Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:42:11 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca> Cc: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.2 amd64 Flash Message-ID: <6201873e0907261442m5540759en3e23ed689f7b4abd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A6CA506.3030407@videotron.ca> References: <4A6B6A25.2040508@videotron.ca> <6201873e0907251532u5a100c2du15c910d51522bc26@mail.gmail.com> <4A6B8F5A.7050203@videotron.ca> <6201873e0907251722v63ae8bc8i342e0853d468dbcf@mail.gmail.com> <4A6BA9E2.20609@videotron.ca> <6201873e0907251833o52e24c2cuda02bf172530bb26@mail.gmail.com> <6201873e0907251903k12ba0a7ahdd8fa1014e5d067d@mail.gmail.com> <4A6CA506.3030407@videotron.ca>
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On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 1:48 PM, PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca> wrote:
> Adam Vande More wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Adam Vande More
> > <amvandemore@gmail.com <mailto:amvandemore@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 7:57 PM, PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca
> > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>> wrote:
> >
> > Adam Vande More wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 6:03 PM, PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca
> > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>
> > > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca
> > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Adam Vande More wrote:
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 3:25 PM, PJ
> > <af.gourmet@videotron.ca <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca
> > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>>
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca
> > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca
> > <mailto:af.gourmet@videotron.ca>>>> wrote:
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Has anyone SUCCESSF=
ULLY installed Adobe Flash for
> > Firefox on
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD FBSD 7.2
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD running on amd64?
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I have managed to i=
nstall about everything I need
> > on an Acer
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD TravelMate
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD 4400 except Flash.
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I have found that s=
omeone did install it in
> > version 7.1 but
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD the same
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD procedures do not w=
ork on 7.2. linux_base-f8
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD ("linux_base-f8-8_11
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD compat.linuxosrelea=
se: 2.4.2 is not supported.")
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Installed is linux_=
base-fc-4_14 is currently
> > installed.
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD linux_base-f10-10 i=
s asking to use version 2.6.16
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Surely some version=
of Flash should be functional
> > on FBSD 7.2
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD TIA
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD --
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Herv=EF=BF=BD Kempf=
: "Pour sauver la plan=EF=BF=BDte, sortez du
> > capitalisme."
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Phil Jourdan --- pj=
@ptahhotep.com
> > <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com> <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com
> > <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com>>
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com <mailto:pj@ptahh=
otep.com>
> > <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com>>>
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > Sure it's no different than i386. =EF=
=BF=BDYou need to set
> > linux kernel
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > version to 2.6.16 in /etc/sysctl.conf t=
hen remove f4
> > and install
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD f8 or
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > f10.
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > --
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD > Adam Vande More
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Thanks for the prompt answer Adam,
> > >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I already had f8 installed as well as fc-=
4 & sctl.conf
> > set to
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD 2.6.16. I
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD tried installing flash but here's what I =
get.
> > >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD "The current linux-f8-flashplugin10 spews=
out:
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =3D=3D=3D> linux-flashplugin-10.0r22 bsd.=
linux-apps.mk
> > <http://bsd.linux-apps.mk>;
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD <http://bsd.linux-apps.mk>; test failed: T=
he
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD component nss is not defined for LINUX_DI=
ST_SUFFIX=3D (the
> > corresponding
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD variable nss_FILE is not defined).
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD *** Error code 1"
> > >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD linux_base-fc-4-14 was installed as a dep=
endency by some
> > other
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD program.
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD What happens if I remofe it?
> > >
> > >
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD --
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Herv=EF=BF=BD Kempf: "Pour sauver la plan=
=EF=BF=BDte, sortez du
> > capitalisme."
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Phil Jourdan --- pj@ptahhotep.com
> > <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com> <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com
> > <mailto:pj@ptahhotep.com>>
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD http://www.ptahhotep.com
> > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD http://www.chiccantine.com/andy=
pantry.php
> > >
> > >
> > > In my experience, upgrading linux base hasn't broken
> > anything as long
> > > as proper steps are taken. =EF=BF=BDBoris was correct in refe=
rencing
> > > /usr/ports/UPDATING for instructions on upgrading it. =EF=BF=
=BDThere
> are
> > > important steps there. =EF=BF=BDAlso the original post had an=
error
> that
> > > reflected the sysctl not being set correctly. =EF=BF=BDGenera=
lly,
> > sysctl.conf
> > > is only run at boot. =EF=BF=BDIf you're just getting starting=
in
> > BSD, it is
> > > probably easier to just remember to reboot after changing
> > files like
> > > /etc/sysctl.conf and /boot/loader.conf. =EF=BF=BDIt's more
> > complicated than
> > > that and this introduces some unnecessary steps but it's a
> > lot easier
> > > to remember for someone new to this enviroment.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Adam Vande More
> > I'm afraid that I am a little lost here.
> > I have had a few problems configuring ports on previous
> > installations,
> > but I hagve always managed to ge them done. Usually, with a
> > little help
> > to find my own silly little mistakes like typos and just not
> > paying
> > attention.
> > But up to now, I have never been able to install Flash on any
> > previous
> > distributions.
> > Anyway, I now have flash installed... it does not work.
> > I have also acroread9 installed... it does not want to work...
> > it loads
> > up, the panel comes up and last about 1-2 seconds and dies.
> > That's nice. I went to the trouble to install it and it
> > doesn't work.
> > Any suggestions what to do, look for, or whatever befor I
> > trash all this
> > stuff and go back to MicroSlop.
> > Thanks again...I've had enough for today... gotta get some
> > sleep. It's
> > been a miserable week installing and reinstalling 7.2 on
> > amd64... and I
> > was just beginning to see the light at the end of the
> > tunnel... :'(
> >
> > Best instructions are found here:
> >
> > http://crnl.org/blog/2008/11/01/flash-9-for-freebsd-71
> >
> > I've not had any issue with any freebsd 7.x version including
> > stable, but I didn't run amd64 long.=EF=BF=BD I doubt that is the i=
ssue
> > though.
> > --
> > Adam Vande More
> >
> >
> > Actually there is a pretty good thread going in stable about this:
> >
> > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2009-July/051292.html
> >
> > --
> > Adam Vande More
> Thanks again for alll your input.
> I had found the link above and with Boris's hints was able to finally
> get it all going. There was a little issue with sound, but I found a
> solution for that.
> So now I have everything running as it should. Whew, finally.
> The only thing I have not done is make a custom kernel and install a
> wireless card. I don't think the former is necessary as it runs fine and
> only gives a few warning messages that don't seem to hinder the operation=
.
> The wireless seems to be well documented.
> As things stand now, I think I shall get rid of, or at least mothball
> ,MicroSlop and use it from wine should I ever really need it. :-)
> Now, I'm happy and can get back to some more serious work setting up
> some web sites. ;-)
>
> Good to hear your success. It will get much easier with time as you lear=
n
more.
I don't run custom kernels often, and up until recently didn't use
wireless. As you said it's well documented, and the wireless info in the
handbook worked very well for me.
--=20
Adam Vande More
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