On 29/05/07, Rob Malpass <rob@???> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I know this is a bit of an old chestnut, but it's resurfaced again and I
> can't fix it despite hours of fiddling.
>
> Problem: I can't watch NASA TV (www.nasa.gov) and follow links to watch
> NASA TV. I get a blank area inside another window which opens. This is
> on Ubuntu 7.04 with (AFAIK) all codecs installed as well as realplayer
> 10. None of the other options like watch using Real, or QT work for me
> either.
>
> It works in Windows (and interestingly seems to call up Windows media
> player) but at the moment, I have no sound in Windows - though that's
> another story.
>
> Sorry if I've asked this before (I even consulted the hantslug archives!)
> but can't find a solution.
>
> Cheers
> Rob
>
Which mozilla (as I'm guessing you're running firefox) plugins are
installed? It should be either mozilla-mplayer or mozilla-gstreamer (have a
look in synaptic).
I think the gstreamer one works better with the magical codec gathering of
the fawn.
jonh
