[opensuse] adobe flash player crashes in browser
Hello: I've been using adobe flash player in firefox browser to listen to live radio stream and it practically never crashed. Recently I've changed my mobo and processor with built in intel graphics. Previously I had standalone nvidia graphics card and used nvidia proprietary driver with nomodeset option in grub. With the new hardware I use (I guess) nouveau driver and I removed nomodeset option from grub. I haven't changed the operating system or browser of flash player. Now flash player crashes about ~30-40 minutes. I don't know if this is related to new graphics, only coincidence, or caused by something else. How can I check and fix it? The system is openSUSE 12.2 (I know it's old) with KDE3.5 and firefox esr24, and flash plugin 11.2.202.442. Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 El 2015-09-29 a las 18:46 +0200, Istvan Gabor escribió:
Hello:
I've been using adobe flash player in firefox browser to listen to live radio stream and it practically never crashed. Recently I've changed my mobo and processor with built in intel graphics. Previously I had standalone nvidia graphics card and used nvidia proprietary driver with nomodeset option in grub.
:-?
With the new hardware I use (I guess) nouveau driver
No, if the graphics are Intel, you are not using nouveau. That's only for Nvidia graphics.
and I removed nomodeset option from grub. I haven't changed the operating system or browser of flash player. Now flash player crashes about ~30-40 minutes. I don't know if this is related to new graphics, only coincidence, or caused by something else. How can I check and fix it? The system is openSUSE 12.2 (I know it's old) with KDE3.5 and firefox esr24, and flash plugin 11.2.202.442.
Well, current flash is 11.2.202.521. On the other hand, the Intel graphics driver is integrated in the kernel, and yours will be old. - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlYKxIkACgkQja8UbcUWM1wGkgEAhlWogTik6iKvDvXyXJPi9vqk 8+7QsfeDv10lKzV1IB0A/RZl4dfgK0RMV9grG4oovYFVRzXS4NOm7f4cHFk0ohoU =aRrC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
"Carlos E. R." írta:
El 2015-09-29 a las 18:46 +0200, Istvan Gabor escribió:
Hello:
I've been using adobe flash player in firefox browser to listen to live radio stream and it practically never crashed. Recently I've changed my mobo and processor with built in intel graphics. Previously I had standalone nvidia graphics card and used nvidia proprietary driver with nomodeset option in grub.
:-?
Which part don't you understand? Maybe should have I written "I used regularly" instead of "I've been using"?
With the new hardware I use (I guess) nouveau driver
No, if the graphics are Intel, you are not using nouveau. That's only for Nvidia graphics.
Yes, OK. Intel driver is loaded according to Xorg.0.log: 36.881] (II) LoadModule: "intel" [ 36.989] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so [ 37.788] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 37.798] compiled for 1.12.3, module version = 2.20.3 [ 37.798] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 37.798] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
and I removed nomodeset option from grub. I haven't changed the operating system or browser of flash player. Now flash player crashes about ~30-40 minutes. I don't know if this is related to new graphics, only coincidence, or caused by something else. How can I check and fix it? The system is openSUSE 12.2 (I know it's old) with KDE3.5 and firefox esr24, and flash plugin 11.2.202.442.
Well, current flash is 11.2.202.521.
Updated flash-plugin, still crashing. In firefox within 10 minutes.
On the other hand, the Intel graphics driver is integrated in the kernel, and yours will be old.
How to update an intel graphics driver without upgrading the kernel (that is, my whole system in my case)? Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2015-09-29 22:37, Istvan Gabor wrote:
"Carlos E. R." írta:
El 2015-09-29 a las 18:46 +0200, Istvan Gabor escribió:
Hello:
I've been using adobe flash player in firefox browser to listen to live radio stream and it practically never crashed. Recently I've changed my mobo and processor with built in intel graphics. Previously I had standalone nvidia graphics card and used nvidia proprietary driver with nomodeset option in grub.
:-?
Which part don't you understand? Maybe should have I written "I used regularly" instead of "I've been using"?
No, I had doubts about "nomodeset" with nvidia. «The newest kernels have moved the video mode setting into the kernel. So all the programming of the hardware specific clock rates and registers on the video card happen in the kernel rather than in the X driver when the X server starts.. This makes it possible to have high resolution nice looking splash (boot) screens and flicker free transitions from boot splash to login screen. Unfortunately, on some cards this doesnt work properly and you end up with a black screen. Adding the nomodeset parameter instructs the kernel to not load video drivers and use BIOS modes instead until X is loaded.»
On the other hand, the Intel graphics driver is integrated in the kernel, and yours will be old.
How to update an intel graphics driver without upgrading the kernel (that is, my whole system in my case)?
I don't know, sorry. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
30.09.2015 00:53, Carlos E. R. пишет:
No, I had doubts about "nomodeset" with nvidia.
"nomodeset" prevents noueveau from loading (or, better, taking over card). It is alternative to blacklisting it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Istvan Gabor composed on 2015-09-29 18:46 (UTC+0200):
I've been using adobe flash player in firefox browser to listen to live radio stream and it practically never crashed.
Do all the streams you want only work via Flash? Lots have made modern, better media types available that HTML5 browsers can play without a plugin.
Recently I've changed my mobo and processor with built in intel graphics. Previously I had standalone nvidia graphics card and used nvidia proprietary driver with nomodeset option in grub. With the new hardware I use (I guess) nouveau driver and I removed nomodeset option from grub. I haven't changed the
Nouveau has no applicability to uniquely Intel gfx.
operating system or browser of flash player. Now flash player crashes about ~30-40 minutes. I don't know if this is related to new graphics, only coincidence, or caused by something else. How can I check and fix it? The system is openSUSE 12.2 (I know it's old) with KDE3.5 and firefox esr24, and flash plugin 11.2.202.442.
Changing to a new motherboard when you're committed to old software is a dangerous move! Exactly what is the new motherboard? Exactly which Intel video and CPU does it have? You could well be SOL without upgrading your OS. KDE3 and Grub Legacy still work in 13.1 and 13.2. Lots of Intel motherboards have PCIe slots. If you have one, putting in a video card proven to be OK in 12.2 would be another route. Intel drivers have various obscure config options available, the behavior of which changes throughout its evolution. If you posed your problem on the intel-gfx mailing list, someone might recognize your problem and suggest a solution. Another place to ask or search is on mozillazine.org. You might find an about:config option to help. You might get a suggestion to try mozilla.org binaries. Their release builds never work for me any worse than those that come from openSUSE repos. Going this route, best to create a test profile if you don't already have one, so going back if necessary won't cost you profile hassle. Using no-remote or MOZ_NO_REMOTE you can run multiple versions at once if need be. Maybe 38esr would be a solution: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_12.2/i586/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/ As you're using the intel-2.20.3 driver from 12.2 updates, you could try 2.99.909 that's about 2 years newer: http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_12.2/i586/x... http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_12.2/ lives on. http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_12.2/X11:XO... -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Felix Miata írta:
Istvan Gabor composed on 2015-09-29 18:46 (UTC+0200):
I've been using adobe flash player in firefox browser to listen to live radio stream and it practically never crashed.
Do all the streams you want only work via Flash? Lots have made modern, better media types available that HTML5 browsers can play without a plugin.
Recently I've changed my mobo and processor with built in intel graphics. Previously I had standalone nvidia graphics card and used nvidia proprietary driver with nomodeset option in grub. With the new hardware I use (I guess) nouveau driver and I removed nomodeset option from grub. I haven't changed the
Nouveau has no applicability to uniquely Intel gfx.
LONG SNIP Felix, Carlos, Andrei: Thanks for suggestions. Setting or removing nomodeset option from boot do make difference in how intel graphics driver loads. The differences what I see are in terminal boot screen fonts (sizes) and mouse pointer behavior. For example if nomodeset is set, the mouse pointer disappears on certain areas of the screen, for example on window titles, or on xsane's preview window. If I remove nomodeset the pointer behaves normally. Xorg.0.log files also show differences. Back to my question I found on some ubuntu forum site that including the following lines in /etc/adobe/mms.cfg file may solve crashing: OverrideGPUValidation=true EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=0 I made the file in /etc including both lines and since then there are no crashes. I will see how long it lasts. Thank you for your help, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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