Re: flash? [OT]

From	Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: flash? [OT]
Date	2016-03-16 15:00 +0100
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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.

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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