Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > On Fri 20 Apr 2007 05:56:31 NZST +1200, Roger Searle wrote: > > >> Flash won't install on this OpenSuSE 10.2 32 bit install, at least not >> according to formula1.com which continues to tell me "Formula1.com >> requires the latest version of the free Flash plug-in". True of both >> Firefox and Konqueror on this machine. >> >> Earlier in the week on my work machine this is the "test" I used to >> prove flash was installed on my 64 bit work machine. The Adobe test >> site http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/ shows a completely blank >> area below the Adobe Flash Player heading. >> > > Install the flash player shipped by SUSE (as I said, that's part of a > default install anyway) and you're all go. I installed nothing for the > following tests: > > konqueror: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/ shows nothing under > shockwave player. Under flahs player it shows a box "play me", clicking > on it shows nothing (according to firefox that's expected behaviour). > Under authorware, it shows a link to test the installation. Make sure > you have javascript fully enabled or adobe does nothing for you. > formula1.com shows "requires flash plugin" because their > javascript-flash-test doesn't work properly. > > firefox: shockwave player heading: link to install this. Clicking on the > link and then clicking on system requirements shows nothing for Linux. > Pretty damn typical for Adobe. Dito for authorware. Well up theirs (as > usual IMHO). The flash player area is empty, presumably because the > empty movie has already run. formula1.com plays a long obnoxious piece > of shite where konqueror says "needs flash". I like konqueror. > > I have in /usr/lib/browser-plugins/ > 208 2007-02-03 21:34:17 . > 856 2007-01-23 10:43:41 flashplayer.xpt > 7040080 2007-01-23 10:43:41 libflashplayer.so > 63167 2006-11-29 06:49:28 nphelix.so > 5086 2006-11-29 06:49:28 nphelix.xpt > 52 2007-02-03 21:34:16 nppdf.so -> > ../../X11R6/lib/Acrobat7/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so > > >> rpm -qf /usr/lib/browser-plugins/libflashplayer.so >> > flash-player-9.0.31.0-1.1 > >> rpm -qf /usr/lib/browser-plugins/nphelix.so >> > RealPlayer-10.0.8-33 > > So all you need to do is install the flash-player package from one of > suse's installation sources, eg the DVD. If you need to go online, it's > in the nonfree addons repository. Remember to run online-update to > install the latest version with security fix. > > Actually looking at your question again it seems you have it working on > 64bit but not on 32bit. The formula1 flash rubbish comes up in firefox > on a 32bit box for me too. It also was a standard suse install, it has > flash-player-9.0.31.0-1.1 too. > > Did you mess up your system somehow? > > Volker > > Thanks for the reply. Gives me a couple of things to check when I get home. Yes flash is fine on my work 64 bit box in Firefox anyway, it is my home 32 bit box that still doesn't work. Yes, the system was messed up at one point and is still a little suspect - could only be me to blame - it was an upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2 soon after the release of 10.2. The upgrade appeared to go OK however the repositories and update sources were majorly mucked up, essentially they all still pointed to 10.1 sources. It took quite alot of time to figure out correct settings, and implement good sources for all the multimedia stuff.
I think from here if the above pointers do not improve the situation, I'll just wait for a little bit, I intend putting a new motherboard in that machine in the next few weeks, it will be 64 bit, and I will start from scratch with that box. Now that I have figured out flash on this work box and know the multimedia sources I expect things to go smoothly and satisfactorily. Cheers, Roger
