I've seen old blog entries that say Bell (CTV, BNN, Comedy ch, + other) checks the OS and will not play any video unless OS is MS or Apple. They were a few years old, but it appears to be what I am experiencing, which should be the same for all Linux users unless they are running a "OS spoof" utility...
Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: Jesse Kline <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 5:35 pm Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Ubyntu + BNN videos To: [email protected], CLUG General <[email protected]> Cc: Hendrik Schaink <[email protected]> > Strange, I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 with flash 10.0r32 and it works fine. > Perhaps you should try installing another browser like Konqueror or > firefox-3.5 and see if it works there. > > Jesse > > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Greg King <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's weird. Youtube works fine. I do not have the noscript plugin > > installed. I added that mozplugger package but it had no > effect. When I > > launch a BNN video I get a video box with a waiting circle > status, but the > > ad never plays, nor the content after it. It is a flash video > and I have > > v10.0r32 which is current. I just tried ctv.ca and it > does the same thing > > as BNN. I think bnn and ctv are both Bell companies ... > CBC tv works fine. > > fora.tv plays ads but no content - gotta be missing something. > > > > Still scratching by head ... > > > > Greg > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Hendrik Schaink <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:33 pm > > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Ubyntu + BNN videos > > To: [email protected], CLUG General <[email protected]> > > > > > In my Debian setup, when running Firefox with the NoScript > > > addon, I have > > > to temporary allow ctv.ca to allow any movie to play. > > > > > > Also, check that package mozplugger is in stalled -- it > > > allows movie > > > playing from within mozilla. > > > > > > HTH, Hendrik > > > > > > > > > Greg King wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 with all the restricted media codecs > > > installed,> but for some reason I cannot get any videos on the > > > website ww.bnn.ca to > > > > play. Any ideas how to fix it? Works fine on that other OS... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > >
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