From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 18 17:20:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5221D1065670 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from korvus@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.27.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A8978FC17 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from OMTA18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.74]) by QMTA12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 6gy21d00C1bwxycACh7hUN; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:43 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.164] ([206.210.89.202]) by OMTA18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 6hF81d0014Mx3R28ehFK5s; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:36 +0000 Message-ID: <4B0429B3.1080702@comcast.net> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:06:59 -0500 From: Steve Polyack User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090902) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: davidcollins001@gmail.com References: <4AE3944A.4090602@videotron.ca> <4AE40A00.3040607@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4b02dc68.eJdGkKbmyLCy24CC%davidcollins001@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4b02dc68.eJdGkKbmyLCy24CC%davidcollins001@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: flashplugin X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:53 -0000 David Collins wrote: > I have periodically tested with getting flash working, and everytime I > try it fails and I go back to undoing everything I have done and > re-installing gnash. Gnash works but it does have a few niggles. > > I tried the following: > > >> This is what I did for a 7.2 box. Note that there are compatibility >> >> # pkg_info -orx linux > linux-stuff >> # pkg_delete -rx linux >> >> # cd /compat/linux >> # find . -type f -ls >> # rm -rf * >> >> # sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 >> >> OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT= f10 >> OVERRIDE_LINUX_NONBASE_PORTS= f10 >> >> to /etc/make.conf. >> >> # portinstall www/nspluginwrapper >> # nspluginwrapper -v -a -i >> >> * Finally, fire up Firefox and check that it has loaded the flash plugin by >> typing 'about:plugins' into the URL bar. Find a site with flash content[*], >> and enjoy. >> > > Everything installed easily and about:plugins has Shockwave Flash and > FutureSplash Player as enabled. But, when I go to youtube.com all I get a black > screen and the video doesn't load. > > Does anyone have any ideas why flash isn't working? > Set linux_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf and make sure you are mounting linprocfs: /etc/fstab: # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 Check dmesg(8) or other system logs after trying to use flash and see if anything is being logged.