From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 22 17:07:09 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 10C9316A494 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:07:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from server1.tntpowerhost.com (server1.tntpowerhost.com [208.100.3.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD4BD43D60 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:07:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from ppp-70-245-187-233.dsl.spfdmo.swbell.net ([70.245.187.233] helo=localhost) by server1.tntpowerhost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Gbgmx-0001sv-0K; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:07:07 -0500 Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:06:58 -0500 From: Mark Kane To: Derrick Edwards Message-ID: <20061022120658.1af524d1@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200610220946.46679.derrick@uniquestrength.net> References: <7cc8007f0610190832u5b5f637dv756ca91d5f99d770@mail.gmail.com> <20061019170850.GA60680@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20061019123431.67f44b59@localhost> <200610220946.46679.derrick@uniquestrength.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.6cvs1 (GTK+ 2.8.20; x86_64-unknown-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server1.tntpowerhost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - mkproductions.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Jerry McAllister , Dimiter Ivanov , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flash player 9 Beta is Live X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:07:09 -0000 On Sun, Oct 22, 2006, at 09:46:45 -0400, Derrick Edwards wrote: > I am not able to get this to work. I downloaded, unpacked, changed > the permissions of the flash player and executed it. All I get is > the adobe flashplayer dialog box. I tried to input an URL in the > dialog box and it does nothing. > Any help would be appreciated... Also can this be used inside of kde > konqueor? v/r I got the same results with the standalone player. I'm not sure the solution to that. If you want to use Flash 9 inside a browser (which seems to work fairly well with the exception of sound), then you need the Linux plugin version off their website and a Linux version of a browser such as linux-opera or linux-firefox. With them only producing the plugin for Linux, then you're kinda stuck with running a Linux binary browser for now. I tried the linuxpluginwrapper and a native browser before and it worked fairly OK with Flash 6, but had some problems even with version 7 so I don't think version 9 will work through that method. Also, if you need sound in Flash, you're better sticking with version 7 for now since they've used ALSA for their sound in version 9 which is Linux specific. If you want to see them make native Flash for FreeBSD or improve the sound support so we can at least use the Linux binary with sound, here are three ideas that might help: 1) Ask them on their official wish form: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform 2) Register your machine(s) with BSDStats which can help prove that there is a market for FreeBSD support: http://bsdstats.org/ 3) Sign the Flash for FreeBSD petition which already has almost 3,000 signatures: http://www.petitiononline.com/flash4me/ -Mark -- Internet Radio: Party107 (Trance/Electronic) - http://www.party107.com Rock 101.9 The Edge (Rock) - http://www.rock1019.net IRC: MIXXnet IRC Network - irc.mixxnet.net (Nick: MIXX941)