firefox + adobe-flash

dermartn · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 51

hello *,

i emerged firefox + adobe-flash on my amd64. so everything is fine and works.
BUT when I restart my system, the flash is not working anymore. after an re-emerge of flash, it is fine again...

so how can I run firefox + adobe-flash without re-emerge flash every time??

thanks,
dermartn

dermartn · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 51

it is not only after a reboot, it is also after a restart of firefox. so some files or softlinks gets overwritten :cry:

Karsten1973 · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:14 am Post subject:

same problem here. I use the 64 bit version.

hedmo · n00b Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 72 Location: halmstad

hello guys i have 64-bit (multilib) and i have used mplayer with a native64 flash.i didnt find the howto
(it was a year ago)but it was easy if you have conqueror.just install mplayer and its flash
start conqeror go to settings config.. conqueror , file associations , +video and set it on show file in embedded viewer
the thing is that i use mozilla to .but this was what i had to do

i belive this discussion on the amd64 forum can be helpful:

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: [HOWTO] AMD64 Mplayer, Firefox and multimedia for newbies

Ahenobarbi · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:57 am Post subject:

Does this happpen to user with a clean account ( create a new user if you don't have a spare one)?

Theimon · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 74 Location: Netherlands

I have the exact same thing on ~AMD64. I tried different versions of Firefox and Flash together, but that didn't change a thing. A clean user experienced the same thing. Using a clean profile folder isn't the solution either.

It looks like Firefox just forgets where adobe-flash is residing on the system. A re-emerge tells it where it is again, but after a while Firefox just doesn't remember anymore ---> re-emerge again.

There was a bug-report on this issue but they removed it, not sure what reason that was for. It's annoying me. Flash works, but having to re-emerge again and again just sucks.
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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:58 am Post subject:

what does Tools -> Add-Ons -> Plugins say ?

is it always there or does it magically disappear (when it's not working anymore) ?
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Theimon · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 74 Location: Netherlands

It's there in the add-ons list. Files are in place.

I'm going to install the version from the Adobe site and see if the same problem occurs. There should be no difference between the two but you never know.
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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:35 am Post subject:

try the following:

click on "disable" on that list, close firefox, restart, close firefox (see that it's really closed in ksysguard, gnome-system-monitor, top, etc.), start and re-enable it whether that allows you to play flash-content again

if yes it's rather a problem with firefox itself than the system ...
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