Re: flash on amd64: my report

["Michael Fothergill" <mikef20000@hotmail.com>]

> From: Michael <codejodler@gmx.ch>
> To: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: flash on amd64: my report
> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:06:26 +0200
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> Looks like gnash works now at least for youtube stuff.
> (Still not for myspace.)
> Otherwise you can play flash flv files externally with vlc plugin.
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> # Machine: x86_64
> # Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-rc5-amd64 (custom)
> # Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid
> # Installed:
> libc6   2.6.1-1
> gnash   0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1+b2
> gnash-tools     0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1+b2
> libgnash0       0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1+b2
> mozilla-plugin-gnash    0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1+b2
> mozilla-plugin-vlc      0.8.6.c-3
> iceweasel       2.0.0.6-1
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>  m°

Thanks for your posting on gnash.  I tried to install gnash on etch amd64 
and ran into dependency problems etc.  You need to be Lenny or Sid (as you 
are) to get it to work.  So I gave up with it.....

I got flash to work in etch amd64 eventually using a recipe I posted 
earlier.

I have copied the post below:

Dear Debianists

I have just got flashplayer9  working on Iceweasel in amd64 etch.....

I did the following stuff recommended by some helpful guys at 
http://www.dipconsultants.com:

First things first, as root:

 * Add repository to sources.list:
o echo "deb http://www.dipconsultants.com/debian etch main" >> 
/etc/apt/sources.list
 * apt-get update
 * Install the keyring so you're not bothered with key/verification 
warnings:
       o apt-get install markybob-keyring
 * apt-get update once more
 * Install what you want:
       o apt-get install ia32-libs-gtk nspluginwrapper

If you're looking to install Flash in a 64-bit browser:

 * Do *every* step listed above, then the following as a *user*, not root:
* wget 
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
 * tar -zxf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz

It worked fine up to here....

 * mv install_flash_player_9_linux/flashplayer.xpt 
install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/

Instead of this I did mv install_flash_player_9_linux/flashplayer.xpt 
install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
NOT as a user as root

 * nspluginwrapper -i ~/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

I didn't do the above one either;

I did nspluginwrapper -i /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
NOT as a user as root

 * Start/restart iceweasel/firefox/whatever
 * Enjoy, Etch 64-bit users, from the guys at dipconsultants.com :)

Everything else was the same.


Now flashplayer 9 works on my 64 bit Iceweasel browser.


Thanks

Michael Fothergill

I tried flashplayer-mozilla or whatever it is.  It doesn't work as far as I 
can see unless you are running Sid or Lenny or something because you can't 
install the latest nspluginwrapper in etch without dependency problems that 
I think would be dodgy because you would be veering out of etch into 
something chaotic.

Or something like that.

But this worked.
>

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End of old posting.

The installation of flash I made above on amd64 etch was a bit unstable in 
amd64 etch r0.  It would work for a while and then suddenly quit.  I am not 
sure why.  Rebooting seemed to help a little.

But when I upgraded to amd64 etch r1 then this problem went away.  I am not 
sure why.  Now flash is working well.

Java plugins are still below par but I am working on it.

Regards

Michael Fothergill

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