Re: flash? [OT]
On Wednesday 16 March 2016 15:47:29 Liam O'Toole wrote:
> 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.
>
> :-)
If it actually works, I might! I have already bought a Firestick in fruitless
hope.
Lisi
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