From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 28 06:48:42 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D6ED16A417 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:48:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from smtp102.math.arizona.edu (smtp102.math.arizona.edu [128.196.102.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C17913C442 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:48:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from Debian-exim by smtp102.math.arizona.edu with local-bsmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IPusS-0007et-RF for questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:48:41 -0700 Received: from 71-220-138-238.tcsn.qwest.net ([71.220.138.238] helo=oko.kicks-ass.net) by smtp102.math.arizona.edu with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.50) id 1IPusO-0007eY-Az; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:48:36 -0700 Message-ID: <46D3C540.8080206@math.arizona.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:48:32 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070713) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "P.U.Kruppa" , questions@freebsd.org References: <20070827192949.K41683@tomato.local> <20070828045203.N10632@small> In-Reply-To: <20070828045203.N10632@small> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Outgoing-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) Cc: Subject: Re: firefox plugins 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: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:48:42 -0000 P.U.Kruppa wrote: > On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Charles Bacon wrote: > >> I'm unable to find any reference to amd64 on Firefox FAQ and other >> info sources. I have an EVGA mobo with an AMD64 running FreeBSD 6.2 >> perfectly, with Firefox. But every attempt at a plugin complains >> either that it isn't windows or that it's an amd64. I really want to >> run Flash material. Any ideas? > Adobe only distributes linux binaries, so you need linux-compatibility. > On i386 the idea is to install > /usr/ports/www/linuxpluginwrapper > but that doesn't work with amd64 yet. > > Some people on this list claimed to be able to run > /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplugin9 > in linux-opera or linux-firefox with linux_base-fc6, but the latter > will only be available with upcoming FreeBSD 7.0 branch. > > So for FreeBSD 6.2 now only /usr/ports/swfdec-plugin or > /usr/ports/graphics/gnash remain. Both are OpenSource projects and can > display something like flash 4 files or just crash your browser. > > Good luck, > > Uli. > > >> >> Chuck Bacon -- crtb@cape.com >> ABHOR SECRECY -- DEFEND PRIVACY >> >> PS: next I may ask about codecs for Audacity :-) >> PPS: I try to be complete, so here's uname -a: >> >> FreeBSD daisy.local 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 >> 08:32:24 UTC 2007 >> root@portnoy.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > > Peter Ulrich Kruppa > Wuppertal > Germany > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Flash has been discussed extensively on this mailing list at least 5 times in the past 3 months so maybe you should check archive first. It could be that your questions is already answered. So I would prefer not to repeat any howto until you have a chance to look older posts. Predrag