From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 5 18:14:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 631C616A4CE for ; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:14:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sage.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9708443D3F for ; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:14:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao [10.0.0.247]) by sage.thought.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i85IDh98005444; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:13:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thought.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i85IDxuR075644; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:13:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i85IDwtF075643; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:13:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:13:57 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: kstewart Message-ID: <20040905181357.GA75598@thought.org> References: <20040904082538.GA92036@thought.org> <200409041943.04214.kstewart@owt.com> <20040905060458.GA34599@thought.org> <200409042343.59755.kstewart@owt.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200409042343.59755.kstewart@owt.com> X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 18 years of service to the Unix community User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: Gary Kline cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: Vulpes Velox Subject: Re: is there an 'open-source' RealPlayer? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:14:03 -0000 On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 11:43:59PM -0700, kstewart wrote: > > > > Can you check your pkg list and list the mozilla > > and java ports? --If thr linuxpluginwrapper will > > magically make FBSD mozilla work:: WOW! > > The thing is that RealPlayer, Adobe, flash, and etc. or all linux apps. I > think the wrapper is just as important as the x-wrapper is to run as > non-root. > > When I installed it, and followed the instructions, I could use acrobat, and > some of the flash/shockwave stuff in both konqueror and mozilla. Realplay > never showed up in the plugin list for mozilla but I can go to a site that > has *.ram files and click them and hear the music. > > Konqueror is really anal when it comes to getting rid of kmplayer as the > defautl. I can also visit the same site as mozilla and play the *.ram files. > > The thing is that I moved rpnp.so into so many places that I don't know what > made mozilla work. I got the idea from the links in the about plugin link on > mozilla > help. It was basically any place that locate claimed to be a > mozilla plugin directory. It was finally - well, I give up, let see what it > does and it worked. I don't have a clue what fixed it because I was looking > for it in the plugin list and it never showed up. > > Kent > Sounds somewhat like my experience with getting things to Just Work {TM}. Took me altogether several days to get java, javavm, jdk,sdk, whatevertheheck to work with l-mozilla and the flashplugin and acrobat and realplayer. Now it works; but installing it on my laptop is more than a chore-and-a-half. Not worth the effort. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and put together a cookbook tutorial. Make it my life's goal to keep it current... . gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix