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

[Ron Byers]

It was the install that had to be launched from Desktop. I didn't pay enough attention to your script.

I have Firefox32 all set up now.

You know this Ubuntu is supposed to be an easy version of Linux. Your scripts are great, but. . . .

What is most disturbing is the sudden difficulty I seem to be having with my little HP printer. The 32 bit v. 64 bit stuff makes sense, but I had a devil of a time with my old deskjet with my old computer running Breezy. Not so with earlier versions of Linux. Cups used to be one of those packages that just plain worked. Things seem to have gone backward.

I will work it out, I always do, but I have to say that new desktop users are going to be frustrated.

[futureman]

I tried that, but still no video, i did get an error message this time though, after buffering it said

Error: mplayer execv: No such file or directory

Any ideas?

[Kilz]

I tried that, but still no video, i did get an error message this time though, after buffering it said

Error: mplayer execv: No such file or directory

Any ideas?

Do you have mplayer and the win32codecs installed?

[futureman]

yes i do, but it doesn't work, i get no video with most formats, here's the error i get:

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: 0)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.

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
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 /home/mike/video.wmv.
ASF file format detected.
VIDEO:  [WMV3]  320x240  24bpp  1000.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
 name: FileCabi.net - Where you Provide the Entainment!
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 32.0 kbit/4.54% (ratio: 4006->88200)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
==========================================================================
open: No such file or directory
vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
open: No such file or directory
vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
tdfxfb: This driver is only supports the 3Dfx Banshee, Voodoo3 and Voodoo 5
Couldn't open /dev/3dfx
vo_xvmc: X-Video extension 2.2
vo_xvmc: X-Video MotionCompensation Extension version 1.1
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [dmo] DMO video codecs
DMO dll supports VO Optimizations 0 1
DMO dll might use previous sample when requested
GetOutput r=0x0   size:230400  align:1
StreamCount r=0x0  1  1
Decoder supports the following formats: YV12 YUY2 UYVY YVYU RGB8 RGB555 RGB565 RGB24 RGB32
Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x1b)
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred colorspace: Packed YUY2)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try adding the scale filter, e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [dmo] DMO video codecs
DMO dll supports VO Optimizations 0 1
DMO dll might use previous sample when requested
GetOutput r=0x0   size:230400  align:1
StreamCount r=0x0  1  1
Decoder supports the following formats: YV12 YUY2 UYVY YVYU RGB8 RGB555 RGB565 RGB24 RGB32
Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x1b)
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred colorspace: Packed YUY2)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try adding the scale filter, e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
VDecoder init failed :(
Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564D57.
Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
AO: [oss] 22050Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Building audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le -> 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A: 110.8 (01:50.8) of 113.0 (01:53.0)  0.3%

Exiting... (End of file)

[Ron Byers]

In an effort to install my printer, I thought that maybe I should just reinstall Ubuntu. Why not following Kilz's scripts I had gotten Firefoxt32 to install properly. Life was good. I could do it again.

Wrong. I reinstalled Ubuntu using the alternate disk and found that I mistakenly installed the wrong version of unbuntu 64. Apparently I installed the server version. I spent most of last night hunting down lots and lots of missing software. Finally, I threw up my hands and reinstalled again. This time I had the right version but still some of the packages were missing. I had to hunt them down and am just now back to where I was 24 hours ago.

All of this is to suggest that many of the problems I have read in this thread are similar to those I experienced last night. I suspect a comment as to the installed version of Ubuntu64 might be in order.

[Kilz]

yes i do, but it doesn't work, i get no video with most formats, here's the error i get:

Can I please have a link to the media you are trying to play.

[Kilz]

In an effort to install my printer, I thought that maybe I should just reinstall Ubuntu. Why not following Kilz's scripts I had gotten Firefoxt32 to install properly. Life was good. I could do it again.

Wrong. I reinstalled Ubuntu using the alternate disk and found that I mistakenly installed the wrong version of unbuntu 64. Apparently I installed the server version. I spent most of last night hunting down lots and lots of missing software. Finally, I threw up my hands and reinstalled again. This time I had the right version but still some of the packages were missing. I had to hunt them down and am just now back to where I was 24 hours ago.

All of this is to suggest that many of the problems I have read in this thread are similar to those I experienced last night. I suspect a comment as to the installed version of Ubuntu64 might be in order.

What problems are you having on a fresh install?

[Ron Byers]

I can't use my printer. Frankly, it is frustrating. I have tried both a usb deskjet and an old cannon bjc-3000. Both have been recognized. The printer install recommended a driver. Neither of the printers would print a thing. I have tried everything I can think of to get a printer to work. Nothing.

As to your scripts, after I reinstalled the first time I didn't have several of the programs. Linux32, gsfonts-x11, alsa-osso come to mind. All are out of date packages. I reinstalled again, and I had them. Maybe I am wrong but I think that a lot of the programs needed for the scripts reside on a server someplace and are called as part of the generic install process. Ubuntu's servers were really slow yesterday. Maybe they timed out? Heck I don't know, but when I tried to install Firefox after the first reinstall of ubuntu, the script didn't work properly on several different levels. Messing around I got it to work, but only after I paid close attention to the process.

The printer thing is frustrating. I am almost ready to chuck ubuntu. I can't even use the cups administrative package.

[Kilz]

I can't use my printer. Frankly, it is frustrating. I have tried both a usb deskjet and an old cannon bjc-3000. Both have been recognized. The printer install recommended a driver. Neither of the printers would print a thing. I have tried everything I can think of to get a printer to work. Nothing.

As to your scripts, after I reinstalled the first time I didn't have several of the programs. Linux32, gsfonts-x11, alsa-osso come to mind. All are out of date packages. I reinstalled again, and I had them. Maybe I am wrong but I think that a lot of the programs needed for the scripts reside on a server someplace and are called as part of the generic install process. Ubuntu's servers were really slow yesterday. Maybe they timed out? Heck I don't know, but when I tried to install Firefox after the first reinstall of ubuntu, the script didn't work properly on several different levels. Messing around I got it to work, but only after I paid close attention to the process.

The printer thing is frustrating. I am almost ready to chuck ubuntu. I can't even use the cups administrative package.

Yes, but at least you dont have a lexmark, I did and found the only way to use it was to hook it up to my wifes computer(windows) and then share it. I then set it up as a network printer in cups.
Ill do a look around for a bjc-3000 howto for you. Maybe we can get one working.
Some of the repository servers were offline yesterday. So it may have been hit or miss downloading things, and the scripts download/use apt-get.

Edit, I went looking and found this page, it linked to this page that may help you.

[Ron Byers]

Thanks, I will follow that lead. I have reloaded the gnome printer administration tool, and have posted a new thread here. Maybe somebody can help.