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Firefox won't play Google Play or 4 on demand TV but will play other flash based video sites (you tube, bbc)

Asked by Sam Hollis

I can play you tube and bbc i player with no problem on this laptop using firefox and ubuntu 14.04. However I cannot play channel 4 on demand Tv or movies from google play. I understand this is a DRM issue. I tried the solution here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2074459

However this version of Ubuntu appears to not let me install HAL. I have the universe repositary enabled. I am now unsure where to go next with this problem. I have installed Chrome and have the same problem.

When trying to play with google play I get the error message "enable 3rd party cookies" (they are enabled). Using 4oD I get the problem that the video never gets beyond just having the loading icon permanently rotating.

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Have you tried Chrome?

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Sam Hollis (samhollis) said : 		#2

Hi

I have tried Chrome. I get different error messages but again neither 4od or google play movies work as with firefox.

Thanks

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#3

Maybe http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/10/fixing-amazon-prime-streaming-drm-protected-flash-13-10 helps

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Sam Hollis (samhollis) said : 		#4

I tried that thanks Manfred. I still have the same issue. Below is the terminal output from the reccomended commands on that link

sam@Sams-laptop:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
[sudo] password for sam:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for sam:
 Trying to keep HAL alive for a little longer, mostly because I watch flash videos that use DRM, and flash needs HAL for that to work.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~mjblenner/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-hal
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpjn5y_xas/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpjn5y_xas/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key BF7B8DAF from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpjn5y_xas/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key BF7B8DAF: public key "Launchpad PPA for Michael Blennerhassett" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
sam@Sams-laptop:~$

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#5

There are two more commands to execute

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal

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Sam Hollis (samhollis) said : 		#6

Thanks

That has solved the problem with 4oD. However Google play movies are still not working., any ideas?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#7

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