Media Debugging Tips: Difference between revisions

m
updates
m (clarify steps / formatting)
m (updates)
Line 86: Line 86:
'''Generating a Firefox Profile with logs'''
'''Generating a Firefox Profile with logs'''


# Launch Firefox using a clean profile via about:profiles.
# Launch Firefox with a clean profile. Use about:profiles for existing installs (see above).  
# In the browser, open a tab and view about:config.
# In Firefox, open a tab and view <b>about:config</b>.
# Enter <b>media.gmp.use-minimal-xpcom</b> in the upper edit, select the corresponding pref below, and set the pref value to <b>True</b>.
# Enter <b>media.gmp.use-minimal-xpcom</b> in the upper edit, select the corresponding pref below, and set the pref value to <b>True</b>.
# Close the about:config tab, restart the browser.
# Close the about:config tab and close Firefox.
# Launch Firefox again using the same profile.
# Launch Firefox again using the same profile.
# In the browser, open a tab and view <b>about:logging</b>.
# In Firefox, open a tab and view <b>about:logging</b>.
# Enter <b>timestamp,sync,GMP:5,EME:5</b> to the 'new log modules' text and click on 'Set Log Modules'.
# Enter <b>timestamp,sync,GMP:5,EME:5</b> to the 'new log modules' text and click on 'Set Log Modules'.
# Under Output choose 'Logging to the Firefox Profiler' and check the 'Enable stack traces for log messages' checkbox.
# Under Output choose 'Logging to the Firefox Profiler' and check the 'Enable stack traces for log messages' checkbox.
Confirmed users
1,983

edits