On Jan 27, 2008 10:32 AM, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brad Beyenhof wrote: > > On Jan 27, 2008 12:14 AM, Jim Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Carl Lowenstein wrote: > >>> On Jan 26, 2008 10:54 PM, Jim Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> I need help. I signed on to a web site that puts up a new streaming > >>>> message every week. When I click on the link I get this; ERROR an error > >>>> occurred This file is encrypted and can not be played. What should I > >>>> do now. I did not find any help on the UBUNTU site. > >>>> > >>>> I use a COMPAQ Presario V3000 with AMD sempron disk, 128Meg > >>>> memory, nvidia graphics card. OS is UBUNTU (Gutsy) 7.10. > >>> Anyone who could help you will need more information. The name of the > >>> file, or the exact link so it can be looked at. > >> The site is http://www.fathercorapi.com/ --> weekly wisdom --> > >> schedule --> click here for video stream Then I get the error > >> message. I'm sorry but that is all I know. > > > > That's a Windows Media Player stream. I know it's probably possible to > > get that to play somehow in Linux, but I've never cared enough about > > WMP compatibility to try. > > > > In any case, even on my Mac (which is set up to play WM files), those > > particular links aren't working. When I try to play them, it keeps > > saying that "The movie contains an invalid data reference." I can't > > even get the audio-only streams to work. > > Out of curiousity, I thought I'd try it via my Windows XP Pro SP2 box > and see what happens. > > I've no idea what, exactly it means, but when I click the link, I get a > popup box that says: > > External Protocol Request > > Requested link: > mms://wm.streamingmediahosting.com/santacruzmedia/ww.wmv > > Application: Windows Media Player > > If you were not expecting this request it may be an attempt to exploit a > weakness in that other program. Cancel this request unless you are sure > it's not malicious.
Yes, I saw that too. That's what Firefox does with mms:// URLs before passing them over to Windows Media Player. Does the XP version of WMP run that stream OK if you allow Firefox to pass it over? -- Brad Beyenhof http://augmentedfourth.com The history of popular music is littered with great partnerships. Rodgers had his Hammerstein, Lennon had his McCartney, and Lloyd Webber had... his photocopier... ~Humphrey Lyttleton -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
