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firefox3 video stream

Asked by Zoltan

With firefox3 BETA 4 I can not play stream videos.

It was simply works with ubuntu 7.10, but with the Hardy beta
firefox needs plugin to play streaming video.

When I click the install plugin button, does not appears anything.

I have gstreamer as well.

The streaming video I would like to see is an on line tv.
I think streaming is based on windows media player but it works properly on 7.10 gusty,
without any problems.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello:

this link has a nice howto on streaming and multimedia

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=661833

Then installing flash:

Run the following commands in a terminal:

$ sudo update-flashplugin
$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

this package was made for pre firefox 3 releases, so you have to add it to the libraries manually..This command will “link” it from the default install location..

$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so

That should install flash on firefox 3

To test go to a site like

http://www.youtube.com

and check the video streaming..

Hope it helps

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#2

Edit: the link command should be:

$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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Zoltan (muterem) said : 		#3

Thank you so much fot your answer.

It was not help.
I could not install this firefox3 flash plugin. (I have third party repositories)

By the way Youtube works. I have problem with an other type of streaming.
Check this: http://www.hirtv.net
then click ""Kesleltetett Adas"" - this is a red button in the left top corner.

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Zoltan (muterem) said : 		#4

edit:

this is the direct link:
http://www.hirtv.hu/?tPath=/view/videoview&videoview_id=701

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Zoltan (muterem) said : 		#5

I thought I can play youtube videos but no.

I can not install flash player with the method you wrote.
Now the firefox is BETA5

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#6

Ok zoltan:

Download the file as I said above and give the following link command:

$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b5/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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