Author: John Wesley Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Problems streaming NASA TV
On 29/05/07, Rob Malpass <rob@???> wrote: >
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* John Wesley <bluemonki@???>
> *To:* Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Hampshire] Problems streaming NASA TV
>
> 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
>
> Thanks. mozilla-gstreamer is installed - but mozilla-gstreamer doesn't
> appear on my list in Synaptic either searching for "mozilla",
> "mozilla-gstreamer" or "gstreamer". When searching for "gstreamer", there
> are lots of gstreamer packages listed, some installed but nothing with
> "mozilla-gstreamer".
>
> Still no TV I'm afraid.
>
> Cheers
> Rob
>
>
>
> Do you have the universe/multiverse/*verse repositories enabled?
