OT: BBC iPlayer - doesn't work from Firefox?

Would someone mind checking this out please, in case it's some quirk
of my setup.

At the page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install I read:
"Click the install button and follow the on screen prompts", but there
is no such button.

It is displayed when I switch to IE.

later I found that I already had aversion of iPlayer installed but
once again when I tried to view a programme there was no Play button
displayed.

Does iPlayer not work with Firefox?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:31:24 +0100, Terry Pinnell wrote:

> Would someone mind checking this out please, in case it's some quirk of
> my setup.
>
> At the page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install I read: "Click the
> install button and follow the on screen prompts", but there is no such
> button.
>
> It is displayed when I switch to IE.
>
> later I found that I already had aversion of iPlayer installed but once
> again when I tried to view a programme there was no Play button
> displayed.
>
> Does iPlayer not work with Firefox?

I can't see why you would install it. It's just embeded flash (unless you
are trying to get the download version????). The vanilla iPlayer web page
works fine with Firefox & Opera on Linux. I can't see why it would not
work with windross. It is only accessible in the UK afair? You are in the
UK and not using some proxy or anything horrible?

"DubDriver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Would someone mind checking this out please, in case it's some quirk
>> of my setup.
>>
>> At the page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install I read:
>> "Click the install button and follow the on screen prompts", but there
>> is no such button.
>>
>> It is displayed when I switch to IE.
>>
>> later I found that I already had aversion of iPlayer installed but
>> once again when I tried to view a programme there was no Play button
>> displayed.
>>
>> Does iPlayer not work with Firefox?
>>
>> --
>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
>
>
>The button is there using Firefox, the button is Adobe Flash, try
>updating/installing Flash for Firefox.

By 'Flash for Firefox' do you mean the plug-in 'Adobe Flash Player'
that is accessible from the add-ons site under Plugins? If so, I have
installed that but still no joy.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

bod43 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 4 Sep, 21:22, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDEL...@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Would someone mind checking this out please, in case it's some quirk
>> > of my setup.
>>
>> > At the pagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/installI read:
>> > "Click the install button and follow the on screen prompts", but there
>> > is no such button.
>>
>> > It is displayed when I switch to IE.
>>
>> > later I found that I already had *aversion of iPlayer installed but
>> > once again when I tried to view a programme there was no Play button
>> > displayed.
>>
>> > Does iPlayer not work with Firefox?
>
>Works OK here.
>
>I do have a flash plugin installed. Oh and BBC iPlayer plugin.
>

What is that "BBC iPlayer plugin" please? I see no such offering
amongst the 7 plugins listed on the FF add-ons site under Plugins.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:
> bod43 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On 4 Sep, 21:22, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDEL...@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Would someone mind checking this out please, in case it's some quirk
>>>> of my setup.
>>>> At the pagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/installI read:
>>>> "Click the install button and follow the on screen prompts", but there
>>>> is no such button.
>>>> It is displayed when I switch to IE.
>>>> later I found that I already had aversion of iPlayer installed but
>>>> once again when I tried to view a programme there was no Play button
>>>> displayed.
>>>> Does iPlayer not work with Firefox?
>> Works OK here.
>>
>> I do have a flash plugin installed. Oh and BBC iPlayer plugin.
>>
>
> What is that "BBC iPlayer plugin" please? I see no such offering
> amongst the 7 plugins listed on the FF add-ons site under Plugins.
>
> --
> Terry, East Grinstead, UK

BBC do their own standalone flash based player with a wrapper, that can
cope with downloaded media, and exploire and delete them when past their
sell by date.

Its a huge thing but it works.

Useful if you have a slow bandwidth link and want to watch the same
outpourings several times.

Terry Pinnell <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Would someone mind checking this out please, in case it's some quirk
>of my setup.
>
>At the page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install I read:
>"Click the install button and follow the on screen prompts", but there
>is no such button.
>
>It is displayed when I switch to IE.
>
>later I found that I already had aversion of iPlayer installed but
>once again when I tried to view a programme there was no Play button
>displayed.
>
>Does iPlayer not work with Firefox?

I should have done it earlier, but a reboot of my PC (a rare event
here) appears to have fixed whatever was the problem thanks.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:

> By 'Flash for Firefox' do you mean the plug-in 'Adobe Flash Player'
> that is accessible from the add-ons site under Plugins? If so, I have
> installed that but still no joy.

Do you have Flashblock, NoScript, Adblock, etc, installed?

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alexd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>
>> By 'Flash for Firefox' do you mean the plug-in 'Adobe Flash Player'
>> that is accessible from the add-ons site under Plugins? If so, I have
>> installed that but still no joy.
>
>Do you have Flashblock, NoScript, Adblock, etc, installed?

Yes to all those three. None seem relevant here though.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:22:56 +0100, Terry Pinnell waxed with flowery words
of wisdom:

> alexd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>
>>> By 'Flash for Firefox' do you mean the plug-in 'Adobe Flash Player'
>>> that is accessible from the add-ons site under Plugins? If so, I have
>>> installed that but still no joy.
>>
>>Do you have Flashblock, NoScript, Adblock, etc, installed?
>
> Yes to all those three. None seem relevant here though.

I f**king despair of idiots like this. It's a bloody flash application
and the dickhead can't see the relevance of FlashBlock. God help us.

On 06 Sep 2009 14:55:29 GMT, Dave Devnull wrote:

> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:22:56 +0100, Terry Pinnell waxed with flowery words
> of wisdom:
>
>> alexd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>>
>>>> By 'Flash for Firefox' do you mean the plug-in 'Adobe Flash Player'
>>>> that is accessible from the add-ons site under Plugins? If so, I have
>>>> installed that but still no joy.
>>>
>>>Do you have Flashblock, NoScript, Adblock, etc, installed?
>>
>> Yes to all those three. None seem relevant here though.
>
> I f**king despair of idiots like this. It's a bloody flash application
> and the dickhead can't see the relevance of FlashBlock. God help us.

I've got a flashblock in me loo and that won't run IPlayer either.
Oh, sorry, flash - getting confuddled.
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it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.