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Re: backports issue with firefox and a mms stream



On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 09:22:07AM +0200, Paul Eskello wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> I'm a satisfied debian lenny user, but in some need of a more recent
> firefox/iceweasel then 3.0.6, so I decided to use the 3.5.8 version
> from the backports repo.
> 
> Great, but my fav radiostream only offers a mms stream. My fresh 3.5.8
> doesn't 'interface' with mplayer. I pulled a new plugin-handler from
> backports as well, but nada. No mplayer seems available, nor could I
> find any solution online.
> 
> Copying  the mms streamlink manual to a terminalscreen and starting
> mplayer by hand seems the only solution. At that point, I decided to
> revert to the y'old 3.0.6, wanting not to screw up many more things
> I'm not aware of now.
> 
> Is this intentional behaviour of the backport ? Am I doing something
> wrong ? Yeah I know I can fetch firefox from their site, but I want to
> stick to the repo's.
> 

VLC is suppose to play mms, or it comes with an mms plugin. I don't have
first hand info.  I've never streamed mms.  After install, it would be a
matter of clicking on the link and choosing /usr/bin/vlc the subsequent
dialog.  The association can be saved saved.  I am assuming you have tried
the mplayer in debian-multimedia.org .

You might do well to sprint for the vlc in testing if it fits your MO.

-- 
Kind Regards,
Freeman

http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/


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