Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:22:01 -0400 From: "Person, Roderick" <personrp@ccbh.com> To: "'tobi@physcip.uni-stuttgart.de'" <tobi@physcip.uni-stuttgart.de>, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: RE: opera 5.0 release no longer works with flash plugin Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A668479@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu>
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I don't believe this to be a bug. I'm on the opera linux mailing list =
and
according to them there is no support for plugins right now. But =
"soon", the
next release probably there will be flash support.
Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
personrp@ccbh.com
"Get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't=20
there to create disorder. The policeman is there to perserve=20
disorder."=20
- Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tobi@bland.fido.de [mailto:tobi@bland.fido.de]
> Sent: July 06, 2001 3:00 AM
> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
> Subject: opera 5.0 release no longer works with flash plugin
>=20
>=20
> Hallo!
>=20
> Previously, I was using Opera 5.0b16 (IIRC), installed from FreeBSD
> ports, and I was using the Linux flash player plugin, also from =
ports.
> I simply had to symlink libflashplayer.so to
> /usr/local/share/opera/plugins (again, IIRC, but somewhere there was =
a
> opera plugins directory where I could symlink to), and voila, Opera
> could show flash animations.
>=20
> Today I cvsupped my ports and was happy to find that now the port for
> Opera has been upgraded to 5.0 release. So I pkg_deleted my old Opera
> installation and installed the new one, again via ports.
>=20
> Now, the new port does no longer install a "plugins" directory. By
> using truss, I found out that the new Opera version is now searching
> for plugins in /usr/lib/opera/plugins. So I created this directory =
and
> symlinked (also tried to copy) the flash player plugin and the
> ShockWave.class file there. But it does not work. I see that Opera
> finds the file and does something with it:
>=20
> linux_open("/usr/lib/opera/plugins/libflashplayer.so",0,05041052214)
> =3D 3 (0x3)
> linux_newfstat(8,0xbfbfd918) =3D 2 (0x2)
> read(0x8,0xbfbfc96c,0x1000) =3D 3 (0x3)
> linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) =3D 1 (0x1)
> mprotect(0x289ac000,0x425fc,0x0) =3D 3 (0x3)
> linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) =3D 1 (0x1)
> linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) =3D 1 (0x1)
> close(8) =3D 1 (0x1)
> mprotect(0x28908000,0xa4000,0x3) =3D 3 (0x3)
> munmap(0x28908000,0xe65fc) =3D 2 (0x2)
>=20
> But it still refuses to play flash plugins, and the plugin list under
> "appearanaces" is empty.
>=20
> Is this actually a bug in the new port (I think at least that it no
> longer installs a plugin directory is a problem with the port), a bug
> in the newer version of Opera, or one in the Linux emulation?=20
>=20
> Viele Gr=FC=DFe,
> Tobias
>=20
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I don't believe this to be a bug. I'm on the opera =
linux mailing list and according to them there is no support for =
plugins right now. But "soon", the next release probably =
there will be flash support.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Roderick P. Person</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Programmer II</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>personrp@ccbh.com</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>"Get the thing straight once and for all. The =
policeman isn't </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>there to create disorder. The policeman is there to =
perserve </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>disorder." </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> - Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago </FONT>
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<BR>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: tobi@bland.fido.de [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:tobi@bland.fido.de">mailto:tobi@bland.fido.de</A>]</FONT>=
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sent: July 06, 2001 3:00 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Subject: opera 5.0 release no longer works with =
flash plugin</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Hallo!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Previously, I was using Opera 5.0b16 (IIRC), =
installed from FreeBSD</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> ports, and I was using the Linux flash player =
plugin, also from ports.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I simply had to symlink libflashplayer.so =
to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> /usr/local/share/opera/plugins (again, IIRC, =
but somewhere there was a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> opera plugins directory where I could symlink =
to), and voila, Opera</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> could show flash animations.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Today I cvsupped my ports and was happy to find =
that now the port for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Opera has been upgraded to 5.0 release. So I =
pkg_deleted my old Opera</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> installation and installed the new one, again =
via ports.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Now, the new port does no longer install a =
"plugins" directory. By</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> using truss, I found out that the new Opera =
version is now searching</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> for plugins in /usr/lib/opera/plugins. So I =
created this directory and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> symlinked (also tried to copy) the flash player =
plugin and the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> ShockWave.class file there. But it does not =
work. I see that Opera</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> finds the file and does something with =
it:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
linux_open("/usr/lib/opera/plugins/libflashplayer.so",0,050410=
52214)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =3D 3 (0x3)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
linux_newfstat(8,0xbfbfd918) &n=
bsp; &n=
bsp; =3D 2 (0x2)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
read(0x8,0xbfbfc96c,0x1000) &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; =3D 3 (0x3)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) &n=
bsp; &n=
bsp; =3D 1 (0x1)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
mprotect(0x289ac000,0x425fc,0x0) &nbs=
p; =3D 3 =
(0x3)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) &n=
bsp; &n=
bsp; =3D 1 (0x1)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) &n=
bsp; &n=
bsp; =3D 1 (0x1)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
close(8) &nbs=
p; &nbs=
p; &nbs=
p; =3D 1 (0x1)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
mprotect(0x28908000,0xa4000,0x3) &nbs=
p; =3D 3 =
(0x3)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> =
munmap(0x28908000,0xe65fc) &nbs=
p; &nbs=
p; =3D 2 (0x2)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> But it still refuses to play flash plugins, and =
the plugin list under</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> "appearanaces" is empty.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Is this actually a bug in the new port (I think =
at least that it no</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> longer installs a plugin directory is a problem =
with the port), a bug</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> in the newer version of Opera, or one in the =
Linux emulation? </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Viele Gr=FC=DFe,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Tobias</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to =
majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" =
in the body of the message</FONT>
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