From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 18 23:40:01 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA8E18C7 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88ABC1AC5 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id r5INe1Vr044657 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id r5INe15s044631; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201306182340.r5INe15s044631@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Ronald F.Guilmette" Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4590C59B for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:30:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfg@tristatelogic.com) Received: from outgoing.tristatelogic.com (segfault.tristatelogic.com [69.62.255.118]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29C181A84 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:30:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by segfault.tristatelogic.com (Postfix, from userid 1237) id 7EF783BD50; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20130618233010.7EF783BD50@segfault.tristatelogic.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:10 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ronald F.Guilmette" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/179697: Handbook incomplete WRT Opera flash usage (linproc) Cc: rfg@tristatelogic.com X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Ronald F.Guilmette" List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:01 -0000 >Number: 179697 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook incomplete WRT Opera flash usage (linproc) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 18 23:40:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ronald F. Guilmette >Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64 >Organization: entr0py >Environment: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64 >Description: The Handbook describes how to install and use Opera on this page: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop-browsers.html Unfortunately that page fails to mention that in order to make use of the Flash plug-in with Opera, one has to first mount the "linproc" thingy. >How-To-Repeat: Install Opera and the associated flash plugin and then try to visit a page containing some flash content. It won't work until you mount the linproc thing. >Fix: The Handbook page mentioned above should describe what has to be added to /etc/fstab in order to get the linproc pseudo-filesystem mounted. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: