From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 25 09:10:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88303106566B for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:10:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: from blah.sun-fish.com (blah.sun-fish.com [217.18.249.150]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44DE18FC0A for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:10:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 4DFE81B10EE8; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:52:33 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on malcho.cmotd.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-10.6 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.4 Received: from hater.haters.org (hater.cmotd.com [192.168.3.125]) by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9118F1B10EBB; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:52:30 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4862074E.1000704@moneybookers.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:52:30 +0300 From: Stefan Lambrev User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080616) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Carlson References: <200806241817.m5OIHLYU086621@fire.js.berklix.net> <48613EBA.507@cyberbotx.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.93, clamav-milter version 0.93 on blah.cmotd.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Naram Qashat Subject: Re: Lack of Flash support is no longer acceptable. Bounty established... X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:10:08 -0000 Greetings, Mark Carlson wrote: > On 6/24/08, Naram Qashat wrote: > >> Julian Stacey wrote: >> >>> Do you have a "How To" RTFM Cook book / script URL please ? >>> >>> >> I'd like to chime in here and say there is nothing special to get this >> configuration to work. Download the Windows version of Firefox and install >> it via Wine, then download the Windows version of Flash for Firefox and >> install that with Wine. Once you do that, you have Flash in Firefox using >> Wine. Like has been said, Wine is far from perfect, but this works great >> until a native Flash can be made for FreeBSD. >> >> Naram Qashat >> > > I'm not at my box right now, but it went something like this: > > 0. Install wine ( emulators/wine ) > 1. Download firefox for windows ( > http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html ) > 2. Run: wine "Firefox Setup 3.0.exe" > 3. Complete the installer > 4. To run firefox you need to do something like: wine "C:/Program > Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe" (I forget the exact path / command > name) > 5. Navigate to the adobe flash download page ( use goole or something > ) and download the flash installer for windows. > 6. When the download is complete, run it ( should be able to do this > from the download manager in firefox ) > 7. Complete the flash installer ( this will require you to close > firefox, so do that ) > 8. Start firefox again (see the wine firefox.exe command from above) > 9. Create a script to start firefox under wine since the command is so ugly. > > I might write up some better instructions when I have the time, but I > really don't have a good place to put them. > I tried this before and have a bad luck of not having working audio on flash, but today with new wine and FF3 it works. Btw there is a small nasty problem copy/paste from wine app to native apps does not work. Ideas how to workaround this? > -Mark C. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177