Talk:Adobe Flash

Can't get it to work

These instructions didn't seem to work - Gnash is still used on all Flash webpages. For those of us who do not know how to replace gnash with flash, a quick note from an expert would be greatly appreciated.

• The original instructions for Adobe Flash installation allowed for a local user installation as an alternative to the system installation. An advantage of a local user installation is it doesn't not have to be re-installed after a standard upgrade. A disadvantage is that Gnash, a system installation, seemed to override the Flash installation in Browse. Katie 06:09, 5 January 2008 (EST)

run as root

That command didn't work for me either. Running 'sudo' just gives an error. I'm no unix expert, so I think there is a way to do it with one line like he was trying to say. But I was able to get it to work this way:

su - root

then type this

rpm -i http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-release.i386.rpm

Forcing Adobe Flash to run in "low-quality" mode by default

Many G1G1 users who have installed Adobe Flash report improved performance with this edit to the flash binary, which forces the plugin to run in "low-quality" mode by default.

  cp libflashplayer.so libflashplayer.so.bak && sed -i 's/HIGH/LOW/g' libflashplayer.so && sed -i 's/LOW/HIGH/' libflashplayer.so

Found at: http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=845.0. The poster there credits http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-543747.html .

~ Hexagonal 17:02, 4 January 2008 (EST)

Flash and Gnash Conflict

I'm working with the two laptops I got for my kids.

I installed Adobe Flash and have noticed on www.pbskids.org that some of the games seem to be trying to run in Gnash and Flash at the same time now. Anyone know how to uninstall Gnash? Is that safe?

Carey Cranston--New Dad to the community.