Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 16:19:27 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why some flash sites don't work? Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK1%2BiqjG-%2BFVbCyu1qq_defsBsSy0u%2BLQV7DvP1UhiVxkA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EB1ADF4.80607@rawbw.com> References: <4EB0AA92.7030004@rawbw.com> <CA%2BtpaK2j5jyHGT0s_NTAhNWiNZGkwxTUWWbN8nFJeqNV4oDcAQ@mail.gmail.com> <4EB18CA7.2090308@rawbw.com> <CA%2BtpaK1CDgcq-cs7GrvCnA6OdiwXvKPiwn1QLxhPCOy3YJdKMQ@mail.gmail.com> <4EB1ADF4.80607@rawbw.com>
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On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> wrote: > On 11/02/2011 11:42, Adam Vande More wrote: > > Can you try creating a new user, and under that user install flash per the > handbook. That should at least tell if it's some local user settings > causing the issue. > > > When I create the new user, flash in FF doesn't work at all. Instructions > from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/desktop-browsers.html (*Under > FreeBSD 8.X*) are followed. > symlink /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/libflashplayer.so -> > /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so exists. > Also packages > nspluginwrapper-1.4.4 > linux-f10-flashplugin-11.0r1.152 > are installed. > > The reason why flash works in my main user is that ~/.mozilla/plugins/ > npwrapper.libflashplayer.so file exists there. > > I am not sure what this file ~/.mozilla/plugins/ > npwrapper.libflashplayer.so is and where did it come from. > It comes from the rest of the instructions section, namely "nspluginwrapper -v -a -i". So does this mean that instructions in handbook are wrong? > When it's followed in it's entirety, it works. As your new user, execute "nspluginwrapper -l". If you don't get output similar to this: > nspluginwrapper -l /home/adam/.mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so Original plugin: /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so Plugin viewer: /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer Wrapper version string: 1.4.4-1 then you have not followed the instructions completely. -- Adam Vande More
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