On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:36:12 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ed Jabbour wrote: > > In the last few days, Realplayer won't play any files in a browser. At > > CSPAN, e.g., neither the embedded videos nor the standalone option will > > run. Realplayer is called, but nothing happens. Video at the BBC also > > will not play, either plugin or standalone. > > > > I thought maybe it was Firefox, but the problem recurs in Konqueror, > > Epiphany and Iceweasel. Firefox has the following in about:config: > > > > network.protocol-handler.app.rtsp user set string /usr/bin/realplay > > > > Also: > > > > [Mon Apr 16] edj:~$ locate nphelix > > /home/edj/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.so > > /home/edj/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.xpt > > /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/nphelix.so > > /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/nphelix.xpt > > /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/nphelix.so > > /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/nphelix.xpt > > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nphelix.so > > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nphelix.xpt > > /usr/lib/mozilla-snapshot/plugins/nphelix.so > > /usr/lib/mozilla-snapshot/plugins/nphelix.xpt > > /usr/lib/netscape/plugins-libc6/nphelix.so > > /usr/lib/netscape/plugins-libc6/nphelix.xpt > > > > I thought, too, that maybe Realplayer somehow corrupted, so I purged and > > re-installed. Same problem. It's Realplayer 10 Gold installed from > > debian.multimedia. If some library or other is missing, I'd have > > thought that the re-install would have brought it down. > > > > Any advice, pointers, guesses greatly appreciated. > > > > > I've seen this reported on other places. I appears that Realplayer is > broken. Since it's a proprietary piece of software, the only thing that > can be done is wait until they fix it, if they ever decide to. One more > reason not to use proprietary software if you ask me. > > Joe > > - -- > Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGI947iXBCVWpc5J4RAgnbAKCrKjN1TP3IKh0wYU8qbBrUB/2hJwCfY11d > aBfn/ehqOaiaH36+xFAUKfY= > =2wCj > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I agree with what Joe says regarding proprietary software. Have you considered using Mplayer and its Mozilla plugin? I use it to view streaming Windows Media Video (on the BBC website) and Quicktime on AMD64 Etch with no problems. As you're obviously using an X86 machine you can get the binary codecs for Mplayer and it should play Real Video, sort of goes against my first statement but if needs must. MPlayer on AMD64 will play BBC Radio live streams as they are only audio. This at least should work. I can't get Real Video to work on AMD64 but you might with the binary codecs. Ananda -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]