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Recent versions of Firefox do not support Adobe Flash with authenticated video streams. Please us another browser.

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I've been using Firefox for years and never had a problem until now. I have Windows 7 64bit OS. I've always been able to watch the Golf channel using Firefox and now I cannot...I get the error above...Here is the link that is giving me the problem. This works OK in Chrome. When I click on the link it appears to start working, but then gives me this error....I do not like using Chrome.

http://stream.golfchannel.com/golf

Thanks

I've been using Firefox for years and never had a problem until now. I have Windows 7 64bit OS. I've always been able to watch the Golf channel using Firefox and now I cannot...I get the error above...Here is the link that is giving me the problem. This works OK in Chrome. When I click on the link it appears to start working, but then gives me this error....I do not like using Chrome. http://stream.golfchannel.com/golf Thanks

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Try : SAFE MODE

In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected

TEST''''is issue still there ?

Bewurke troch Shadow110 op

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Same problem here : /questions/1230714

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The site seems to be intentionally blocking Firefox. I'm sure they have their reasons... maybe it's too easy to download their content in Firefox?

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McCoy said

Same problem here : /questions/1230714

You marked my post as Chosen Solution - that must have been a mistake, cause I didn't solve the problem ......... or did I  ?

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ernimax said

When I click on the link it appears to start working, but then gives me this error....I do not like using Chrome.

Firefox does support Adobe Flash - in Firefox it's called 'Shockwave Flash' and you'll find it in the 3-bar menu (or Tools) => Add-ons => Extensions (providing you do have Adobe Flash installed on your system .... ). Please make sure to set it to 'Always Activate'.

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I have this problem, too. I asked a question and then came across this thread. I've installed Adobe Flash from their website and the plug in is active. What gives? I hate all other browsers!

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BillH11103 said

I have this problem, too. I asked a question and then came across this thread. I've installed Adobe Flash from their website and the plug in is active. What gives? I hate all other browsers!

The Golf Channel gives you the same message  ?

Maybe you'd like to contact them and tell them that their giving users false information :

https://www.golfchannel.com/about/contact-us/

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Not Golf Channel, but NBCSN Gold. So, same owner company. I wrote to them, as well. They say it's a problem with Firefox not allowing flash content and suggested I contact Firefox to get the correct settings to allow the content to play. <sigh>

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BTW, Safe Mode elicits the same response:

"Recent versions of Firefox do not support Adobe Flash with authenticated video streams. Please use an alternative browser."

I get that every tech company is fighting with every other tech company ala Coke versus Pepsi, but this kind of thing is so highly annoying. I left Chrome for a similar reason, and Edge is just plain slow. Though, at the minute I'm able to stream off it, at least!

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BillH11103 said

Not Golf Channel, but NBCSN Gold. So, same owner company. I wrote to them, as well. They say it's a problem with Firefox not allowing flash content and suggested I contact Firefox to get the correct settings to allow the content to play. <sigh>

Here's an idea : give them a link to this thread .....

This is a public forum (nobody likes bad publicity .... )

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@ ernimax and BillH11103 :

As the Golf Channel is part of the NBC Sports Group - may I suggest that you send them a message, telling them to stop giving users false information and forcing them to use another browser :

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/contact-us/

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I've done that, as well. Still doesn't solve the immediate problem. Using Edge, which sucks.

Mentioned it to a friend and he said he read that NBC Sports (and many other content providers) doesn't want to support Firefox because it's not safe (old news that's no longer true) and because they've made agreements with Microsoft and Google. May not be true, but I wouldn't be surprised.

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Or don't share if you want to try this first:

(0) Select and copy the following text

general.useragent.override.stream.golfchannel.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/68.0.3440.106 Safari/537.36

(1) In a new tab, type about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk.

(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste usera and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Right-click a blank area of the page, click New, then click String. This should open a small dialog where you can paste the above string. Then remove everything after the semicolon and the semicolon itself so it says

general.useragent.override.stream.golfchannel.com

and click OK

(4) Paste the above string and remove everything before the semicolon and then the semicolon itself so it says

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/68.0.3440.106 Safari/537.36

and click OK

(5) Repeat steps 3 and 4, except remove the word stream, too, so the preference name is

general.useragent.override.golfchannel.com

Then try the site again. I tested in a private window and closed it between tests to make sure no cached information or cookies previously set by the site affected my test.

The result was... an Infiniti commercial followed by men walking around on a huge lawn with various flags set in holes, etc. I turned on closed captioning for the attached screenshot.

Bewurke troch jscher2000 - Support Volunteer op

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I just sent a long message to NBC Sports Group - their assumption about Firefox not supporting Adobe Flash may be based on the fact that NPAPI based plugins are no longer supported. Told them that Adobe Flash is an exception, and gave them articles to
read .....

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This is what about:config looks like after adding override preferences for this and a different NBC Sports streaming site (screenshot attached).

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That solved the problem. Thanks.