Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:15:55 -0400 From: Christopher Sean Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com> To: eculp@encontacto.net Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flash problem Message-ID: <20060613011555.GB3328@dagobah.vindaloo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060612184705.64inlow944400so0@correo.encontacto.net> References: <20060608120155.EB51716F8FC@hub.freebsd.org> <Pine.LNX.4.56.0606091030190.6924@Mira.dandy.net> <1149865048.3038.233.camel@scotth.emsphone.com> <20060612231834.GA3328@dagobah.vindaloo.com> <op.ta13i8mn9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20060612184705.64inlow944400so0@correo.encontacto.net>
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On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 06:47:05PM -0500, eculp@encontacto.net wrote:
> Quoting Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>:
>
> >On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:18:34 -0500, Christopher Sean Hilton
> ><chris@vindaloo.com> wrote:
> >
> >>On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 09:57:28AM -0500, Scott T. Hildreth wrote:
> >>>On Fri, 2006-06-09 at 10:42 -0400, andy@neu.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Nothing shows up under plugins in Mozilla or Seamonkey. I tried to
> >>>> install the linuxplginwrapper,
> >>>
> >>> Well you can't run linux flash in FreeBSD native browser without it.
> >>> Also to run flash 7 you need to patch rtld-elf, adds a missing call.
> >>> The linuxpluginwrapper port explains how to do this.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> but it is marked broken.rtld-elf
> >>>>
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I'm going through the same thing. If anyone has gotten this on solved
> >>I'd love to know. Several of the websites that I use have flash and
> >>will not work without it.
> >>
> >>I have tried:
> >>
> >> CVSuping my ports tree and building the latest firefox
> >>
> >> Updating linuxpluginwrapper
> >>
> >> Changing from www/linux-flashplugin6 to www/linuxflashplugin7
> >>
> >> Applying the rtld-elf patch.
> >>
> >> Using linux-firefox rather than the FreeBSD native one.
> >>
> >>The result is always the same. Hit www.doonesbury.com and your browser
> >>packs it in.
> >
> >Works fine with linux-opera and linuxflashplugin7.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Mezz
>
> Works great on SeaMonkey with FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #143: Sun Jun 11
> 10:05:45 CDT 2006 at least. I have navigated most of doonesbury with
> no issues at all.
>
Perhaps its something in the OS. I'm running:
$ uname -a
FreeBSD dagobah.vindaloo.com 6.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD
6.1-PRERELEASE #1: Fri Feb 17 18:42:11 EST 2006
I'll upgrade it to 6.1-STABLE and retest.
-- Chris
--
Chris Hilton chris-at-vindaloo-dot-com
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