Re: flash? [OT]

From	Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: flash? [OT]
Date	2016-03-16 16:20 +0100
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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. :-(

Next to try Brian's packages.

Lisi

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flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 17:30 +0100
  Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 17:30 +0100
    Re: flash? Alex Mestiashvili <mailatgoogl@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 18:00 +0100
      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 18:50 +0100
      Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 19:00 +0100
        Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:20 +0100
          Re: flash? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 22:40 +0100
            Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 00:20 +0100
              Re: flash? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 00:50 +0100
          Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 00:20 +0100
            Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-15 02:50 +0100
      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-14 19:50 +0100
  Re: flash? [OT] Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:20 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-14 20:10 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:00 +0100
          Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
            Re: flash? [OT] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 03:50 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 04:50 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-15 05:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 10:00 +0100
                "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 11:40 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 15:20 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 16:00 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 17:50 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-16 01:50 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 02:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 21:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 02:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 14:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 15:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:20 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 17:30 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 23:40 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 21:20 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 22:10 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:10 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:40 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-17 19:10 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 21:20 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:30 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 22:00 +0100
          Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 00:00 +0100
            Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 05:00 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 08:40 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:10 +0100

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