Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:41:07 -0600 From: "Mark Carlson" <carlsonmark@gmail.com> To: "Naram Qashat" <cyberbotx@cyberbotx.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lack of Flash support is no longer acceptable. Bounty established... Message-ID: <bab706780806241241l2bff8f9fkba148cc9b09af5ba@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <48613EBA.507@cyberbotx.com> References: <200806241817.m5OIHLYU086621@fire.js.berklix.net> <48613EBA.507@cyberbotx.com>
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On 6/24/08, Naram Qashat <cyberbotx@cyberbotx.com> wrote: > Julian Stacey wrote: > > Do you have a "How To" RTFM Cook book / script URL please ? > > > > I'd like to chime in here and say there is nothing special to get this > configuration to work. Download the Windows version of Firefox and install > it via Wine, then download the Windows version of Flash for Firefox and > install that with Wine. Once you do that, you have Flash in Firefox using > Wine. Like has been said, Wine is far from perfect, but this works great > until a native Flash can be made for FreeBSD. > > Naram Qashat I'm not at my box right now, but it went something like this: 0. Install wine ( emulators/wine ) 1. Download firefox for windows ( http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html ) 2. Run: wine "Firefox Setup 3.0.exe" 3. Complete the installer 4. To run firefox you need to do something like: wine "C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe" (I forget the exact path / command name) 5. Navigate to the adobe flash download page ( use goole or something ) and download the flash installer for windows. 6. When the download is complete, run it ( should be able to do this from the download manager in firefox ) 7. Complete the flash installer ( this will require you to close firefox, so do that ) 8. Start firefox again (see the wine firefox.exe command from above) 9. Create a script to start firefox under wine since the command is so ugly. I might write up some better instructions when I have the time, but I really don't have a good place to put them. -Mark C.
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