Cnn.com/Video & Linux

macewan · 06-22-2005, 08:24 PM

It's discussed on Slashdot that CNN video is now free. But the javascript is incorrectly reporting that your Firefox browser on Linux doesn't have the right plugin to view the video. We can use this feedback form to request they revisit their code & either fix it or allow the enduser the option to select their settings. The form to make this request is linked below.

Please take the time to fill it out and tell others.

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form9a.html

cereal83 · 06-24-2005, 07:57 AM

That sucks. Switch to Windows and it will "just work"

reddazz · 06-24-2005, 08:35 AM

This is one thing that bugs me about many media sites, they seem to want you to use windows media player if you want to access any multimedia content on their sites. I am glad the bbc offers the choice to use RealPlayer.

macewan · 06-24-2005, 03:07 PM

switching back to mplayer from the xine hack currently in use

Rory in Toronto · 06-24-2005, 03:22 PM

Anyone have a workaround to get this to work in Linux?

KimVette · 06-24-2005, 04:01 PM

mplayer "just works" for me.

Code:

kim@kimp4:~> uname -a
Linux kimp4 2.6.11.4-21.7-smp #1 SMP Thu Jun 2 14:23:14 UTC 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
kim@kimp4:~> mplayer --version
MPlayer 1.0pre7-SUSE-9.3-i686-Packman-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel  (Family: 8, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.


'--' indicates no more options, but no filename was given on the command line.
kim@kimp4:~>

Rory in Toronto · 06-24-2005, 05:03 PM

Hmm... this is odd. I'm running off the latest mplayer and mplayer plugin. All I see is "Windows Media Player Not Detected"

http://www.cnn.com/video/

macewan · 06-24-2005, 05:20 PM

Hope everyone is at least visiting the form page to tell CNN about the issue.

Just because it's working for you with mplayer doesn't mean you shouldn't visit the CNN form and express concern.

Rory in Toronto · 06-24-2005, 06:13 PM

I agree with macewan. I've already gone to the form. Thanks for posting the link to it! It's important we all go. I actually just pointed out that it won't work on Macs or Linux computers. Hearing it doesn't work on Macs may prick up their ears a bit more.

Now, not to go off-topic, macewan, but I notice you're an Ubuntu/Debian person. I'm about to install Debian testing in a moment. Do you prefer it or Ubuntu and why?

Everyone else go to that CNN feedback form!

Rory

macewan · 06-25-2005, 09:50 AM

Hey Rory,

Thanks for encouraging others to fill out the form. We're lucky that the option exist for us to voice our opinion, shame that more people don't use the gift of voicing their thoughts.

Ubuntu over Debian since it's release cycle is more often.