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Computer Software => Linux => Topic started by: tickmike on January 28, 2008, 01:12:53 AM

Title: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: tickmike on January 28, 2008, 01:12:53 AM
I have been trying to get this BBC iplayer to work in PCLos.   >:D
Downloaded the latest FireFox 2.0.0.11.
Downloaded Realplayer 10.5   both via synaptic .
I went to    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/  clicked on Radio picked something to try, opened in another window and says it wants a plugin ! :o cannot download one.
FireFox said it has Realplayer 9  Plugin ? !
Eric said in another post "It works" was that with PCLos ?.if so how did you get it to work ?
Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: roseway on January 28, 2008, 07:17:03 AM
It works fine on this Debian system, but I don't user RealPlayer, I use the Flash plugin. On this system the package is called flashplayer-mozilla, but it may be called something different in PCLinuxOS.
Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: setecio on January 28, 2008, 09:40:39 AM
Yep, I get the same 'pluggin required' message for radio in Puppy Linux with Opera 9.24  and flash 9.

The TV/video repeats work fine, but the screen blanks after 2.5 minutes.

I can't work it out.
Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: roseway on January 28, 2008, 09:51:31 AM
Oh yes, sorry I missed the bit about radio. That does work here, but I use the 'Windows media' option, not the RealPlayer option. For this to work you have to have a package called w32codecs (or win32codecs) installed.
Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: tickmike on January 28, 2008, 12:03:05 PM
Oh yes, sorry I missed the bit about radio. That does work here, but I use the 'Windows media' option, not the RealPlayer option. For this to work you have to have a package called w32codecs (or win32codecs) installed.


Re...w32codecs (or win32codecs), Do you get them though synaptic ? or ?

The video side works but there is no sound. (but if I get the radio side working I think it will be ok).

Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: roseway on January 28, 2008, 02:18:42 PM
w32codecs is widely available, and I'm pretty sure that it will be in the PCLinuxOS repository, and therefore available through Synaptic.
Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: tickmike on January 28, 2008, 04:42:52 PM
w32codecs is widely available, and I'm pretty sure that it will be in the PCLinuxOS repository, and therefore available through Synaptic.


Spot on Eric  :) got the Radio side working, But not the sound in a video :(
Any idea's
Title: Re: BBC iplayer / PCLinux
Post by: roseway on January 28, 2008, 06:57:03 PM
There are several threads on the PCLinuxOS forum which refer to this problem, such as this one (http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=58&topic=34287.0). If you do a search for 'flash' in the forum you should get some ideas.