play. You can check the proper mimetypes your divx plugin will handle by opening '''about:plugins''' in Firefox (enter it in the address bar) and finding it in the list. You can see the MIME types and file extensions that are handled by your installed plugins in the about:plugins list. Copied from Each plugin contains a list of file extensions and MIME types, (also called Internet media types) which it will play. You can check the proper mimetypes your divx plugin will handle by opening about:plugins in Firefox (enter it in the address bar) and finding it in the list. ("application/octet stream" is a generic MIMEtype for binary files and not the correct type for calling a divx plugin.) but when I view the "Page Info" Media tab, the content type for the embedded avi file is shown as "video/divx" and when I click on "Manual Install" in the Plugin Finder Service I am sent to "No suitable plugins found: "Unknown Plugin (application/octet stream) When I click on "install plugin.", the Mozilla Plugin Finder Service gives the message, When I click the "play" button, I get a "missing plugin" alert.

Is the only site where you are having problems with embedded divx content or do you have another example?Īfter going thorough the "captcha" a page, I get to a page with an embedded player.
