From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 19 05:23:41 2005 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 73AD716A41F for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:23:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dev@unixdaemon.org) Received: from spatula.dreamhost.com (spatula.dreamhost.com [66.33.205.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BABE943D5D for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:23:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dev@unixdaemon.org) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (cpe-24-24-83-9.stny.res.rr.com [24.24.83.9]) by spatula.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF9D07F0EB; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:23:38 -0800 (PST) From: Dev Tugnait To: Beecher Rintoul In-Reply-To: <200512181948.10598.akbeech@gmail.com> References: <20051219035752.GA27224@home-on-the-dome.mit.edu> <200512181948.10598.akbeech@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:23:35 -0500 Message-Id: <1134969815.79728.6.camel@dracula.transylvania.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.2.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Ross Adams Lippert , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: flash plugin in 6.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: dev@unixdaemon.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:23:41 -0000 On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 19:47 -0900, Beecher Rintoul wrote: > On Sunday 18 December 2005 06:57 pm, Ross Adams Lippert wrote: > > Where is the latest documentation on this continually vexing > > problem? Why do I feel like this is the hardest part of any > > upgrade? > > That port is borked, here's what you have to do to get it working: > The port is not broken cvsup your tree > ## Workaround for broken port linuxpluginwrapper. > > ## Before building linuxpluginwrapper: > > rm -R /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > > ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > > > ## Build linuxpluginwrapper: > > cd /usr/ports/www/linuxpluginwrapper > > make -DWITH_PLUGINS install clean > > ## or upgrade: > > portupgrade -vm -DWITH_PLUGINS linuxpluginwrapper > > ## Remove symlink (will break Mozilla). > > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > I advice not to remove /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins > > ## Fix acroread: > > rm -rf /usr/local/bin/acroread # If upgrade. > > mv /usr/local/bin/acroread7 /usr/local/bin/acroread > > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ln > -s /usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ## Change path to nppdf.so in /etc/libmap.conf: > > # Acrobat7 with Mozilla/Firebird/Galeon/Epiphany/Konqueror > [/usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so] > libc.so.6 pluginwrapper/acrobat.so > > > ## Acroread now works properly in browser. > ## Helix plugin does not work with Firefox or Mozilla at this time. > ## Flash 6.0 works without modification. > ## Flash7 is VERY unstable and will crash Firefox (possibly Mozilla). > > ## Launch browser and type "about:plugins" without the quotes to check that > plugins are enabled. > > Beech > Refrain from giving bad advice please > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Beech Rintoul - System Administrator - akbeech@gmail.com > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | NorthWind Communications > \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9th Avenue Ste.310 > X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 > / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://akparadise.byethost33.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > -- Dev Tugnait