[ale] Ubuntu 9.04 & Flash at pandora.com, facebook

[rmellema]

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:08:37 -0400, <reggie at busicast.com> wrote:
> Short:  Help requested re: new Ubuntu 9.04 install, trying to play 
> pandora.com audio, facebook.com videos (both, I believe, flash); 
> neither will play.
> 
> Longer:  Installed Ubuntu 9.04 on an AMD64 box over the weekend. 
> Install was flawless, required exactly zero technical info re: 
>  components, etc from me. Entered the password for my wireless set up 
> and was off to the races.
> 
> As this box is intended to wean my teen away from MS-based system, it 
> is essential that Facebook, Pandora and YouTube work. However, trying 
> to play a video on facebook returns:  "Video Unavailable. This video 
> has been either been removed from" and that's it.  Going to 
> http://www.pandora.com brings up the splash screen with a progress 
> indicator that says, "We're sorry, but unless you agree to share 
> registration information with %s, you will be unable to listen to %s." 
> and there it freezes. YouTube seems to work just fine.
> 
> Have tried with both Firefox & Opera, have uninstalled & reinstalled 
> Flash.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions?  Thanks in advance!
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I am having the same exact problem.

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Ron Mellema