Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:28:10 -0500 From: eculp@encontacto.net To: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re: Re: latest firefox. linux-flashplugin and nspluginwrapper don't want to work together. Message-ID: <20070926122810.n6illbi9cow48kgo@intranet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <20070926172250.tx0zdc3qhw4swkco@webmail.leidinger.net> References: <20070925163539.pgse608uso00sw80@intranet.encontacto.net> <20070926061444.ffnwqfpf4s0gg0w0@intranet.encontacto.net> <20070926135928.auvddwatc4kgoskw@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070926074006.nxs0bmj4bosg0g4s@intranet.encontacto.net> <20070926172250.tx0zdc3qhw4swkco@webmail.leidinger.net>
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Quoting Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>:
> Quoting eculp@encontacto.net (from Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:40:06 -0500):
>
>> Quoting Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>:
>>
>>> Quoting eculp@encontacto.net (from Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:14:44 -0500):
>>>
>>>> Quoting eculp@encontacto.net:
>>>>
>>>>> I upgraded firefox, the linux-flashplugin and reinstalled =20
>>>>> nspluginwrapper, just in case;)
>>>>>
>>>>> firefox-2.0.0.7,1
>>>>> linux-flashplugin-7.0r70
>>>>> nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5
>>>>>
>>>>> The plugins are recognized in firefox wih about:plugins but no =20
>>>>> longer work. They have been working nicely for several months
>
> What does it mean exactly?
When I put the about:plugins as the URL. I get, among others:
Shockwave Flash
File name: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 7.0 r70
MIME Type =09Description =09Suffixes =09Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash =09Shockwave Flash =09swf =09Yes
application/futuresplash =09FutureSplash Player =09spl =09Yes
> Problems with sound, problems with graphics (no display at all), or both?
Both. Where the flash player should be is totally blank in firefox. =20
Screen shot at:
http://encontacto.net/YouTubeScreen.png
> Can you please check in the sysctl's related to sound for a mmap or =20
> linux related sysctl and set it to "1"?
I just set hw.snd.compat_linux_mmap: 1 but still no change.
> Have you updated FreeBSD at the same time (as in "before the last =20
> use of flash and the update of firefox")?
>
>>>>> now. I guess I should rollback something.
>>>>
>>>> More info:
>>>> - Box with issue:
>>>> 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #372: Mon Sep 24 05:41:04 CDT 2007
>>>
>>> Is this RELENG_6 or RELENG_6_2? If the former, when did you cvsup?
>>
>> Hello Alexander,
>>
>> It is RELENG_6 and I cvsup and build daily. I clean libraries,
>> includes and reboot every 10 days, more or less. It is pretty up to
>> date.
>>
>>>
>>>> - On Linux-opera I get sound but no flash movie.
>>>> - I tried it on a 7.0 current box and it worked. So maybe it is
>>>> time to quite procrastinating and upgrade ;)
>>>> - I would still love to hear a Flash9 success story.
>>>
>>> There are kernel bugs preventing flash9 to work even on -current. =20
>>> You can head over to emulation@ if you want to help debugging the =20
>>> problem (you have to run -current then).
>>
>> I have decided to go to current, using a cd, probably this weekend.
>> This is my last RELENG_6 box so I don't really need to keep it anymore.
>> I'm building a release on a current box right now and will build
>> another tomorrow to have a couple of cd's just in case ;).
>
> Please keep it on RELENG_6. I merged some changes from -current and =20
> it would be nice if you could check if the problem is not because of =20
> those changes.
Will do.
> If you have changed FreeBSD, and if it worked before, it would be =20
> nice if you could go back on RELENG_6 and try to nail down a commit =20
> which caused this problem.
I can try over the weekend and before if I can get a couple of spare minutes=
.
Thanks, Alexander.
ed
> Bye,
> Alexander.
>
> --=20
> Sometimes it happens. People just explode. Natural causes.
> =09=09-- Repo Man
>
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