Howto Install 32 bit Firefox with Flash w/sound and Java for AMD64

[Disastorm]

open a terminal, type in

ls -al /usr/local/firefox32/plugins

Then do the same thing with

ls -al /usr/local/firefox32

Copy the output of both and paste it in a message here.

disastorm@JioFreed:~$ ls -al /usr/local/firefox32/plugins
total 2156
drwxr-xr-x 2 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 856 2006-08-22 21:52 flashplayer.xpt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 2154768 2006-08-22 21:52 libflashplayer.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root users 54 2006-08-28 20:20 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin_oji_mozilla_firefox.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 19496 2006-07-28 18:38 libnullplugin.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11600 2006-07-31 11:59 libunixprintplugin.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-gmp.so -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-qt.so -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-rm.so -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in.so -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-wmp.so -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 2006-08-28 20:23 mplayerplug-in.xpt -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in.xpt

disastorm@JioFreed:~$ ls -al /usr/local/firefox32
total 4228
drwxr-xr-x 6 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 2006-08-22 20:10 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root users 0 2006-07-28 18:38 .autoreg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root users 230 2006-07-28 18:38 browserconfig.properties
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 2006-08-28 20:23 chrome -> ../../share/firefox/chrome
drwxr-xr-x 2 root users 8192 2006-08-28 20:23 components
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 2006-08-28 20:23 defaults -> ../../share/firefox/defaults
drwxr-xr-x 5 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 extensions
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7732 2006-07-31 11:59 firefox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 90416 2006-07-31 11:59 firefox-bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42 2006-07-31 11:50 firefox.cfg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 457 2006-07-31 11:50 firefox-xremote-client
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 2006-08-28 20:23 greprefs -> ../../share/firefox/greprefs
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2006-08-28 20:23 icons -> ../../share/firefox/icons
-rw-r--r-- 1 root users 657 2006-08-22 21:42 install.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11176 2006-07-31 11:59 libgfxpsshar.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 150632 2006-07-31 11:59 libgkgfx.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 106448 2006-07-31 11:59 libgtkembedmoz.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19928 2006-07-31 11:59 libgtkxtbin.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 110768 2006-07-31 11:59 libjsj.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 731800 2006-07-31 11:59 libmozjs.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 176328 2006-07-28 18:38 libnspr4.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 426044 2006-07-28 18:38 libnss3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 241260 2006-07-28 18:38 libnssckbi.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 15232 2006-07-28 18:38 libplc4.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 8612 2006-07-28 18:38 libplds4.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 138200 2006-07-28 18:38 libsmime3.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 476 2006-07-31 11:57 libsoftokn3.chk
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 421088 2006-07-28 18:38 libsoftokn3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 126908 2006-07-28 18:38 libssl3.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135848 2006-07-31 11:59 libxpcom_compat.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 874744 2006-07-31 11:59 libxpcom_core.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12984 2006-07-31 11:59 libxpcom.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11208 2006-07-31 11:59 libxpistub.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 10256 2006-07-28 18:38 mozilla-xremote-client
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 2006-07-31 11:59 pkg-ver
drwxr-xr-x 2 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 plugins
-rw-r--r-- 1 root users 177 2006-07-28 18:38 readme.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root users 335 2006-08-22 21:42 registry
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 38376 2006-07-31 11:59 regxpcom
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 1646 2006-07-28 18:38 removed-files
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 2006-08-28 20:23 res -> ../../share/firefox/res
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 10492 2006-07-28 18:38 run-mozilla.sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 2006-08-28 20:23 searchplugins -> ../../share/firefox/searchplugins
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 67444 2006-07-28 18:38 updater
-rw-r--r-- 1 root users 145 2006-07-28 18:38 updater.ini
drwxr-xr-x 3 root users 4096 2006-08-22 21:41 updates
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 27960 2006-07-31 11:59 xpcshell
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35904 2006-07-31 11:59 xpicleanup
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 81824 2006-07-31 11:59 xpidl
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 32192 2006-07-31 11:59 xpt_dump
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 25440 2006-07-31 11:59 xpt_link

[tkrisz]

Ok in more detail:

.wmv 8 :
it works on 70% of the video well, but simetimes go mad (see attachment, 1st: OK). It is the same in every video player: xine, totem, mediaplayer...

.ram
I tried to listen to some online radio in my browser, but it does not work at all. It writes:
Getting playlist...
Then: Playing http://123.45.67.89 (for 1/2 sec.)
Then: Stopped.
No sound output. Just a grey screen with the mplayer logo.

Quick Time 7:
1 file has freezed my Firefox, otherwise it seems like working with the movie trailers, except for 1 thing: It buffers only 99%, then i have to rightclick on Play 2-3 times to start.

I have no control buttons for the plugins. Should i have?

What i did was the following: i used your script, but forgot to enable universe and multiverse, then i installed mplayer due to your howto.

This is what i get if i type mplayer videoname.wmv:

krisz@notata:~$ mplayer Desktop/grosics.wmv
MPlayer 2:0.99+1.0pre7try2+cvs20060117-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 64 Newcastle,Winchester,San Diego,Venice; Sempron Palermo (Family: 15, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.


91 audio & 204 video codecs
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing Desktop/grosics.wmv.
ASF file format detected.
VIDEO:  [WMV2]  352x288  24bpp  1000.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
 name:
 author:
 copyright:
 comments:
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 32.0 kbit/3.12% (ratio: 4000->128000)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Requested video codec family [wmv8] (vfm=dshow) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffwmv2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg M$ WMV2/WMV8)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
alsa-init: playback open error: No such file or directory
AO: [oss] 32000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 32000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 288 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [xv] 352x288 => 352x288 Planar YV12
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  9%  3%  0.7% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  7%  1%  0.6% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  6%  0%  0.6% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  6%  0%  0.6% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
A:  18.4 V:  18.4 A-V: -0.000 ct: -0.065 386/386  5%  0%  0.6% 0 0
Exiting... (Quit)

[Kilz]

disastorm@JioFreed:~$ ls -al /usr/local/firefox32/plugins
total 2156
drwxr-xr-x 2 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root users 4096 2006-08-28 20:23 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 856 2006-08-22 21:52 flashplayer.xpt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 2154768 2006-08-22 21:52 libflashplayer.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root users 54 2006-08-28 20:20 libjavaplugin_oji.so ->

Something doesnt look quite right , can you enter this

md5sum /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin

and post the results.

[Kilz]

Ok in more detail:

.wmv 8 :
it works on 70% of the video well, but simetimes go mad (see attachment, 1st: OK). It is the same in every video player: xine, totem, mediaplayer...

.ram
I tried to listen to some online radio in my browser, but it does not work at all. It writes:
Getting playlist...
Then: Playing http://123.45.67.89 (for 1/2 sec.)
Then: Stopped.
No sound output. Just a grey screen with the mplayer logo.

Quick Time 7:
1 file has freezed my Firefox, otherwise it seems like working with the movie trailers, except for 1 thing: It buffers only 99%, then i have to rightclick on Play 2-3 times to start.

I have no control buttons for the plugins. Should i have?

What i did was the following: i used your script, but forgot to enable universe and multiverse, then i installed mplayer due to your howto.

This is what i get if i type mplayer videoname.wmv:

krisz@notata:~$ mplayer Desktop/grosics.wmv
MPlayer 2:0.99+1.0pre7try2+cvs20060117-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 64 Newcastle,Winchester,San Diego,Venice; Sempron Palermo (Family: 15, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.


91 audio & 204 video codecs
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing Desktop/grosics.wmv.
ASF file format detected.
VIDEO:  [WMV2]  352x288  24bpp  1000.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
 name:
 author:
 copyright:
 comments:
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 32.0 kbit/3.12% (ratio: 4000->128000)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Requested video codec family [wmv8] (vfm=dshow) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffwmv2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg M$ WMV2/WMV8)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
alsa-init: playback open error: No such file or directory
AO: [oss] 32000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 32000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 288 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [xv] 352x288 => 352x288 Planar YV12
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  9%  3%  0.7% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  7%  1%  0.6% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  6%  0%  0.6% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
[wmv2 @ 0xbadbb0]J-type picture is not supported  6%  0%  0.6% 0 0
Error while decoding frame!
A:  18.4 V:  18.4 A-V: -0.000 ct: -0.065 386/386  5%  0%  0.6% 0 0
Exiting... (Quit)

wmv is Windows Media Video it is a proprietary format from Microsoft. Its possible that these files will not play right as Microsoft wont give out all the details to make them all work on Linux. Some play fine, some dont.
Real media or .ram files have been iffy since firefox 1.5.0.5 was released. I put a note on the front page about that a long ago.
While we got the plugin to work, I recommend running the script again to make sure all files were installed now that you have the repositories turned on.

[Kilz]

Lots of pages to read through so I am being lazy. I have a problem . When I install firefox32 using your script, I no longer have access to firefox 64bit. No big deal I guess but synaptic keeps asking me to update ia32-libs-gtk. I did this last night and today only 64bit firefox was working even when i made sure I clicked the 32bit icon. No matter what I do, 64bit FF comes up. So..I redid the install and now like I said, no 64bit FF and I am getting asked to update again. Any idea's?

Open a terminal and type in

md5sum /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin

post the results.

[Disastorm]

Something doesnt look quite right , can you enter this

md5sum /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin

and post the results.

disastorm@JioFreed:~$ md5sum /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin
0287802533b848b68ebbdd4dfa8d77fc /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin

[sadhaka]

Hi... Thank you for the good instructions on this topic. However, I
found that after the install was finished, all of the toolbar menus and
also the title bars of most GUI-based applications, e.g. synaptic and
gnome-commander, displayed nothing but empty boxes instead of letters! I
hunted around a bit and found a reference to using `update-pango-modules' and `update-pangox-aliases'.
Running these seems to have solved the problems, except for one: the File/Open File dialog box in Firefox itself.
This dialog is still completely unusable, and I really NEED to use it to get some time-sensitive work done.
I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what to do next...

Thanks in advance...

[Kilz]

disastorm@JioFreed:~$ md5sum /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin
0287802533b848b68ebbdd4dfa8d77fc /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin

You have 64bit firefox installed to that location. I dont know how you managged that. But its there.

[Kilz]

Hi... Thank you for the good instructions on this topic. However, I
found that after the install was finished, all of the toolbar menus and
also the title bars of most GUI-based applications, e.g. synaptic and
gnome-commander, displayed nothing but empty boxes instead of letters! I
hunted around a bit and found a reference to using `update-pango-modules' and `update-pangox-aliases'.
Running these seems to have solved the problems, except for one: the File/Open File dialog box in Firefox itself.
This dialog is still completely unusable, and I really NEED to use it to get some time-sensitive work done.
I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what to do next...

Thanks in advance...

Did you run the automated setup script, or did you follow the manual howto?

[zjwagner]

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