Hello SuSE people, I am running a 64 bit Firefox. Many webpages I visit tell me I do not have flashplayer installed and some will not even open. Other pages offer to download and install it. Tried that once and it killed Firefox. Found out via this list, ( Joe Morris I think ?? ) that there is not a compatible flashplayer for the 64 bit Firefox. Any ideas on how to get around this ?? Bob S.
B. Stia wrote:
I am running a 64 bit Firefox. Many webpages I visit tell me I do not have flashplayer installed and some will not even open. Other pages offer to download and install it. Tried that once and it killed Firefox. Found out via this list, ( Joe Morris I think ?? ) that there is not a compatible flashplayer for the 64 bit Firefox.
Any ideas on how to get around this ?? You have 2 options. One, uninstall the 64 bit version and install the 32 bit version, and use Macromedia's flash player (only available in 32 bit). Two, install the swfdec and swfdec-mozilla rpms from my apt repository. They are alpha quality, but work somewhat ( http://www.schleef.org/swfdec/ ). Neither are perfect, but choice one may be best for you. Also, send an email to Macromedia and join the crowd waiting for them to port it to a 64 bit platform. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Registered Linux user 231871
On Monday 07 February 2005 07:39, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
B. Stia wrote:
I am running a 64 bit Firefox. Many webpages I visit tell me I do not have flashplayer installed and some will not even open. Other pages offer to download and install it. Tried that once and it killed Firefox. Found out via this list, ( Joe Morris I think ?? ) that there is not a compatible flashplayer for the 64 bit Firefox.
Any ideas on how to get around this ??
You have 2 options. One, uninstall the 64 bit version and install the 32 bit version, and use Macromedia's flash player (only available in 32 bit). Two, install the swfdec and swfdec-mozilla rpms from my apt repository. They are alpha quality, but work somewhat (
Thanks Joe, My motto is "never go back" Can't bring myself to revert to 32 bit Firefox. Downloaded the two files in your apt repository. Apt made me download Mozilla also. Trying to decide whether to keep Mozilla or not. Can I just un-install it if I decide to ?? Question: Will the websites recognize the swfdec installation and stop haranguing me for the flashplayer plugin ?? Do I need to do anything special after installing those files ?? Bob S. PS Joined the group asking Macromedia to make flashplayer 64 bit.
B. Stia wrote:
My motto is "never go back" Can't bring myself to revert to 32 bit Firefox. I understand perfectly. It's like going 25mph with 375hp under the hood. Downloaded the two files in your apt repository. Apt made me download Mozilla also. Understandable, since the plugin is designed for mozilla. Trying to decide whether to keep Mozilla or not. Can I just un-install it if I decide to ??
It is probably a dependency. It might work given your situation, but it would mess up rpm and apt.
Question: Will the websites recognize the swfdec installation and stop haranguing me for the flashplayer plugin ?? Once it is recognized, yes. Do I need to do anything special after installing those files ??
You probably need to link /usr/lib64/browser-plugins/libmozswfdec.so and libmozswfdec.a to your firefox plugin directory. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Registered Linux user 231871
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