gnash 0.8.0 + easy-codec-install in gutsy

[asac]

Hi all,

I am happy to announce that we just made the first important step
towards free-flash in ubuntu [1]. A gnash package baked from the gnash
0.8.0 release branch should now be available in gutsy (universe). This
package features an initial version of easy-codec-install for gnash
(see below).

The version to test is 0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1ubuntu2.

For now, please test and give feedback on:

+ the easy-codec-install feature (does it work for all?)
+ flash content that doesn't work

In order to test gnash, please uninstall your flashplugin-nonfree package or
remove the libflashplayer.so you might find in your .mozilla/plugins/
directory. Open about:plugins url in firefox to check that you really don't
have any plugin associated with flash content before you go on.

Next step, install the gnash mozilla plugin package
(mozilla-plugin-gnash) and start to use it regularly ... then


Test easy-codec install
========================
Remove either one or both of the following gstreamer plugin packages before
you visit http://www.youtube.com:

gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (video codecs for youtube)
or
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly (audio codec for youtube)

Once those plugins have been uninstalled, try to watch a video on youtube. If
everything works as expected, you should be presented with a dialog that allows
you to install the missing codec(s). As soon as the codec install has finished,
gnash should resume the video automatically.


Report broken flash content
============================
At this stage we prefer bug reports from reporters who develop flash
films and thus can see which flash feature is broken by looking at it.

If you have an idea which specific flash feature doesn't work or
doesn't render correctly, please use the following procedure:

1. post a bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnash/+filebug
2. include a short summary on what flash-feature appears to be broken
3. name the URL to access the broken flash content
4. include a screenshot of the broken flash content
5. include a screenshot done with adobe's flash player


Known Issues: (please don't report these)
=========================================
+ opengl backend doesn't render the video perfectly for all
video-hardware/-driver setups (e.g. you might see stripes on the
left side of the video).
+ if you removed both, video and audio codec packages, you will first
be asked to install the video codec; once that is finished another
dialog will appear that allows you to install the missing audio
codec. I am working on a solution to get just one dialog that
allows you to install *all* missing codecs at once.


Have fun and enjoy free flash (yeah even on non i386 architectures).

- Alexander

[1] - https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/free-flash

[blackphiber]

sorry, not too much luck mate, but thank you, I hate flashplayer and really hope gnash can surpass it in quality.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnash/+bug/120621

[DeeZiD]

Wow, nice.

I will try this as soon as I can :)

regards Dennis

[scradock]

Works a treat - two-step prompt. The second install doesn't succeed because of dependencies unsatisfied - I had to go to Synaptic to get the extra packages with the -ugly package.

Good work!

[Anonii]

Hello, I followed the instructions in my sister's PPC laptop, installing gnash (flash wasn't installed so I didn't have to remove it.), removing the gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse and then trying to see a youtube video. Short version: It didn't work.
Long version: I got a problematic youtube video frame, in which the progress bar and the rest buttons where in the middle of the frame, and the video would be blinking in the same state all the time. I also got a gnash pop-up which was empty and wouldn't load.

I'm not experienced with flash, so I can't tell you what the problem is, but I can fill a bug report if you tell me which output I have to provide.

[maxus]

Hello, I followed the instructions in my sister's PPC laptop, installing gnash (flash wasn't installed so I didn't have to remove it.), removing the gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse and then trying to see a youtube video. Short version: It didn't work.
Long version: I got a problematic youtube video frame, in which the progress bar and the rest buttons where in the middle of the frame, and the video would be blinking in the same state all the time. I also got a gnash pop-up which was empty and wouldn't load.

I'm not experienced with flash, so I can't tell you what the problem is, but I can fill a bug report if you tell me which output I have to provide.

Same problem here, on youtube. Dailymotion doesn't work either.
Some site that test your browser before serving Flash-content, doesn't work either, they say I have no flash player installed.

But keep up your good work, it's my only alternative because flash (even the new 9beta for linux) doesn't work on Amd64.

[maxus]

Here's a screenshot from youtube and gnash.

[Kobalt]

Great great news if Gnash is making good progress.
Working for me on Ubuntu64, using Epiphnay, with YouTube... Yeah :)

[asac]

maybe some more infos on how to test and report ...

If easy codec install doesn't work for you:

1. please ensure that your gutsy system is up-to-date and that your apt database is in a good state (e.g. you can install and uninstall packages with apt-get without running into some dependeny conflict) before you try the easy codec install feature.

If things work somehow but look wierd on youtube, please

1. test that gmplayer works with opengl video method (e.g. you can change the video output method to "OpenGL" in gmplayer preferences).
2. please post your video hardware and driver setup. and attach a screenshot of how it looks like on youtube.

Thanks for testing and your feedback so far,

- Alexander

[sooqing]

am using feisty, pointed the repos to gutsy and install gnash, gstreamer,.. youtube video was able to play but the left hand side looks weird with lines and the control buttons (play, stop, volume) can't be used..

[smartboyathome]

Gnash is definately not without its bugs. Though if it works for me when I try it on my non-testing Feisty, then I may impliment it in testing in place of Flash (so that I can move closer to a GNU/Linux ;))

[jiminycricket]

For some reason, this youtube video doesn't play, although most of the rest I've tried do: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TfJ3KVOLcFg

Also, the youtube.com homepage crashes X and makes it restart, probably something to do with that new Flash animation just under the search bar. .xsession-errors here http://pastebin.com/930641

I'm so happy with gnash though. Finally it uses gstreamer (autoselecting sound card that i've chosen) and the CPU load is 10 times less than Adobe's Flash, on both Windows and Linux. It's really good work.

[jiminycricket]

Forgot to add that the easy codec install didn't work for me, I had to install them by myuself. I kept getting the could not be installed message.

[PriceChild]

Please please please don't try this unless you have a completely up to date Gutsy system.

If you have a mix of feisty and gutsy then there could be unpredictable errors cropping up anywhere which won't be reproducible by the devs and will just be a waste of yours and asac's time. (Please tell me if I'm wrong asac)

[yelo3]

completely up to date system. apt-get -f install: no errors
my steps:
apt-get --purge remove flashplugin-nonfree gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
apt-get install mozilla-plugin-gnash
firefox restarted
my result:
- gnash uses 100% of cpu when visualizing an animation
- after going into a youtube page, the codec popup appears and installs *only* gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
- after the installation, another popup appears and tries to install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly unsuccesfully (again my deps are ok.)

of course installing by hands gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly works without problems

forgot to mention that most flash animations are screwed up or malformed.
the add/remove application might be bugged... I tried to install some other applications with a failure result

[asac]

for those of you running feisty and want to test latest gnash, we now prepared community contributed feisty packages (WARNING: these are again not official and only for the fearless) at:

deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~asac/gnash-feisty/ ./

- Alexander

[Iamalex]

gnash caused X to crash here

[viciouslime]

Worked very well here.

[dgf]

hi,
I have a intel gma950 with xserver-xorg-video-intel as the driver. When watching CPU is up to 100%, but is low when the video is paused or somehow crashed and only audio is still running.
also I experience problems when I want to replay the video through the playbutton, I have to reload the page and the whole video to do it.

[maniacmusician]

Testing 0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1ubuntu2 on a fully updated Kubuntu Gutsy in a VM.

The initial flash content on the youtube page works decently. Doesn't work so well if you try to watch a video.

1. The video dialog is a little screwed up (see screenshot)

2. The video won't load (presumably due to lack of codecs), and no "easy installation" dialog pops up to take care of it.

[reh4c]

for those of you running feisty and want to test latest gnash, we now prepared community contributed feisty packages (WARNING: these are again not official and only for the fearless) at:

deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~asac/gnash-feisty/ ./

- Alexander

Any chance you could build a Feisty PPC deb?:p Thanks!

[sharke]

Gutsy 64
Codec install = Perfectly
Youtube video=Opaque flickering over video
Solution installed libgl-mesa-dri now works perfectly yet to find a site not working
Regards
Sharke

[jethro10]

Testing 0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1ubuntu2 on a fully updated Kubuntu Gutsy in a VM.

The initial flash content on the youtube page works decently. Doesn't work so well if you try to watch a video.

1. The video dialog is a little screwed up (see screenshot)

2. The video won't load (presumably due to lack of codecs), and no "easy installation" dialog pops up to take care of it.

Basically the same here but not in a VM.
No "easy Installation" helper

Jeff

[yostral]

Gutsy in a VM (VirtualBox).
Everything up to date.

I Installed Gnash and the mozilla-gnash-plugin.

Started Firefox, went to youtube... and X crashed.

Into to log files I have :
gdm[7603]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler : erreur X fatale - Redémarrage de :0

[yostral]

Another test with Gutsy installed on HD and up to date.
Kernel generic, nvidia (closed sources) driver.

I installed gnash and the mozilla plugin.

When I went on Youtube, nothing happend. Every part with Flash was grey. I was not asked to install anything.

I clicked on a movie, and on the movie page I'm asked to install codec : gstreamer-ffmpeg. It first failed to install it. I clicked on Retry then it successed.
Second popup to install another codec : gstreamer-ugly. Everything went fine.

I could watch the movie. Movie was ok, but bottom bar had some problems with time and volume :
http://perso.orange.fr/yostral/Video_playing.jpg

At the end of the movie, there was no font but squares next to the buttons :
http://perso.orange.fr/yostral/Video_ended.jpg

I came back to the main page. All Flash parts, those were grey before, are no more grey, but on one there was no images moving, only grey squares, and for the video, the bottom bar is in the middle :
http://perso.orange.fr/yostral/Youtube_home_page_1.jpg

And the same when the movie is playing :
http://perso.orange.fr/yostral/Youtube_home_page_2.jpg



Some others sites I went :
- allocine (french movies trailers site) : only grey squares instead of movies.
- various flash games : very few were visibles

[ShirishAg75]

Hi all,

I am happy to announce that we just made the first important step
towards free-flash in ubuntu [1]. A gnash package baked from the gnash
0.8.0 release branch should now be available in gutsy (universe). This
package features an initial version of easy-codec-install for gnash
(see below).

The version to test is 0.8.0~cvs20070611.1016-1ubuntu2.

For now, please test and give feedback on:

+ the easy-codec-install feature (does it work for all?)
+ flash content that doesn't work

In order to test gnash, please uninstall your flashplugin-nonfree package or
remove the libflashplayer.so you might find in your .mozilla/plugins/
directory. Open about:plugins url in firefox to check that you really don't
have any plugin associated with flash content before you go on.


First of all, I don't have a .mozilla/plugins/ directory, what i do have is :-


shirish@ubuntu:~/.mozilla$ ls -la
total 28
drwx------ 4 shirish shirish 4096 2007-06-16 01:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 56 shirish shirish 4096 2007-06-22 00:36 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 shirish shirish 1045 2007-06-16 01:07 appreg
drwx------ 3 shirish shirish 4096 2007-06-16 01:03 default
drwx------ 3 shirish shirish 4096 2007-06-09 02:50 firefox
-rw------- 1 shirish shirish 6130 2007-06-16 01:04 pluginreg.dat
So something is either not right at my end or at yours. This ia a gutsy machine with all the latest updates.


Next step, install the gnash mozilla plugin package
(mozilla-plugin-gnash) and start to use it regularly ... then


Test easy-codec install
========================
Remove either one or both of the following gstreamer plugin packages before
you visit http://www.youtube.com:

gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (video codecs for youtube)
or
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly (audio codec for youtube)

Once those plugins have been uninstalled, try to watch a video on youtube. If
everything works as expected, you should be presented with a dialog that allows
you to install the missing codec(s). As soon as the codec install has finished,
gnash should resume the video automatically.


Report broken flash content
============================
At this stage we prefer bug reports from reporters who develop flash
films and thus can see which flash feature is broken by looking at it.

If you have an idea which specific flash feature doesn't work or
doesn't render correctly, please use the following procedure:

1. post a bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnash/+filebug
2. include a short summary on what flash-feature appears to be broken
3. name the URL to access the broken flash content
4. include a screenshot of the broken flash content
5. include a screenshot done with adobe's flash player


Known Issues: (please don't report these)
=========================================
+ opengl backend doesn't render the video perfectly for all
video-hardware/-driver setups (e.g. you might see stripes on the
left side of the video).
+ if you removed both, video and audio codec packages, you will first
be asked to install the video codec; once that is finished another
dialog will appear that allows you to install the missing audio
codec. I am working on a solution to get just one dialog that
allows you to install *all* missing codecs at once.


Have fun and enjoy free flash (yeah even on non i386 architectures).

- Alexander

[1] - https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/free-flash

Secondly, I took a look again in the about:plugins :-

Shockwave Flash
File name: libgnashplugin.so Shockwave Flash 8.0 - Gnash 0.8.0, the GNU Flash Player. Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org/), Inc.
Gnash comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. You may redistribute copies of Gnash under the terms of the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). For more information about Gnash, see http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/). MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes

Anyway, sorry for triple posting, seems to be an issue with the forums, the thing I wanted to say is gnash crashes my whole session. Don know if gnash is the issue or of something else. It does happen only when I am on the youtube site. Even if I am just browsing, the whole session crashes.

Also on smaller sites such as rapidshare where there are small flash files (1 or 2) the flash file constantly flickers.

[fuoco]

For me gnash with opengl works pretty badly, and I assume for many others too. With the AGG backend it works loads better, plus it is more supported and tested by upstream - this is what ubuntu should use.

[ShirishAg75]

I tried with the latest firefox 2.0.0.4+2-0ubuntu2 & still the same issue is there :(

[ShirishAg75]

It also doesn't work under firefox-granparadiso but that is because of the symlinks issue at first. https://bugs.beta.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-granparadiso/+bug/123118

Only after that is done I can look & see if it works well or not.

[ShirishAg75]

limited success with firefox granparadiso :-

I opened a youtube link & it showed the video but it flickered the whole time . This is the output on the CLI :-


shirish@ubuntu:~$ firefox-granparadiso

***MEMORY-WARNING***: firefox-granparadiso-bin[9003]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetMIMEDescription
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetMIMEDescription return
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetValue
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetValue: returning plugin name.
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetValue return
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetValue
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetValue: returning plugin description.
GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x8122818: NP_GetValue return
xEmbed supported in this Mozilla version
Gtk2+ supported in this Mozilla version
NewStream: The full URL is http://www.youtube.com/active_sharing.swf
Closed 42files.
Starting process: /usr/bin/gnash -v -x 48236114 -j 550 -k 115 -u http://www.youtube.com/active_sharing.swf -U http://www.youtube.com/ -P bgcolor=#FFFFFF -P flashvars=x=/set_recently_watched -P height=115 -P id=active_sharing -P name=active_sharing -P quality=high -P src=active_sharing.swf -P type=application/x-shockwave-flash -P width=550 -
Forked sucessfully, child process PID is 9018
9018] 21:40:34: Verbose output turned on
9018] 21:40:34: Setting width to 550
9018] 21:40:34: Setting height to 115
9018] 21:40:34: Setting root URL to http://www.youtube.com/active_sharing.swf
9018] 21:40:34: Setting base URL to http://www.youtube.com/
9018] 21:40:34: No rendering flags specified, using rcfile
9018] 21:40:35: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::init(int, char***) enter
9018] 21:40:35: OpenGL extension version - 1.2
9018] 21:40:35: Got double-buffered visual.
9018] 21:40:35: Created XEmbedded window
9018] 21:40:35: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::createMenu() enter
9018] 21:40:35: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::setupEvents() enter
9018] 21:40:36: DEBUG: static gboolean gnash::GtkGui::realize_event(GtkWidget*, GdkEvent*, void*) enter
9018] 21:40:36: Base url set to: http://www.youtube.com/
9018] 21:40:36: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::createWindow(int, int) enter
Child process exited with status 15
xEmbed supported in this Mozilla version
Gtk2+ supported in this Mozilla version
NewStream: The full URL is http://www.youtube.com/player2.swf?hl=en&video_id=QrKnhOJ-R80&l=426&t=OEgsToPDskKHN6x4_CWSHlRXiy_neJBp&soff=1&sk=fesHjUCuNh6fZh8_dAsCgQC
Closed 50files.
Starting process: /usr/bin/gnash -v -x 48237706 -j 450 -k 370 -u http://www.youtube.com/player2.swf?hl=en&video_id=QrKnhOJ-R80&l=426&t=OEgsToPDskKHN6x4_CWSHlRXiy_neJBp&soff=1&sk=fesHjUCuNh6fZh8_dAsCgQC -U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80 -P allowfullscreen=true -P bgcolor=#FFFFFF -P flashvars=playnext=0&hl=&sourceid=y&sdetail=p%3A/ -P height=370 -P id=movie_player -P name=movie_player -P quality=high -P src=/player2.swf?hl=en&video_id=QrKnhOJ-R80&l=426&t=OEgsToPDskKHN6x4_CWSHlRXiy_neJBp&soff=1&sk=fesHjUCuNh6fZh8_dAsCgQC -P type=application/x-shockwave-flash -P width=450 -
Forked sucessfully, child process PID is 9022
9022] 21:40:38: Verbose output turned on
9022] 21:40:38: Setting width to 450
9022] 21:40:38: Setting height to 370
9022] 21:40:38: Setting root URL to http://www.youtube.com/player2.swf?hl=en&video_id=QrKnhOJ-R80&l=426&t=OEgsToPDskKHN6x4_CWSHlRXiy_neJBp&soff=1&sk=fesHjUCuNh6fZh8_dAsCgQC
9022] 21:40:38: Setting base URL to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80
9022] 21:40:38: No rendering flags specified, using rcfile
NewStream: The full URL is http://www.youtube.com/version-check.swf
Closed 50files.
Forked sucessfully, child process PID is 9024
Starting process: /usr/bin/gnash -v -x 0 -j 0 -k 0 -u http://www.youtube.com/version-check.swf -U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80 -P bgcolor=#FFFFFF -P height=0 -P id=checker -P name=checker -P quality=high -P src=/version-check.swf -P type=application/x-shockwave-flash -P width=0 -
9024] 21:40:39: Verbose output turned on
9024] 21:40:39: Setting width to 0
9024] 21:40:39: Setting height to 0
9024] 21:40:39: Setting root URL to http://www.youtube.com/version-check.swf
9024] 21:40:39: Setting base URL to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80
9024] 21:40:39: No rendering flags specified, using rcfile
9022] 21:40:40: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::init(int, char***) enter
9022] 21:40:40: OpenGL extension version - 1.2
9022] 21:40:40: Got double-buffered visual.
9022] 21:40:40: Created XEmbedded window
9022] 21:40:40: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::createMenu() enter
9022] 21:40:40: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::setupEvents() enter
9022] 21:40:40: DEBUG: static gboolean gnash::GtkGui::realize_event(GtkWidget*, GdkEvent*, void*) enter
9022] 21:40:40: Base url set to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80
9022] 21:40:40: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::createWindow(int, int) enter
9024] 21:40:40: Base url set to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80
9024] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: SWF8 is not fully supported, trying anyway but don't expect it to work
9024] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: FileAttributes tag in the SWF requests that network access is not granted to this movie (or application?). Anyway Gnash won't care; use white/black listing in your .gnashrc instead
9022] 21:40:40: DEBUG: virtual bool gnash::GtkGui::run() enter
9022] 21:40:40: frame load advancement (from 4294967295 to 1)
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: At end of stream, still no 'LogWindow' symbol found in m_exports (28 entries in it, follow)
9022] 21:40:40: frame load advancement (from 4294967295 to 1)
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: At end of stream, still no 'LogWindowScrollbar' symbol found in m_exports (28 entries in it, follow)
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: FIXME: debugger doesn't deal with anonymous function calls
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Current font has no glyphs and I couldn't find another font with glyphs... :(
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Current font has no glyphs and I couldn't find another font with glyphs... :(
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Current font has no glyphs and I couldn't find another font with glyphs... :(
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Current font has no glyphs and I couldn't find another font with glyphs... :(
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: localconnection_send
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: sharedobject_getlocal
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: MovieClip.attachAudio()
9022] 21:40:40: ERROR: Unimplemented: localconnection_send
9022] 21:40:41: DEBUG: gnash::as_value gnash::netconnection_new(const gnash::fn_call&) enter
9022] 21:40:41: DEBUG: static gnash::as_value gnash::NetConnection::connect_method(const gnash::fn_call&) enter
9022] 21:40:41: SECURITY: Load from host www.youtube.com granted (default).
9022] 21:40:41: Connecting to movie: http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=QrKnhOJ-R80&t=OEgsToPDskKHN6x4_CWSHlRXiy_neJBp
9022] 21:40:41: SECURITY: Load from host www.youtube.com granted (default).
9022] 21:40:45: Connection etablished to movie: http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=QrKnhOJ-R80&t=OEgsToPDskKHN6x4_CWSHlRXiy_neJBp
** (<unknown>:9022): DEBUG: no missing plugins found
9022] 21:40:46: Pausing pipeline on startPlayback
sh: jackd: not found
9022] 21:40:46: Pausing pipeline on user request
Child process exited with status 15
Child process exited with status 15

[ShirishAg75]

Today's update made issues with gnash :-


shirish@ubuntu:~$ firefox-granparadiso

***MEMORY-WARNING***: firefox-granparadiso-bin[7676]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
PC getModulexEmbed supported in this Mozilla version
Gtk2+ supported in this Mozilla version
NewStream: The full URL is http://mail.google.com/mail/im/sound.swf
Closed 58files.
Forked sucessfully, child process PID is 7742
Starting process: /usr/bin/gnash -v -x 56635143 -j 1 -k 1 -u http://mail.google.com/mail/im/sound.swf -U http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk&auto=1 -P id=bzfsh -P pluginspage=http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer -P quality=high -P src=im/sound.swf -P style=position: absolute; top: 1px; left: 1px; height: 1px; width: 1px; -P type=application/x-shockwave-flash -
/usr/bin/gnash: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: version `CURL_GNUTLS_4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgnashbase-0.8.0.so)
Child process exited with status 256

[ShirishAg75]

Today's update made issues with gnash :-


shirish@ubuntu:~$ firefox-granparadiso

***MEMORY-WARNING***: firefox-granparadiso-bin[7676]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
PC getModulexEmbed supported in this Mozilla version
Gtk2+ supported in this Mozilla version
NewStream: The full URL is http://mail.google.com/mail/im/sound.swf
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Forked sucessfully, child process PID is 7742
Starting process: /usr/bin/gnash -v -x 56635143 -j 1 -k 1 -u http://mail.google.com/mail/im/sound.swf -U http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk&auto=1 -P id=bzfsh -P pluginspage=http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer -P quality=high -P src=im/sound.swf -P style=position: absolute; top: 1px; left: 1px; height: 1px; width: 1px; -P type=application/x-shockwave-flash -
/usr/bin/gnash: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: version `CURL_GNUTLS_4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgnashbase-0.8.0.so)
Child process exited with status 256


the second last line
/usr/bin/gnash: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: version `CURL_GNUTLS_4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgnashbase-0.8.0.so)

[ShirishAg75]

Ok, while libcurl issue got updated. Now on some sites for e.g. www.insecuremag.com which basically kills the session & I'm back in GDM login window :(

[pressman57]

With a clean, updated Gutsy Xubuntu install gnash crashes X anytime swf content is displayed. Amd Duron 1.2, 512.

[Afoot]

Easy codec install doesn't work for me. While it does work with totem, it's really odd that it's not implemented in Rhythmbox as well.

[oasick]

I install the codecs to see videos using Easy codec, but i haven't sound... the video works but with pixel image

[phidia]

I just installed gutsy today ( athlon 64x2 ) I used the alternate tribe 2 cd image (verified ok) I updated with the update manager to "up-to-date" When I try to install gnash, which is why I wanted to try gutst since I heard it was working... anyway I get this notice/pop-up from synaptic:
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.3bdf06e353.png (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?3bdf06e353.png)

[oasick]

I solved my sound problem with this tutorial:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_configure_sound_to_work_prope rly_in_GNOME

;)

[hardkaare]

I installed gansh mozilla plugin and I was asked to install the to gstreamer packeges.
if gnash is not installed firefox will ask you to install adobe flash player.
so maybe we can get firefox to look for gnash first?

[ShirishAg75]

new version of gnash 0.8.1~trunk.070802-0ub let's see how it works out.

[blackphiber]

i have mozilla-plugin-gnash installed, restarted epiphany, and it does not think I have flash...

[blackphiber]

had to do a sudo cp /usr/lib/gnash/libgnashplugin.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
cause even after reinstalling the nonfree player and uninstalling gnash, still no go, so reinstalled gnashed and copied that file... anyone else see this? (If so bug will be filed)

[blackphiber]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnash/+bug/130157

[- Lazlo -]

The easy codec installation doesn't work here on my fresh gutsy install.
After I installed gnash manually firefox doesn't seem to know there is a flash plugin installed.:(

[insane_alien]

gnash installs fine and the easy codec install window pops up but it cannot find any codecs. i need to install them manually.

after that it works-ish. 70% of youtube videos play 50% of other stuff but nearly all (95+%) have some sort of error visible whether is the play bar in the middle of the screen or something else out of place etc. etc.

i really hope gnash continues its good work. a fully functional free flash player looks well within reach now(okay, there is probably some coding issues i know nothing about but if the devs have got this far then i see no reason why they can't finish it.)

[charlieg]

Visiting www.youtube.com causes Gnash SWF to crash. Anyway I sent bug reports using apport -- not much else that I can do without really digging into things, which I don't have time to do.

[Yuzem]

Is there any way to play a youtube video from the command line?
Something like:
gnash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZtcxHUSDQ