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Cannot authenticate nbcolympics.com (can't stream Olympic coverage)
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Also effects Fedora 17, Firefox 14. I sent a note of complaint to NBC.
Works fine on iPhone with downloaded app from App Store.
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I found a solution that worked for me at this link:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/flash-player-11-problems-
playing.html
Basically, first install HAL
sudo apt-get install hal
Then quit your web browser.
Finally, empty out some files from the Flash_Player folder in the hidden
adobe
Given the workaround shown in the referenced thread, it seems likely
that it could be Flash rather than firefox that's at issue; although the
curiosity of why it apparently works on Mint is odd:
see:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/flash-player-11-problems-playing.html#id_48891
Step
Does Mint include HAL by default? If so, I'd guess that's the answer to
why streaming of the Olympics works in Mint and not Ubuntu. The first
time the NativeCache, AssetCache and APSPrivateData2 files are spawned
in Mint, HAL is already present. In Ubuntu, those files already exist,
so need to
I followed the instructions in posts #4 and #5 on my Ubuntu install and
they worked.
I agree with Eric that the most likely explanation is that for some
reason NBC's player requires hal and a Flash cache that was created
while hal is running. A fresh Mint install has the property that no
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