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Drone4four Apprentice
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject: adobe-flash and Firefox |
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YouTube on Firefox says I don't have my adobe flash player installed even though Google Chromium runs YouTube just fine. I clearly have flash installed:
Code: | drone4four@localhost ~ $ emerge -s adobe-flash
Searching...
[ Results for search key : adobe-flash ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* www-plugins/adobe-flash
Latest version available: 10.0.45.2
Latest version installed: 10.0.45.2
Size of files: 8,804 kB
Homepage: http://www.adobe.com/
Description: Adobe Flash Player
License: AdobeFlash-10
drone4four@localhost ~ $ |
Why does Chromium recognize adobe flash but Firefox does not? _________________ My rig:
IBM Personal System/2 Model 30-286 - - Intel 80286 (16 bit) 10 Mhz - - 1MB DRAM - - Integrated VGA Display adapter
1.44MB capacity Floppy Disk - - PS/2 keyboard (no mouse) |
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bendeguz Apprentice
Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 189
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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Did you check in the browser? |
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Drone4four Apprentice
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 247
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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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about:plugins gives me this:
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MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-silverlight Novell Moonlight xaml Yes
application/x-silverlight-2 Novell Moonlight Yes
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There are no traces of adobe flash. How do I load the flash plugin? _________________ My rig:
IBM Personal System/2 Model 30-286 - - Intel 80286 (16 bit) 10 Mhz - - 1MB DRAM - - Integrated VGA Display adapter
1.44MB capacity Floppy Disk - - PS/2 keyboard (no mouse) |
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bendeguz Apprentice
Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 189
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Well, maybe it's stupid, but try this:
Code: | equery f adobe-flash |
Then locate libflashplayer.so (I have it in /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so), and copy it in /home/<username>/.mozilla/extensions/<unique id directory> |
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keenblade Veteran
Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 1087
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Very long time ago, I believe, to install the plugin to the right places, I used www-plugins/nspluginwrapper. Just emerge it. I don't know if it is still preferred way, though.
EDIT: Check Gentoo Adobe_Flash Wiki. Notice, It mentiones netscape-flash which is now named adobe-flash. You already have it. _________________ Anyway it's all the same at the end...
Need help to get it working: "x-fi surround 5.1" |
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Nerevar l33t
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 720
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it's disabled. Check Tools->Add-ons->Plugins->Shockwave Flash. |
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Drone4four Apprentice
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 247
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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bendeguz wrote: | Well, maybe it's stupid, but try this:
Code: | equery f adobe-flash |
Then locate libflashplayer.so (I have it in /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so), and copy it in /home/<username>/.mozilla/extensions/<unique id directory> |
Code: | drone4four@localhost ~ $ equery f adobe-flash
[ Searching for packages matching adobe-flash... ]
* Contents of www-plugins/adobe-flash-10.0.45.2:
/etc
/etc/adobe
/etc/adobe/mms.cfg
/etc/env.d
/etc/env.d/99flash-libcompat
/opt
/opt/flash-libcompat
/opt/flash-libcompat/libcrypto.so.0.9.7
/opt/flash-libcompat/libcurl.so.3
/opt/flash-libcompat/libnspr4.so
/opt/flash-libcompat/libnss3.so
/opt/flash-libcompat/libplc4.so
/opt/flash-libcompat/libplds4.so
/opt/flash-libcompat/libsmime3.so
/opt/flash-libcompat/libsoftokn3.so
/opt/flash-libcompat/libssl.so.0.9.7
/opt/flash-libcompat/libssl3.so
/opt/netscape
/opt/netscape/plugins
/opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so
/opt/netscape/plugins32
/opt/netscape/plugins32/libflashplayer.so
/usr
/usr/lib32
/usr/lib32/nsbrowser
/usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins
/usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins/libflashplayer.so -> /opt/netscape/plugins32/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib64
/usr/lib64/nsbrowser
/usr/lib64/nsbrowser/plugins
/usr/lib64/nsbrowser/plugins/libflashplayer.so -> /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so
/usr/share
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/adobe-flash-10.0.45.2
/usr/share/doc/adobe-flash-10.0.45.2/readme.txt.bz2
drone4four@localhost ~ $ cp /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so
cp: missing destination file operand after `/opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
drone4four@localhost ~ $ su 0
Unknown id: 0
drone4four@localhost ~ $ su -
Password:
localhost ~ # cp /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so /home/drone4four/.mozilla/
appreg eclipse/ extensions/ firefox/
localhost ~ # cp /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so /home/drone4four/.mozilla/extensions/\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384\}/
localhost ~ # cd /home/drone4four/.mozilla/extensions/\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384\}/
localhost {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384} # ls
libflashplayer.so
localhost {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384} # |
Even after inputting those commands, Firefox still can't play YouTube videos.
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Very long time ago, I believe, to install the plugin to the right places, I used www-plugins/nspluginwrapper. Just emerge it. I don't know if it is still preferred way, though.
EDIT: Check Gentoo Adobe_Flash Wiki. Notice, It mentiones netscape-flash which is now named adobe-flash. You already have it.
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I emerged nspluginwrapper-1.2.2-r2 but Firefox still can't play YouTube videos.
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Maybe it's disabled. Check Tools->Add-ons->Plugins->Shockwave Flash.
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It's not disabled. I checked Check Tools->Add-ons->Plugins->Shockwave Flash. _________________ My rig:
IBM Personal System/2 Model 30-286 - - Intel 80286 (16 bit) 10 Mhz - - 1MB DRAM - - Integrated VGA Display adapter
1.44MB capacity Floppy Disk - - PS/2 keyboard (no mouse) |
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eccerr0r Watchman
Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 9677 Location: almost Mile High in the USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Recently I had some issue with the Adobe PDF reader seemingly not working with firefox.
I ended up just installing a link in /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins --
Currently I have:
libflashplayer.so -> /opt/netscape/plugins/libflashplayer.so
and
nppdf.so -> /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so
for flash and acroread, respectively.
But it is weird, the plugin is showing up in tools/add-ons/plugins but about:plugins does not have it listed? _________________ Intel Core i7 2700K/Radeon R7 250/24GB DDR3/256GB SSD
What am I supposed watching? |
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bendeguz Apprentice
Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 189
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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I don't remember, (installed flash a long time ago) but do you have to do anything in the browser like "Get the latest flash plugin" which appears if you want to display flash in the browser but you haven't installed yet?
Or it doesn't make sense in linux and/or gentoo? |
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eccerr0r Watchman
Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 9677 Location: almost Mile High in the USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Linux tends to need special instructions to install, I never trusted "get latest flash plugin" buttons, more system-correct for Gentoo to grab it through portage... At best the "get latest flash" should install for just the current user.
but I fear there may be some disconnect for flashplayer/pdfreader for firefox... _________________ Intel Core i7 2700K/Radeon R7 250/24GB DDR3/256GB SSD
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sleepingsun Guru
Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 458 Location: Bosnia
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks !
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equery f adobe-flash
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It helps me ! _________________ Gentoo is Rocks |
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sheem-on n00b
Joined: 28 Mar 2012 Posts: 4 Location: SE-USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:29 am Post subject: Update/Correction/Solution-for-current-day |
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While I am sure all the above solutions worked at one time or another, the only solution that works (for me):
* Download (tar) package for your CPU from Adobe
* Unroll the Tape ARchive someplace appropriate
I do so at /opt/Adobe/flash-player, or /opt/Adobe/flash-player32.
* cd ~/.mozilla/firefox
* ls -altr
* Choose the latest directory with a bizarre name,
I had 3srgot0k.default, pqrdfxp9.default, and yw5tlsqx.default
2 of the three had very old content, and one (yw5tlsqx.default) was current.
* cd <latest .default directory name>
* mkdir -p plugins
If it already exists, no harm done
* ln -s /where/ever/the/tarfile/was/unrolled/libflashplayer.so . (note the period - it means "here")
* Do so for every Adobe package you install, or plugin that refuses to play nice.
* Start firefox and go to Tools->Add-On->Plugins
The plugin should be listed and enabled.
* If this did not work, try this:
+ cd ../searchplugins
+ ln -s ../plugins/*.so . (note the period - it means "here")
If it does not help, it does no harm either.
Note: If objects files (output of ls -l) is not deterministic, check this:
* df ~
This will tell you what filesystem your home directory is actually in.
* grep </my/home/fs> /etc/fstab
This will show you how the filesystem is mounted.
* Check that the parameter noatime is not listed on this line.
If it is, either remove this word or delete the no (making the word "atime")
This will make sure the filesystem will update the date of the latest access to the
directories. Normally, this is a waste of time/resources, but it is a good way to see
when any object was accessed, not just modified.
To see access time, use ls -aul.
Sincerely,
Sheem-On _________________ Sincerely,
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lengerfulluse n00b
Joined: 07 Sep 2013 Posts: 1 Location: Beijing, China
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: Update/Correction/Solution-for-current-day |
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Thanks, it's exactly my situations. and here a little typo to rectify.
between the command and Code: | ln -s /where/ever/the/tarfile/was/unrolled/libflashplayer.so . |
we need a [/i]
sheem-on wrote: | While I am sure all the above solutions worked at one time or another, the only solution that works (for me):
* Download (tar) package for your CPU from Adobe
* Unroll the Tape ARchive someplace appropriate
I do so at /opt/Adobe/flash-player, or /opt/Adobe/flash-player32.
* cd ~/.mozilla/firefox
* ls -altr
* Choose the latest directory with a bizarre name,
I had 3srgot0k.default, pqrdfxp9.default, and yw5tlsqx.default
2 of the three had very old content, and one (yw5tlsqx.default) was current.
* cd <latest .default directory name>
* mkdir -p plugins
If it already exists, no harm done
* ln -s /where/ever/the/tarfile/was/unrolled/libflashplayer.so . (note the period - it means "here")
* Do so for every Adobe package you install, or plugin that refuses to play nice.
* Start firefox and go to Tools->Add-On->Plugins
The plugin should be listed and enabled.
* If this did not work, try this:
+ cd ../searchplugins
+ ln -s ../plugins/*.so . (note the period - it means "here")
If it does not help, it does no harm either.
Note: If objects files (output of ls -l) is not deterministic, check this:
* df ~
This will tell you what filesystem your home directory is actually in.
* grep </my/home/fs> /etc/fstab
This will show you how the filesystem is mounted.
* Check that the parameter noatime is not listed on this line.
If it is, either remove this word or delete the no (making the word "atime")
This will make sure the filesystem will update the date of the latest access to the
directories. Normally, this is a waste of time/resources, but it is a good way to see
when any object was accessed, not just modified.
To see access time, use ls -aul.
Sincerely,
Sheem-On |
_________________ The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,
to match your nature with Nature. |
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grumptoo n00b
Joined: 16 Dec 2015 Posts: 21
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Update/Correction/Solution-for-current-day |
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lengerfulluse wrote: | Thanks, it's exactly my situations. and here a little typo to rectify.
between the command and Code: | ln -s /where/ever/the/tarfile/was/unrolled/libflashplayer.so . |
we need a [/i]
sheem-on wrote: | While I am sure all the above solutions worked at one time or another, the only solution that works (for me):
* Download (tar) package for your CPU from Adobe
* Unroll the Tape ARchive someplace appropriate
I do so at /opt/Adobe/flash-player, or /opt/Adobe/flash-player32.
* cd ~/.mozilla/firefox
* ls -altr
* Choose the latest directory with a bizarre name,
I had 3srgot0k.default, pqrdfxp9.default, and yw5tlsqx.default
2 of the three had very old content, and one (yw5tlsqx.default) was current.
* cd <latest .default directory name>
* mkdir -p plugins
If it already exists, no harm done
* ln -s /where/ever/the/tarfile/was/unrolled/libflashplayer.so . (note the period - it means "here")
* Do so for every Adobe package you install, or plugin that refuses to play nice.
* Start firefox and go to Tools->Add-On->Plugins
The plugin should be listed and enabled.
* If this did not work, try this:
+ cd ../searchplugins
+ ln -s ../plugins/*.so . (note the period - it means "here")
If it does not help, it does no harm either.
Note: If objects files (output of ls -l) is not deterministic, check this:
* df ~
This will tell you what filesystem your home directory is actually in.
* grep </my/home/fs> /etc/fstab
This will show you how the filesystem is mounted.
* Check that the parameter noatime is not listed on this line.
If it is, either remove this word or delete the no (making the word "atime")
This will make sure the filesystem will update the date of the latest access to the
directories. Normally, this is a waste of time/resources, but it is a good way to see
when any object was accessed, not just modified.
To see access time, use ls -aul.
Sincerely,
Sheem-On |
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STILL relavant for Firefox 45.4.0! Thanks for the post! |
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