Firefox 3.6.6 and flash not working [SOLVED]

audiodef · Last edited by audiodef on Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:05 pm; edited 1 time in total

Does anyone else have trouble with Firefox 3.6.6 and flash? Seems like flash is broken when I upgraded FF to 3.6.6 with flash neither version 9 nor 10 working - just displaying the "plugin needed" graphic.
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Dorsai! · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:22 am Post subject:

are you on x86_64?

It was I think yesterday when the last amd64 flash disappeared from portage.

If this is the case for you, try to find the ebuild of adobe-flash-10.0.45.2-r1 and put it in a local overlay.

Edit: No sorry. I just saw that version is Hardmasked. Maybe due to security reasons.

Try adding it to /etc/portage/package.unmask

Veldrin · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:28 am Post subject:

flash 10.0 IS hardmasked for security reasons.

To get 10.1 running on x86_64 use nspluginwrapper, which allows you use the 32-bit plugin. (10.1 is only available in 32-bit, while 10.0 was also available in 64-bit)

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audiodef · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:05 pm Post subject:

Emerging nspluginwrapper did the trick. Thanks!

Oddly enough, it was working until recently without nspluginwrapper - both versions 9 and 10. The version of FF turned out to be irrelevant. Could there have been something else that caused flash to stop working without nspluginwrapper?
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Veldrin · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject:

running on 64-bit?
the yes - 64-bit support has been dropped....

(just read above)

greyspoke · Apprentice Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 171

Exactly the same for me, firefox (64 bit binary) + flash worked then after upgrading firefox it didn't, but installing nspluginwrapper appears to have cured it.