#error code 102630

[howlingmoonrise]

If you're experiencing "Error Code 102630: This video file cannot be played" on Firefox

i've been scratching my head about it for weeks and just solved the issue today - it might not work for you, but i'm posting it here in case it helps someone else.

things i tried that didn't work (but might help you):

updating/restarting firefox

updating/restarting windows (or your operative system of choice)

manually updating the video drivers

deleting the DNS cache

deleting the browser cache

running Firefox in troubleshooting mode (no extensions or add-ons) to make sure it wasn't some extension that broke in an update

what actually worked for me:

go to about:config (open a new tab and use that in place of the URL)

look up "media.mediasource.enabled"

if it's set to "false", set it back to "true" by double-clicking it

i had this configuration set to false in order to get videos to buffer completely instead of just loading a couple minutes at a time and then stopping, but unfortunately this does not seem to play well with most streaming sites/servers. pretty sure it worked well before, but an update must have broken it.

ah, well.

[pikslasrce]

oh pirating websites are going to make me suicidal why cant a girl watch her 90s movie WITH subtitles like wtf is error code 102630

[tomorrowillbeyou]

has anyone who uses firefox ever had really bad problems with video? i basically can't play anything that isn't on youtube because i get error code 102630, literally anything on streaming sites, iplayer, news sites etc doesn't play, and ive tried all the common fixes for the error like clearing cache, disabling hardware acceleration, updating firefox etc. this is really annoying me because i can't watch movies any more and i would really like to do that and it's pissijg me OFF!!!! it has been happening since before christmas.. !

[fossuchi]

you know i dont think i deserve being a victim of Error Code: 102630 because any reason google names for it does literally not apply to me we have stable internet i've tried deactivating all my extensions and cleared my browser AND dns cache

this sucks!

[bobcat-pie]

why does nearly every single video pirating site on earth display error code: 102630 when i try to watch a video. All I know is that it's not an issue with my connection or with the servers themselves, all those sites work just fine on my phone!

[playgroundfind]

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