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

[David Fox]

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.