Adobe Linux Flash

Frank Shute frank at shute.org.uk
Thu Feb 16 23:18:34 UTC 2012


On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 04:49:27PM -0500, sean wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> 
> 	I am trying to get the Adobe Linux Flash working with Firefox.
> I have followed the directions in the browser handbook section.
> 
> -"kldstat" shows "linux.ko", and "linprocfs.ko".
> -"df" lists "linprocfs" mounted on "/compat/linux/proc"
> 
> I created the symlink from "libflashplayer.so" to the browser_plugins 
> location, and the symlink is listed.
> 
> Doing some searching on the problem I came across a mention that the 
> /compat directory needs to be symlinked to /usr/compat so I added that in.
> 
> I ran the "nspluginwrapper" command it searches the correct directories 
> but does complain of "ELF interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2 not found" 
> several times.
> 
> The "IceadTea-Web Plugin" and the "Swfdec" plugin is listed in Firefox's 
> "About:Plugins" page.
> 
> In fact I can see the "swfdec-plugin" alongside the "libflashplayer.so" 
> and the "npwrapper.libflashplayer.so" in the 
> "/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins" directory.
> 
> The system itself, a fresh install of FreeBSD 9 amd64.
> Might it be the 64 bit would be causing problems?
> 
> 		Thanks in advance,
> 		Sean

Starting with the obvious: did you install emulators/linux_base-f10?

$ pkg_info | grep linux

should show a load of linux ports.


Regards,

-- 

 Frank

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