What version of realplayer are you trying to use? Iirc, you can get source for some kind of linux realplayer 10 on helixcommunity.org...might be worth a look. On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 10:59:30AM -0500, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > As for field pass, it is better. Also, they play some kind of irritating > music during commercials. > > Yes, I can do field pass on the Mac and windows and sirius but I keep > watching for it to work on linux. I finally dug out a realplayer for ppc > and it appeared to install and shows up in the Applications menu. But > when I tried game links it showed the title of the game and said > "inaccessible" and when I tried a .m3u and a .ram file they didn't play > though I didn't get o errors--well, it said something about "grayed > out" on the ram file. However, when I added some gstreamer plugins, totem > picked up the m3u and ram file. But still no go with nfl. > > I do have to say that I am impressed with Orca's progress although I > haven't been very impressed with the progress of gui screenreaders for > linux up till now. I can finally really navigate iceweasel and get some > results: listening to a church service and radio stations and even > accessing my online banking. > > There is a project for a silverlight equivalent which might help with mlb, > but you have to compile the media codecs (Moonlight) and I can' find some > of what's listed in debian. I also find I'm a bit handicapped because I'm > using ppc; for instance, there's no adobe flash player for linux ppc and > live365 keeps sending me to the linux player installation page for the > non-ppc version. But the only Intel machine I have that could be > commandeered for linux is being used for something else right now. > However, I do overall see improvement. > > Is there a lot of difference between iceweasel and firefox? I've made > attempts to install firefox but failed so right now I'm just using > iceweasel. > > > -- > > Cheryl > > "Where your treasure is, > there will your heart be also." > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- What you end up with, after running an operating system concept through these many marketing coffee filters, is something not unlike plain hot water. -- Matt Welsh
