How do I get WatchESPN to work?
I've tried Chromium, Chrome, and Firefox. I've tried various flash players (including Adobe Flash). I'm logged in through my cable provide. Still, no dice. I see some very old posts about installing "hal", but hal doesn't exist as a package any more, it seems.
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I've tried Chromium, Chrome, and Firefox. I've tried various flash players (including Adobe Flash). I'm logged in through my cable provide. Still, no dice. I see some very old posts about installing "hal", but hal doesn't exist as a package any more, it seems.
firefox google-chrome flash chromium
edited Oct 7 '15 at 15:30
Jorge Castro
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asked Oct 4 '15 at 0:22
Dustin Kirkland
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add a comment |
I've tried Chromium, Chrome, and Firefox. I've tried various flash players (including Adobe Flash). I'm logged in through my cable provide. Still, no dice. I see some very old posts about installing "hal", but hal doesn't exist as a package any more, it seems.
firefox google-chrome flash chromium
edited Oct 7 '15 at 15:30
Jorge Castro
35.9k105422617
asked Oct 4 '15 at 0:22
Dustin Kirkland
10.8k25885
I've tried Chromium, Chrome, and Firefox. I've tried various flash players (including Adobe Flash). I'm logged in through my cable provide. Still, no dice. I see some very old posts about installing "hal", but hal doesn't exist as a package any more, it seems.
firefox google-chrome flash chromium
firefox google-chrome flash chromium
edited Oct 7 '15 at 15:30
Jorge Castro
35.9k105422617
asked Oct 4 '15 at 0:22
Dustin Kirkland
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edited Oct 7 '15 at 15:30
Jorge Castro
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asked Oct 4 '15 at 0:22
Dustin Kirkland
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edited Oct 7 '15 at 15:30
Jorge Castro
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edited Oct 7 '15 at 15:30
Jorge Castro
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Dustin Kirkland
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asked Oct 4 '15 at 0:22
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They require Adobe's Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to be installed to view secured content (i.e DRM encumbered). The solution to install HAL is:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2255621
More information can be found here:
https://launchpad.net/~mjblenner/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-hal
A few are still complaining it isn't working while others state that it works for them and that it works for other sites that they had previous issues with. Make sure to follow the directions carefully - if you have any questions then feel free to ask. Ensure that you have ad blocking software or script blocking software disabled for the site in question as well. If this resolves your problem then please be sure to mark it as solved to let others better find the solution.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the project appears to still be active but doesn't have a lot of resources. Their most recent package was July 3rd of this year.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
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Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
add a comment |
The instructions about installing HAL and using flashplugin-installer worked for me on one computer (in 15.10), but not on another (also in 15.10). After deleting ~/.mozilla/ a few times, I finally came upon this arch wiki entry about Flash DRM which mentioned that the Adobe flash plugin keeps a cache of files that may cause some trouble. It suggests:
rm -rf ~/.adobe/Flash_Player/{NativeCache,AssetCache,APSPrivateData2}
I was a bit less careful and just removed the entire ~/.adobe/ directory, at which point I was able to get espn3 working.
answered Jun 22 '16 at 4:09
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They require Adobe's Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to be installed to view secured content (i.e DRM encumbered). The solution to install HAL is:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2255621
More information can be found here:
https://launchpad.net/~mjblenner/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-hal
A few are still complaining it isn't working while others state that it works for them and that it works for other sites that they had previous issues with. Make sure to follow the directions carefully - if you have any questions then feel free to ask. Ensure that you have ad blocking software or script blocking software disabled for the site in question as well. If this resolves your problem then please be sure to mark it as solved to let others better find the solution.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the project appears to still be active but doesn't have a lot of resources. Their most recent package was July 3rd of this year.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
1,2411817
Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
add a comment |
They require Adobe's Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to be installed to view secured content (i.e DRM encumbered). The solution to install HAL is:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2255621
More information can be found here:
https://launchpad.net/~mjblenner/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-hal
A few are still complaining it isn't working while others state that it works for them and that it works for other sites that they had previous issues with. Make sure to follow the directions carefully - if you have any questions then feel free to ask. Ensure that you have ad blocking software or script blocking software disabled for the site in question as well. If this resolves your problem then please be sure to mark it as solved to let others better find the solution.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the project appears to still be active but doesn't have a lot of resources. Their most recent package was July 3rd of this year.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
1,2411817
Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
add a comment |
They require Adobe's Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to be installed to view secured content (i.e DRM encumbered). The solution to install HAL is:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2255621
More information can be found here:
https://launchpad.net/~mjblenner/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-hal
A few are still complaining it isn't working while others state that it works for them and that it works for other sites that they had previous issues with. Make sure to follow the directions carefully - if you have any questions then feel free to ask. Ensure that you have ad blocking software or script blocking software disabled for the site in question as well. If this resolves your problem then please be sure to mark it as solved to let others better find the solution.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the project appears to still be active but doesn't have a lot of resources. Their most recent package was July 3rd of this year.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
1,2411817
They require Adobe's Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to be installed to view secured content (i.e DRM encumbered). The solution to install HAL is:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2255621
More information can be found here:
https://launchpad.net/~mjblenner/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-hal
A few are still complaining it isn't working while others state that it works for them and that it works for other sites that they had previous issues with. Make sure to follow the directions carefully - if you have any questions then feel free to ask. Ensure that you have ad blocking software or script blocking software disabled for the site in question as well. If this resolves your problem then please be sure to mark it as solved to let others better find the solution.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the project appears to still be active but doesn't have a lot of resources. Their most recent package was July 3rd of this year.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
1,2411817
edited Oct 4 '15 at 2:43
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
1,2411817
answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
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answered Oct 4 '15 at 1:57
KGIII
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1,2411817
Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
add a comment |
Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
Still not working. Ubuntu 15.10. Chrome and Firefox.
– Dustin Kirkland
Oct 24 '15 at 22:34
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
@DustinKirkland As 15.10 is still very new there may be a conflict which will require the HAL package to be updated. What I can suggest is adding the PPA and hopefully a package will drop soon. Are you using any third party add-ons with your browser? Hulu is, for instance, pretty specific with what works and what doesn't.
– KGIII
Oct 24 '15 at 23:37
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
Worked for me on Kubuntu 15.10, but it was buggy and had to sign in and out several times before it worked.
– r3wt
Apr 24 '16 at 0:35
add a comment |
The instructions about installing HAL and using flashplugin-installer worked for me on one computer (in 15.10), but not on another (also in 15.10). After deleting ~/.mozilla/ a few times, I finally came upon this arch wiki entry about Flash DRM which mentioned that the Adobe flash plugin keeps a cache of files that may cause some trouble. It suggests:
rm -rf ~/.adobe/Flash_Player/{NativeCache,AssetCache,APSPrivateData2}
I was a bit less careful and just removed the entire ~/.adobe/ directory, at which point I was able to get espn3 working.
answered Jun 22 '16 at 4:09
Jason Moiron
111
add a comment |
The instructions about installing HAL and using flashplugin-installer worked for me on one computer (in 15.10), but not on another (also in 15.10). After deleting ~/.mozilla/ a few times, I finally came upon this arch wiki entry about Flash DRM which mentioned that the Adobe flash plugin keeps a cache of files that may cause some trouble. It suggests:
rm -rf ~/.adobe/Flash_Player/{NativeCache,AssetCache,APSPrivateData2}
I was a bit less careful and just removed the entire ~/.adobe/ directory, at which point I was able to get espn3 working.
answered Jun 22 '16 at 4:09
Jason Moiron
111
add a comment |
The instructions about installing HAL and using flashplugin-installer worked for me on one computer (in 15.10), but not on another (also in 15.10). After deleting ~/.mozilla/ a few times, I finally came upon this arch wiki entry about Flash DRM which mentioned that the Adobe flash plugin keeps a cache of files that may cause some trouble. It suggests:
rm -rf ~/.adobe/Flash_Player/{NativeCache,AssetCache,APSPrivateData2}
I was a bit less careful and just removed the entire ~/.adobe/ directory, at which point I was able to get espn3 working.
answered Jun 22 '16 at 4:09
Jason Moiron
111
The instructions about installing HAL and using flashplugin-installer worked for me on one computer (in 15.10), but not on another (also in 15.10). After deleting ~/.mozilla/ a few times, I finally came upon this arch wiki entry about Flash DRM which mentioned that the Adobe flash plugin keeps a cache of files that may cause some trouble. It suggests:
rm -rf ~/.adobe/Flash_Player/{NativeCache,AssetCache,APSPrivateData2}
I was a bit less careful and just removed the entire ~/.adobe/ directory, at which point I was able to get espn3 working.
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Jason Moiron
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