Flash problem

[Scott T. Hildreth]

On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 19:18 -0400, Christopher Sean Hilton 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 at 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.

       You have to create links for the plugins 
       (I don't know why, this started a while ago.)

       flashplayer.xpt@ -> /usr/X11R6/lib/linux-flashplugin7/flashplayer.xpt
       libflashplayer.so@ -> /usr/X11R6/lib/linux-flashplugin7/libflashplayer.so

> 
>      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 for me, native FreeBSD & flash7.

> 
> -- Chris
> 

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Scott T. Hildreth <shild at sbcglobal.net>