Re: flash? [OT]

From	Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: flash? [OT]
Date	2016-03-16 16:50 +0100
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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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      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
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        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
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              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
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  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
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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
                "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 11:40 +0100
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                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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