Firefox doesn't handle mms: URLs

Bug #956597 reported by Ivan Sagalaev
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
totem (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Upon trying to open mms: URL Firefox says:

> Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (mms) isn't associated with any program.

The relevant plugin (Totem) seems to be in place.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 11.0+build1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: maniac 5182 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: maniac 5182 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120313141247
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xc4500000 irq 46'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c1436,00100402'
   Controls : 17
   Simple ctrls : 10
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xc4420000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Channel: release
Date: Thu Mar 15 17:19:10 2012
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.3 metric 2
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=11.0/20120313141247 (Running)
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-01 (14 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.26
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1436
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 59.24
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU112103Y
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.26:bd12/01/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY14NotebookPC:pvr058D120000241910001620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1436:rvr59.24:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 058D120000241910001620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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Ivan Sagalaev (isagalaev) wrote :
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

This is a totem bug. The desktop file is invalid because the MimeType entry is in the wrong section

affects: firefox (Ubuntu) → totem (Ubuntu)
Changed in totem (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

The problem is that the build system adds the MimeType field to the end of the desktop file, after all of the new Unity Quicklist related sections

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package totem - 3.0.1-0ubuntu21

---------------
totem (3.0.1-0ubuntu21) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/git_tracks_language.patch:
    - git fix, displays tracks in their language
  * debian/patches/git_remote_option_parsing.patch:
    - git fix, fix remote options parsing
  * debian/patches/correct_desktop_mimetypes.patch:
    - don't list the mimetypes after the unity lists (lp: #956597)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:43:50 +0200

Changed in totem (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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