Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:03:39 -0400 From: bdsfbsd@att.net To: "David Southwell" <david@vizion2000.net>, "Robert Huff" <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Browser choices & flash Message-ID: <op.vipv0dxlhtl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu> In-Reply-To: <19591.30637.289885.767759@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <201009080945.48847.david@vizion2000.net> <19591.30637.289885.767759@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:46:53 -0400, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: > > David Southwell writes: > [snip] >> 3. ADVICE PLEASE >> Most reliable browser combination and recomendations of specific >> port combinations which can deliver reliable browsing including >> flash capability. > > What "works" for me - doesn't crash, but sometimes can't handle > the content - is: > > firefox-3.6.8 (or) > seamonkey-2.0.6 > nspluginwrapper-1.2.2_7 > linux-f10-flashplugin-10.1r82 > > installed per the Handbook. A minor annoyance is the wrapper > doesn't exit cleanly and tends to leave hung jobs; not noticeable > resource sink, until you have 20+ of them .... > > > Robert Huff Here is a possible fix available to the hung jobs problem: http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=91872&postcount=5 (Not my work, I'm just pointing to it.) Although instead of a cron job I actually just use a launcher on a desktop panel that does killall -9 npviewer.bin (and IIRC rm npviewer.bin.core* or something like that, sorry it isn't in front of me right now.) This works for me because I only really need it after the wife has been playing games on Facebook using Firefox. I use Opera with www/opera-linuxplugins and don't have any problems. B
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