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.

Installing Adobe Flash will not do irreparable harm to your system. No need to uninstall Gnash. --Walter 14:28, 6 January 2008 (EST)

Not sure what I am doing but trying to figure it out for my daughter who received as a gift. Forgive me if my question is in the wrong place. I somehow installed the wrong Adobe version by just clicking the link and I can't figure out how to fix it. The instructions do not help since the terms are foreign to me. I am worried that if I find the "terminal" and uninstall, I will do more damage. Any suggestions? Is there someone in the NYC area I can hire for assistance?

If you installed the wrong version, then you can just reinstall the correct version by using the --force option. e.g.,

rpm -i -v --nodeps --force flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-release.i386.rpm

--Walter 14:28, 6 January 2008 (EST)

installing adobe

thanks walter!! when i open the terminal there are characters on the first line. do i type the characters you gave me underneath the ones that are already there? or do i erase them and type the installation language instead?

Disabling Gnash

I installed Adobe Flash in /home/olpc/.mozilla, and like others found that both Adobe Flash and Gnash were installed (according to about:plugins), but that Gnash was handling any Flash animations. I disabled Gnash by doing this:

mv /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libgnashplugin.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libgnashplugin.so.disabled

When I upgraded from build 650 to build 653, Adobe Flash was still installed, but the change above (disabling Gnash) had been reversed, and I had to do it again.

Mouse Cursors

Is there any easy way (e.g. X resource) to change the mouse cursor to something larger, preferably the standard Sugar cursor?

segfault on right click

With Adobe Flash 9.0.r48, right-clicking on a flash animation would cause a segmentation fault for both Browse and Firefox on the XO. This is fixed with Adobe Flash player version 9.0.r115.

Notlong URLs?

I'm not sure it's a good idea to advocate installing software from "notlong.com" URLs, especially as root. Yes, it's more convenient, but there is considerable potential for abuse. Not only does it assume that the database at notlong.com is secure, but it also makes it harder to detect a malicious person inserting his own notlong.com URL (or preregistering typo URLs or future versions). —Joe 15:23, 14 January 2008 (EST)