Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:16:06 +0000 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firefox headaches Message-ID: <200412201416.07982.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <200412201212.50840.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> References: <20041218205300.GA38465@keyslapper.org> <200412201212.50840.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>
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On Monday 20 December 2004 12:12, RW wrote: > > I've got the latest (from ports updated yesterday) native, and > > flashplugin-firefox port. Certain websites crash or lock it up at > > seemingly random points. >... > > Firstly, are you using the old method of using flashpluginwrapper or the > newer linuxpluginwrapper. > > Secondly, are you using flash7, which isn't yet supported on Firefox. > > I'm using the default Flash 6 and linuxpluginwrapper, and have seen no > problems with mozilla or firefox. Ah sorry, flashplugin-firefox is the GPLed flash clone. This didn't work at all for me when I tried it earlier in the year, typically cpu usage would go up to 100%, and most of the time it would crash. The genuine Macromedia version for Linux is reliable, but it relies on your installing linux emulation, and being comfortable with installing a third-party binary.
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