Solved Does _really_ teams work with firefox under FreeBSD?

xchris

xchris

I am having hard time with this... as other's can't see me, I can see myself anyway on the teams.
Tested with www/chromium -works- so no camera permissions for sure.
Is some codec I miss or just www/firefox on FreeBSD is .... crippled? Thanks!
 
Are you talking about MS Teams?
I use it every day for work in Waterfox on FreeBSD.
I remember the issue with not seeing other's video over a year ago, but now it's OK.
 
aragats yes, MS Teams.. I can see myself on the video - and even sites like webrtc check / webcamtest etc - issue is they can't!
They only see a white or black screen (depends their theme..)
 
xchris like Geezer said, MS only supports teams on Blink (Chrom*, Edge) or Webkit (Safari). Running under Firefox is only okay for chat.

1:1 calls, it will depend on the phase of the moon (i.e. Teams web and Firefox releases)
1:N calls, likewise

Please note that sometimes you may get all of the above working on Firefox but don't depend on it. The only decent solution for FreeBSD (or Linux for that matter) is to use Chromium.
 
ok thanks.. for the replies, its just BS any stories around that teams works with firefox on FreeBSD
it works with firefox on linux in fact (just checked it on my Alpine box)
 
xchris said:
ok thanks.. for the replies, its just BS any stories around that teams works with firefox on FreeBSD
it works with firefox on linux in fact (just checked it on my Alpine box)
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like I said, it depends, on freebsd with firefox I usually have no issues with audio only calls, video sometimes works, others it won't. screen share idem. As I have to work with teams daily I prefer to not leave stuff to luck and just use chromium for teams. @nxjoseph it's not an widevine issue as I've my firefox with that and chromium without.

also, the handbook states that teams works with chromium, not firefox. see: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/multimedia/#meetings-software-status
 
On Rocky Linux same situation, only Chrome based browsers for video and screencasting, chat/audio works.
 
Andriy said:
Same for me. I cannot see other's videos or shared screens.
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Hmm, I must admit that last time I tried was quite a while ago.
So, I tried again and everything works just fine for me.
Native Firefox (156.0,2), everything works: audio, video, seeing other's shared screens, etc.
Haven't tried sharing my screen yet.

So, I can confirm what aragats said.
 
Andriy said:
Native Firefox (156.0,2), everything works: audio, video, seeing other's shared screens, etc.
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sorry still nope here!

FBSD 15.1 and even with the updated Firefox 156 still NO WAY others to see me..
and I even tested it by myself, (PC1 on linux box - PC2 FBSD)
webcamd is enabled and also user is a member on both video and webcamd - webcam tests on web show the camera = and teams can show the camera for the user the problem is others cant see it!

if anyone has a clue thanks!
aragats do me a favour pls.. "waterfox works" no jokes pls, I did try that and there is no video at all - even complaints I need some "plugin" !

well if you all use firefox UNDER linuxilator make that clear .. thanks again
 
anyway the problem could be with this codec h264 from the cocksucking CISCO, as I see it stuck on "will be installed shortly"
I bet is already updated on your systems?
 
well, yes Im running firefox 155 , and also waiting for the Cisco H264 download.
Is this a Firewall issue ? Other firefox extensions downloads fine.
What is preventing the automatic installation ?
 
I found that the openh264 exists as /usr/ports/multimedia/openh264 .

I rebuilt the library and reinstalled it , eg :

# cd /usr/ports/multimedia/openh264
# rm -r work ; make reinstall

After restarting Firefox the h264 plugin appears to be active.
 
Copilot had these points:

This behavior is a known limitation caused by a combination of Firefox's permission handling and Microsoft's lack of optimization for non-Chromium browsers on Linux/FreeBSD.
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Bugzilla@Mozilla +1

When you join a call, Teams drops the video stream because Firefox defaults to "Ask every time" for device access, but the Teams web application frequently fails to trigger that permission popup on Firefox.

To force video sharing to work, try these sequential fixes:


Fix 1: Force "Allow" in Site Permissions (Quick Fix)
Instead of relying on the popup, manually force Firefox to grant the Teams website full camera rights.

  1. Navigate to the Teams tab in Firefox.
  2. Press Ctrl + I on your keyboard (or click the small padlocked shield icon next to the URL in the address bar).
  3. Look for the Permissions section.
  4. Locate Use the Camera and uncheck "Use Default".
  5. Explicitly change it to Allow. (Note: "Always Ask" will break Teams video streams).
  6. Refresh the Teams page and try turning your camera on again.
Fix 2: Check global Firefox settings
If the site-specific panel doesn't resolve it, check your primary privacy settings:

  1. Open Firefox Settings > Privacy & Security.
  2. Scroll down to the Permissions section and click the Settings... button next to Camera.
  3. Ensure that https://teams.microsoft.com or https://cloud.microsoft is listed and explicitly set to Allow.
  4. Uncheck the box at the bottom that says "Block new requests asking to access your camera" if it is checked.
 
thanks but no worries, I believe FF is half-baked on BSDs... as it works on Teams under linux,
could be codec or something like that
 
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