But it means i have to buy a new computer to watch iplayer content. Please could canonical and the bbc discuss.. This breaks an entire class of machines.
----- Original message ----- > Breaking a single site that is incompatible with the present version > does not make the unavailability of the previous version a non-wishlist > bug. The bug is either in the BBC site's flash content or in Flash 11. > This is a genuine wishlist item and I hope it is "fixed" but it is > certainly nothing more than that, judging from the description you have > provided. > > Furthermore, all needs-packaging requests are given wishlist importance, > regardless of how positive the consequences would be of addressing them > (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs for > details). > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886302 > > Title: > [needs-packaging] - Adobe Flash 10.3.183.10 - as Flash 11 current > breaks BBC iPlayer for NVIDIA ION-equipped netbooks > > Status in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > With Flash 11 current version and package, Adobe stripped out all the > experimental accelerated rendering support for NVIDIA ION and other > NVIDIA chipsets. While Youtube will happily roll back to software accel > for NVIDIA users, iPlayer won't. Results seen are.... Video > compressed, then tries to expand... then freezes completely, then > iPlayer will not play out video at all - but no issues with audio. > > Effectively, iPlayer is completely unusable if on Intel Atom+NVIDIA > equipment running Ubuntu 10.04 and Flash 11. This is a massive > regression and dealbreaker for British Ubuntu users. > > The BBC recently updated their playback client, relying on Stage 3D > logic to present the transport controls as an overlay - interacting > with issues in the Linux version of Flash 11; Windows and Mac have > this acceleration logic, according to their own release notes. > > Intel chipsets (reliant on software) are perfectly OK. > > Accelerated rendering WAS available in Flash 10.3 and the beta > versions of Flash 11. > > The BBC also now stipulate that Flash 10.1 is the minimum version > required to play content on iPlayer - the only backout Force Install > option offered is Flash 10.0.42 or thereabouts. > > Please could you arrange packaging of Adobe Flash 10.3 - > > http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/completion/?installer=Flash_Player_10_for_other_Linux_(.tar.gz) > > .. so that a functional backward option is available? > > This issue also may help with issues on 4OD as well. > > > Thanks > > My kit - Lenovo Ideapad S12, Ubuntu 10.04LTS with all updates. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/886302/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886302 Title: [needs-packaging] - Adobe Flash 10.3.183.10 - as Flash 11 current breaks BBC iPlayer for NVIDIA ION-equipped netbooks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/886302/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
