Firefox 4 / Flash problems

Riff Gaffer · #1 20th May 2011, 06:33 PM

I've been struggling with Firefox and Flash for a while now and I'm finding that Firefox 4 has pretty well broken. No flash content is working in it at all but it seems pretty difficult to locate to remove and reinstall. I think I installed Firefox 4 from the Mozilla website originally.

Most stuff works in Opera but I've been firefox for a long time so reluctant to change.

I've searched for forums for similar problems but can't seem to see anything.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled firefox 3.5 but that's not fixing the issue. All helpful suggestions gratefully received.

skyxn3t · #2 20th May 2011, 06:50 PM

1. Download flash:
32 bit Linux:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get...0_linux.tar.gz
64 bit Linux:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/l..._111710.tar.gz

2. Open the terminal, navigate to the downloaded file location, and extract file "libflashplayer.so" from downloaded file:

Code:

tar -zxvf flashplayer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710.tar.gz

3. Copy: libflashplayer.so to /home/Your_User_Name/.mozilla/plugins

Code:

cp libflashplayer.so /home/Your_Use_Name/.mozilla/plugins

Riff Gaffer · #3 20th May 2011, 08:20 PM

I've managed to copy the file to my plugins (but not in the manner described but hey ho) but there's no change. I'm not sure if I'm doing anything else wrong.

skyxn3t · #4 20th May 2011, 08:48 PM

I remember having problems with flash with the firefox from the official website.
Try copying libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
Of course you would have to be root to copy files there.
Open Terminal

Code:

su
(enter password)

for 32 bit linux:
cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

for 64 bit linux:
cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins

===== If the above doesn't work, then try:

Are you using Fedora 15 or Fedora 14?
If you are using Firefox 4 on Fedora 14, then remove the Firefox you currently have and then install it from the remi repo:
1. Change to root user:

Code:

su -

2. Install Remi repository

Code:

rpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-14.rpm

3. Check Available Firefox 4 versions

Code:

yum --enablerepo=remi list firefox

4. Install Mozilla Firefox 4

Code:

yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox

=========== or try this, it might work. (for 64 bit linux)
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=205642

polhen · #5 22nd May 2011, 09:21 AM

hi !

i am having similar problem with flash player and firefox ver.3.6.17 ...i downloaded flash player from adobe site and tried to install on my fedora kde 13 distribution ...but after installation i am getting the message "un untrusted package was installed.the package flash-plugin is untrusted"...and i cant view the videos from "youtube"with firefox...
dont know what to do ...next..?
any help will be appreciated...

regards
pol

---------- Post added at 06:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:21 PM ----------

hi !

problem resolved...
To begin, refer to the Adobe site at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/. Select YUM for Linux to download, and confirm
Issue the following command within the directory where you have downloaded the repository rpm file.

su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'

To import the key, type:

su -c 'rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux'

After completing the Adobe repository configuration, run the following command to install the Flash plugin and ensure sound is enabled:

su -c 'yum install nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin'

restart firefox and you are done...

regards
pol

Riff Gaffer · #6 22nd May 2011, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyxn3t

I remember having problems with flash with the firefox from the official website.
Try copying libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
Of course you would have to be root to copy files there.
Open Terminal

Code:

su
(enter password)

for 32 bit linux:
cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

for 64 bit linux:
cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins

===== If the above doesn't work, then try:

Are you using Fedora 15 or Fedora 14?
If you are using Firefox 4 on Fedora 14, then remove the Firefox you currently have and then install it from the remi repo:
1. Change to root user:

Code:

su -

2. Install Remi repository

Code:

rpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-14.rpm

3. Check Available Firefox 4 versions

Code:

yum --enablerepo=remi list firefox

4. Install Mozilla Firefox 4

Code:

yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox

=========== or try this, it might work. (for 64 bit linux)
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=205642

Thanks. I've tried this but still having the same problem - although it seems to be restricted to the BBC website. Youtube works fine but the Beeb is a problem - and I use the BBC site way more.

skyxn3t · #7 22nd May 2011, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riff Gaffer

Thanks. I've tried this but still having the same problem - although it seems to be restricted to the BBC website. Youtube works fine but the Beeb is a problem - and I use the BBC site way more.

What version of Fedora are you using?
Watching videos on the BBC website works fine with me.
What do you mean by "Beep problem" ?

satanselbow · #8 26th May 2011, 02:58 PM

I (maybe) have the benefit of a squeaky clean fresh install of F15 - although I did reuse my existing ~/.mozilla folder from Ubuntu Natty (ugh!) and installed firefox (4.0.1) from the repo.

Ever so slighty different instructions... that might help

download linux flashplayer from:

Code:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz

then mv ./libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ in a root terminal as before.

iPlayer works, youtube works (for me) - full sound and no video tearing

dencar · #9 31st May 2011, 08:46 AM

Hi. I have recently switched from LMDE to check out Fedora 15 with Gnome3 and I must say I am enjoying the experience and the forum. I do have a problem, though. LMDE running Firefox 4 would open this page without a hitch: http://youvw.com.au/ but Fedora says this:

Quote:

GET THE FULL ONLINE EXPERIENCE

CHECK THAT YOU'VE GOT JAVASCRIPT ENABLED AND THE LATEST FLASH PLAYER

THE SITE IS BEST VIEWED IN THE LATEST VERSION OF INTERNET EXPLORER, SAFARI OR FIREFOX
Download Flash

I have followed this thread and reinstalled Firefox from remi.repo and reinstalled Flashplayer. I have checked libflashplayer.so. I have checked everything I can think of with Javascript. Can anyone offer any further suggestions, please?

Edit: I also have installed everything offered by Fedoraplus.

dencar · #10 1st June 2011, 12:44 PM

I found a solution on the Linux Mint forums which I'm posting for the benefit of others with the same issue:

Quote:

Re: flash issue with browsers

Postby wyrdoak on Sun May 29, 2011 7:34 pm
try the "flash aid" add on for firefox it fixed all my browsers

Not sure what it does, but it worked.

satanselbow · #11 1st June 2011, 12:47 PM

Flash Aid only works on Debian based distros...

dencar · #12 1st June 2011, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satanselbow

Flash Aid only works on Debian based distros...

Well, that's a puzzle. The only thing I did was enable flash aid and now I can open the page I couldn't before. Certainly flash aid installed and is shown in my extensions and I note now that it says it is for Ubuntu. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox 4 since I switched to Fedora, but I'm using the /home partition I had in LMDE - could Firefox think it is still Debian? I suppose I could check by disabling flash aid, but I don't want to break it again. Alternatively, maybe VW fixed the page? I'm happy it works for me, but am bound to retract what I thought was good advice.

Jimstaffer · #13 4th June 2011, 07:17 AM

Two things:

1. I think I have this problem too. I created a new thread an hour ago (because I hadn't found this one until now) titled "www.bbc.co.uk does not display on F14" - also in "Software". It seems that this might be the same problem, so I might refer my thread here.

2. When I search for BBC in the Fedora Forum search engine, no results are returned: not this thread, not my new one. Is there something non-obvious about using it? (I found this thread using Google.

TheIceMan · #14 22nd June 2011, 06:19 PM

same problem with f14
i even upgraded to v5 from remi repo and same problem

but for some reason firefox do find gtalk plugins !?!