This is not a wishlist item. the adobe flash 10 p,kg being updated to v11 instead of a new pkg being rolled has meant thart due to the changes in Flash, netbooks with N270 cpu and nvidia ion gpus cannot eun bbc iplayer.
Please redefine as active bug. This has broken bbc iplayer ----- Original message ----- > *** This is an automated message *** > > This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for > a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug > reports specification, > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs- > packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm > setting this bug's status to Wishlist. > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Importance: Undecided => Wishlist > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886302 > > Title: > [needs-packaging] - Adobe Flash 10.3.183.10 - as Flash 11 current > breaks BBC iPlayer for NVIDIA ION-equipped netbooks > > Status in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > With Flash 11 current version and package, Adobe stripped out all the > experimental accelerated rendering support for NVIDIA ION and other > NVIDIA chipsets. While Youtube will happily roll back to software accel > for NVIDIA users, iPlayer won't. Results seen are.... Video > compressed, then tries to expand... then freezes completely, then > iPlayer will not play out video at all - but no issues with audio. > > Effectively, iPlayer is completely unusable if on Intel Atom+NVIDIA > equipment running Ubuntu 10.04 and Flash 11. This is a massive > regression and dealbreaker for British Ubuntu users. > > The BBC recently updated their playback client, relying on Stage 3D > logic to present the transport controls as an overlay - interacting > with issues in the Linux version of Flash 11; Windows and Mac have > this acceleration logic, according to their own release notes. > > Intel chipsets (reliant on software) are perfectly OK. > > Accelerated rendering WAS available in Flash 10.3 and the beta > versions of Flash 11. > > The BBC also now stipulate that Flash 10.1 is the minimum version > required to play content on iPlayer - the only backout Force Install > option offered is Flash 10.0.42 or thereabouts. > > Please could you arrange packaging of Adobe Flash 10.3 - > > http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/completion/?installer=Flash_Player_10_for_other_Linux_(.tar.gz) > > .. so that a functional backward option is available? > > This issue also may help with issues on 4OD as well. > > > Thanks > > My kit - Lenovo Ideapad S12, Ubuntu 10.04LTS with all updates. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/886302/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886302 Title: [needs-packaging] - Adobe Flash 10.3.183.10 - as Flash 11 current breaks BBC iPlayer for NVIDIA ION-equipped netbooks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/886302/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
