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Date:      Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:27:57 +0200
From:      Arjan Van Leeuwen <avleeuwen@gmail.com>
To:        epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Flashplasyer plug-in for Opera
Message-ID:  <d86b4873040710052776adfae2@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040709232917.7f1f68d1@localhost>
References:  <opsawckcktmb1naf@66-163-197-82.ip.van.radiant.net> <20040709232917.7f1f68d1@localhost>

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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:29:17 -0400, epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 21:49:14 -0300
> "Paulo Fonseca Jr." <paulofonsecajr@terra.com.br> wrote:
> 
> > I'm trying to enable flash plug-in on freebsd 5.1 like this:
> >
> > 1) cd /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplayer
> >     make install clean
> >     it's ok
> >
> > 2) Tools -> Preferences -> Plug-ins -> Change path
> >     the working path is: opera;
> > /usr/X11R6/share/opera/plugins:/usr/local/lib/flash/
> >     it's fine
> >
> > 3) when opera starts with "opera -debugplugin" command the message below
> > occurs:
> 
> judging by the command above, you're using the 'native' version of opera
> (that is to say, opera for freebsd).  is there any reason you would expect
> the LINUX-flashplayer to work?   :P
> 
> try /usr/ports/www/flashpluginwrapper for the native version OR install
> /usr/ports/www/linux-opera.  either should solve your problem.

Use www/linuxpluginwrapper instead of www/flashpluginwrapper - it's
newer, better maintained and supports a newer version of the Flash
player.

That said, it doesn't work with native Opera on FreeBSD 5.x - only on
4.x. So if you want Flash in Opera on FreeBSD 5.x, use linux-opera.

Arjan



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