[clug-talk] Ubyntu + BNN videos

[Greg King]

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 <jesse at kline.ca>
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 5:35 pm
Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Ubyntu + BNN videos
To: wgking at cips.ca, CLUG General <clug-talk at clug.ca>
Cc: Hendrik Schaink <hschaink at infovisi.com>

> 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 <wgking at shaw.ca> 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 <hschaink at infovisi.com>
> > Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:33 pm
> > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Ubyntu + BNN videos
> > To: wgking at cips.ca, CLUG General <clug-talk at clug.ca>
> >
> > > 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...
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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