Flash problem

[Scott T. Hildreth]

Now I've read the gnome list, I see you got it solved.


On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 09:41 -0500, Scott T. Hildreth wrote:
> 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
> > 
> 
-- 
Scott T. Hildreth <shildret at fbsd1.dyndns.org>