Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:06:30 -0400 From: PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca> To: herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: flashplugin Message-ID: <4AE63986.6090106@videotron.ca> In-Reply-To: <20091025062322.GA985@sandcat> References: <4AE3944A.4090602@videotron.ca> <20091025062322.GA985@sandcat>
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Thank you very much Herbert, I appreciate your input. As I wrote in my original query, I had auccessfully installed the lilnux-flashplugin9 on FreeBSD 7.2 both on a 64 bit portable _ Acer Travelmate 4400 - and on a couple of disks on the same machine (i386). I followed the instructions from http://crnl.org/blog/2008/11/01/flash-9-for-freebsd-71#comment-form upgrade FreeBSD. Once that's done the rest is straight forward. Step 1: Enable Linux compatibility and linprocfs Add linux_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf. Add compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 to /etc/sysctl.conf. Add OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f8 to /etc/make.conf. Add this line to /etc/fstab: linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 Then run these commands: mkdir -p /usr/compat/linux/proc mount /usr/compat/linux/proc /etc/rc.d/abi start /etc/rc.d/sysctl start Step 2: Update ports and install all the needed software You will now need to install the following ports and their dependencies: cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f8 && make install clean cd /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplugin9 && make install clean cd /usr/ports/www/nspluginwrapper && make install clean Follow the nspluginwrapper instructions to enable all available plugins: # nspluginwrapper -v -a -i Auto-install plugins from /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins Looking for plugins in /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins Auto-install plugins from /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-flashplugin Looking for plugins in /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-flashplugin Install plugin /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so into /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so Auto-install plugins from /root/.mozilla/plugins Looking for plugins in /root/.mozilla/plugins Restart or open Firefox 3 and enter about:plugins into your address bar. You should see something like the following: And that's it! Open your favourite Flash site and all should work. If your browser doesn't register the Shockwave Flash plugin as pictured above, you might need to do a bit of extra work as I had to do on one of my machines: cd /usr/local/lib/firefox3/plugins && ln -s /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so npwrapper.libflashplayer.so I'm not sure why one of my machines needed this, but it might happen to you so this is just a heads up. Update: I have learned that the change with the plugin directory is due to a change in FreeBSD's Firefox 3 port. If you're running port version 3.0.1_1 or later you will need to use the new plugin directory as shown above. CVS change history can be seen here. Enjoy! Worked without a problem. But while learning how to dump/restore to make clones, I cannot imagine what happened, but I found that the machines now had lilnux-fc4 distribution. This did not work. I have tried to install all the versions of linux, except the f10, and all versions of flashplayer 0 7, 9 and even 10 ... no way will it work...so I just have to abandon it an accept the fact that Adobe sucks just as much as MushWindows. I have also tried following the instructions in the manual and have lost a tremendous lot of time... really, this is the kind of shit that we just don't need ... why do we tolerate the likes of Adobe and MS? (Rhetorical question) Thanks, anyway. herbert langhans wrote: > I have some instructions on http://freebsd.langhans.com.pl/af/index.html - not updated for a while, but it might be some useful input. > > Cheers > herb langhans > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 07:56:58PM -0400, PJ wrote: > >> Is there any definitive install guide for flashplugin. >> I was able to install it on a 7.2 64bit machine and then on an i386 but >> somehow it has morphed into god-knows-what and no longer works. >> I thought I had installed it with linux-f8 emulations but I found the >> linux-f4 on the machine... so I don't know what is going on. >> Now, trying to reinstall under linux-f8 and flashplugin9 does not work... >> Adobe seems to be toally unreliable as to what they are doing with their >> software; at least from what I can see about the problems users are >> having with their products. >> So, the question - what is the latest method to get the flashplugin to >> work - what linux emulation, whick version of flashplugin... stumble, >> bumble and mumble ... >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >
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