to, 2007-12-20 kello 06:27 -0500, David Boles kirjoitti: > Antti J. Huhtala wrote: > > to, 2007-12-20 kello 05:16 +0000, Amadeus W.M. kirjoitti: <snip> > >> Is there anything wrong with java then? Can people see the cnn clips? > >> > > I just tried, and yes, for ca. 1 second I saw moving picture and heard > > the sound. Then the screen went blank (grey). > > When I tried CNN Live Video, the following error message appeared: > > > > UNSUPPORTED PLATFORM ERROR: > > This video is not supported on the current platform (browser/operating > > system). For technical issues, use the FAQ > > > > The fact that I could see the chosen clip for a second or so makes me > > think that exclusion of Firefox/Linux is deliberate. I'm sure someone on > > this list knows more about this... > > > "exclusion of Firefox/Linux is deliberate"? FUD and paranoia here. Unnecessarily strong words here, don't you think? I didn't mention it but yesterday I tried CNN on IE7/WindowsXP (this same dual-boot box) and it worked all right once I downloaded the necessary plugin. No "UNSUPPORTED PLATFORM ERROR" then. > I can > watch CNN videos in Firefox and I can also see the currency rate window, > the one that changes, at the mentioned link. Good for you. > Somethings wrong with your system. > No doubt. It's a clean install of F8 with (AFAIK) the latest flash plugin. Instead of criticizing me for reporting what I found (and thought), why don't you tell me and the OP what your system has to make it work with CNN? > > > > > I'm running F8 x86_64 on a desktop box with IcedTea Java and Flash > > plugins. Youtube and many others providing video clips work just fine. > - -- > David BR, Antti
