Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:52:30 +0300 From: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com> To: Mark Carlson <carlsonmark@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Naram Qashat <cyberbotx@cyberbotx.com> Subject: Re: Lack of Flash support is no longer acceptable. Bounty established... Message-ID: <4862074E.1000704@moneybookers.com> In-Reply-To: <bab706780806241241l2bff8f9fkba148cc9b09af5ba@mail.gmail.com> References: <200806241817.m5OIHLYU086621@fire.js.berklix.net> <48613EBA.507@cyberbotx.com> <bab706780806241241l2bff8f9fkba148cc9b09af5ba@mail.gmail.com>
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Greetings, Mark Carlson wrote: > 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. > I tried this before and have a bad luck of not having working audio on flash, but today with new wine and FF3 it works. Btw there is a small nasty problem copy/paste from wine app to native apps does not work. Ideas how to workaround this? > -Mark C. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177
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