Yahoo Movie Clips

[rosswmcgee]

I have two ubuntu 9.04 computers as far as I can tell both have the same config, for streamers, flash etc. When I click on the firefox tools the working one shows both Shockwave 10 and 10. The one that will not play movie clips does not have 10. Yet 10 is installed in synaptic on both. So yahoo says I have to install flash player but It is already installed? What am I missing?

[lonetreetechy]

Same thing happened to me last week on 8.04 LTS with Firefox 3. I ran the installer (.deb package) and restarted firefox. Seems to work fine even tho installed twice...

[rosswmcgee]

How do I run the installer deb package?

[philinux]

Use this command to find out what flash you have installed.

locate libflashplayer.so

[rosswmcgee]

OK now what?
locate libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
/var/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
rosswmcgee@rosswmcgee-desktop:~$

[philinux]

That looks ok I think. you are using the 64 bit os and the 32 bit flash from the repo's. It should work fine.

Next check firefox. Tools > addons> plugins. Is flash there?

I'm using the 64 bit plugin from adobe labs.

[rosswmcgee]

Shockwave 9 is there, but not ten. I think that may the problem, but I do not have the answer.

[philinux]

Ok in firefox address bar use this.

about:config

In the filter box type

path

Double click plugin.expose_full_path so that its set to True.

Then use

about:plugins

It will tell you where FF is picking up flash from.

[edit] The version in 9.04 is version 10

[rosswmcgee]

I did what you said. plugin.expose_full_path was already set to True. Then I continued and this is what I got:

Installed plugins
Find more information about browser plugins at mozilla.org.
Help for installing plugins is available from plugindoc.mozdev.org.
Default Plugin

File name: /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/libnullplugin.so
The default plugin handles plugin data for mimetypes and extensions that are not specified and facilitates downloading of new plugins.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
* All types .* No
Demo Print Plugin for unix/linux

File name: /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/libunixprintplugin.so
The demo print plugin for unix.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-print-unix-nsplugin Demo Print Plugin for Unix/Linux .pnt Yes
IcedTea Java Web Browser Plugin

File name: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/amd64/IcedTeaPlugin.so
The IcedTea Java Web Browser Plugin 1.4.1 (6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu7) executes Java applets.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-java-vm IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.6 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_00 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.6 IcedTea class,jar Yes
application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.6.0_00 IcedTea class,jar Yes
VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 2.26.1)

File name: /usr/lib/totem/gstreamer/libtotem-cone-plugin.so
The Totem 2.26.1 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-vlc-plugin VLC Multimedia Plugin Yes
application/vlc VLC Multimedia Plugin Yes
video/x-google-vlc-plugin VLC Multimedia Plugin Yes
application/x-ogg Ogg multimedia file ogg Yes
application/ogg Ogg multimedia file ogg Yes
audio/ogg Ogg Audio oga Yes
audio/x-ogg Ogg Audio ogg Yes
video/ogg Ogg Video ogv Yes
video/x-ogg Ogg Video ogg Yes
application/annodex Annodex exchange format anx Yes
audio/annodex Annodex Audio axa Yes
video/annodex Annodex Video axv Yes
video/mpeg MPEG video mpg, mpeg, mpe Yes
audio/wav WAV audio wav Yes
audio/x-wav WAV audio wav Yes
audio/mpeg MP3 audio mp3 Yes
application/x-nsv-vp3-mp3 NullSoft video nsv Yes
video/flv Flash video flv Yes
application/x-totem-plugin Totem Multimedia plugin Yes
Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem)

File name: /usr/lib/totem/gstreamer/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so
The Totem 2.26.1 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-mplayer2 AVI video avi, wma, wmv Yes
video/x-ms-asf-plugin ASF video asf, wmv Yes
video/x-msvideo AVI video asf, wmv Yes
video/x-ms-asf ASF video asf Yes
video/x-ms-wmv Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-wmv Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-ms-wvx Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-ms-wm Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-ms-wmp Windows Media video wmv Yes
application/x-ms-wms Windows Media video wms Yes
application/x-ms-wmp Windows Media video wmp Yes
application/asx Microsoft ASX playlist asx Yes
audio/x-ms-wma Windows Media audio wma Yes
DivX® Web Player

File name: /usr/lib/totem/gstreamer/libtotem-mully-plugin.so
DivX Web Player version 1.4.0.233

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
video/divx AVI video divx Yes
QuickTime Plug-in 7.2.0

File name: /usr/lib/totem/gstreamer/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so
The Totem 2.26.1 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
video/quicktime QuickTime video mov Yes
video/mp4 MPEG-4 video mp4 Yes
image/x-macpaint MacPaint Bitmap image pntg Yes
image/x-quicktime Macintosh Quickdraw/PICT drawing pict, pict1, pict2 Yes
video/x-m4v MPEG-4 video m4v Yes

[rosswmcgee]

I think the bottom line is that Fire fox does not show 10 in the tools addons plugins and I do not know how to get it there.