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Date:      Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:25:40 +0200
From:      Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Flash10 with 8.0-BETA2 and Firefox 3.5.2
Message-ID:  <20090821092540.GA76646@gothic.blackend.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908200644410.69825@wonkity.com>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908191933390.67503@wonkity.com> <200908201343.07634.tijl@ulyssis.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908200602180.69825@wonkity.com> <20090820123041.GA1239@gothic.blackend.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908200644410.69825@wonkity.com>

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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 07:02:28AM -0600, Warren Block wrote:
> >
> > So you should not run it as root.
> 
> Let me clarify: I did not run it as root until after it didn't work as a 
> normal user.  Or at least I thought I didn't.
> 
> Now, having removed the link in /usr/local/lib/firefox3/plugins and 
> making sure that npwrapper.libflashplayer.so was not present in 
> /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins, nspluginwrapper and Flash as a normal 
> user works.
>

All these Firefox plugins are a big nightmare cause so many parameters
can prevent them to work.  It's a pain :(
But if you find a reliable reason, something that we can repeat, that
prevented the detection of the plugin, please mail me.  I'm interested
in updating the docs on this point.

-- 
Marc



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