Re: flash? [OT]

From	Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: flash? [OT]
Date	2016-03-16 17:30 +0100
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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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  Re: flash? [OT] Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
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        Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:00 +0100
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              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
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                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
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                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
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