Thanks David Fox - and a new problem with on-line radio

[Thomas]

Hello,

I just tried CHML and no luck.  The odd thing is that in the previous
older Ubuntu installation (ver 7.xx) I had no trouble with the Corous
stations.  I will figure out how to re-install my browser (and hope I
don't create new problems), which in the world of Windows, sometimes
work.  

I have the on-line upgraded.  The upgrade is from a CD that came with
a magazine.  Think that it was the Ubuntu magazine.  I installed the
32 bit version.  After the install from the disk I was prompted to do
the upgrade from the Ubuntu site.  The bad setup that I had before 
was from an older version disk (7.xx). I think that they were different
magazines.  I recall reading one claims that they "expertly" compiled
the distro to provide a better than what is the official package. 

I am using a previously new hard disk.  

Right now I am listening to the main local N P R radio via my regular
radio ("Selected Shorts" and then "As It Happens" until 12 midnight.  
I need to get to bed by 12 so I can get up early enough to go to
Seattle.

Yes, I was able to listen to CBC and I think some other station.  I 
will check more later.  Might also install another browser in addition
to FireFox.

Appreciate very much your very informative reply.

Thomas

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On Tue, 2009-06-30 at 20:36 -0700, David Fox wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Thomas<valhalla2100 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > I think that I have another problem.  One that did not exist in my
> > original Ubuntu setup.  That was the ability to listen to CHML
> > and other Corous Radio stations (that have old radio shows).
> 
> I tried CHML and it is streaming fine. Listening to old radio shows
> now. (Check out Shivers Radio and live365 & shoutcast - there's a ton
> of that genre out there, if you're interested.)
> 
> I can't tell you (because I don't know) what is so special about
> Corous stations in Canada that they would need special codecs or
> plugins to make them work. For instance, some stations are starting to
> require Silverlight (Windows only) to make them stream, but there is a
> free replacement called Moonlight that you can install - at least it
> works with one station in Modesto, CA, that I couldn't get to stream
> under Ubuntu without that addon.
> 
> Ubuntu and Firefox have been more than helpful in suggesting extra
> plugins and libraries to install when the requirements for them come
> up, but it's just a matter of trying the content to see if it works.
> 
> I can also get CBC Radio, although their output volume is
> substantially less than that of some other stations - but that's
> hardly a Ubuntu issue. BBC radio 3 transmits audio rather faintly as
> well.
> 
> When you did the upgrade, did you do just a cd upgrade (new install)
> or a distribution upgrade?
> 
> If the former, you probably held some packages that are not installed
> by default when you did a reinstall.
> 
> Do other online radio stations work?
> 
> -- 
> thanks for letting me change the magnetic patterns on your hard disk.
>