Re: flash? [OT]
On 2016-03-16, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 March 2016 13:56:50 Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> On Wednesday 16 March 2016 12:54:07 Liam O'Toole wrote:
>> > On 2016-03-16, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > On Tuesday 15 March 2016 19:58:18 Brian wrote:
>> > >> On Tue 15 Mar 2016 at 08:57:20 +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> > >> > Even Channel 4, which relies on advertising for its revenue, is
>> > >> > totally indifferent to the fact that Linux users can't watch it on a
>> > >> > computer. Well, Brian probably can. But he hasn't let the rest of
>> > >> > us into the secret.
>> > >>
>> > >> I am on Jessie. hal, libhal1, libhal-storage and hal-info from an
>> > >> Ubuntu PPA gave me access to 4od. My belief is that hal on Wheezy
>> > >> doesn't have what it takes.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks, Brian! I'll try it.
>> > >
>> > > I did have Channel 4 working well on Wheezy (my desktop), but have
>> > > never managed to get it going on Jessie (my television). Channel 4 on
>> > > Wheezy suddenly stopped working a few weeks ago after an update. So I
>> > > am back to not being able to get 4oD at all. I can get live programmes
>> > > by actually using the television!! I watch catch-up a lot more than
>> > > live programmes. (I don't watch either much! But as I get older and
>> > > more decrepit I watch more. :-( )
>> > >
>> > > I have tried various things on Jessie without success. I'll have
>> > > another go with your list in hand.
>> > >
>> > > Lisi
>> >
>> > I've just tried Channel 4 using Google Chrome[1] on jessie, and it seems
>> > to work. I say "seems" because the site prompts me for account details I
>> > don't have, whereas iceweasel/firefox on the same machine didn't even
>> > get that far.
>> >
>> > 1: deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
>>
>> Ah, yes. But after you have logged in and you click on "play", a nice
>> little round white thing will start to go round in front of the picture you
>> want to watch, and round, and round, and round ... until eventually you
>> will realise that a rotating white almost-circle is all you are going to
>> get.
>>
>> Anyhow, thanks Liam. I'll try again this afternoon in case the latest
>> upgrade has actually done the trick.
>
> Did a full upgrade - 384 packages (there has been a point upgrade in TDE).
> Tried Channel 4. Round and round and round went the white circle. :-(
Sorry to hear that. I didn't have the motivation to go any further
because I watch Channel 4 using their PS3 app. That doesn't require an
account, or at least I don't remember setting one up.
>
> Next to try Brian's packages.
If those don't work, you might consider picking up a second-hand PS3.
:-)
--
Liam
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