Chromium and Adobe Flash giving me fits.

[dniMretsaM]

Does lubuntu have the 'extras' packages like ubuntu? Does it contain flash?

(I don't use it so don't know, but I thought they all did.)

It does. It can be installed with:

sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras

.

OP, install that and then see if the file /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/flashplugin.so exists.

[zuren]

It does. It can be installed with:

sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras

.

OP, install that and then see if the file /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/flashplugin.so exists.

I did as instructed. When I navigate to /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/ there are 2 files:

- install_plugin (shell script)
- libflashplayer.so (shared library)

Flashplugin.so does not appear to exist.

Thanks!

[critin]

Have you seen this? Looks like exactly what you need.

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/how-t...sh-player.html

[zuren]

Have you seen this? Looks like exactly what you need.

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/how-t...sh-player.html

No, I had not seen this and had high hopes for it. I followed everything to the letter except when I entered this command in step 2:

chromium-browser --ppapi-flash-path=/opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so --ppapi-flash-version=11.3.31.323

...nothing happens in the terminal. The cursor simply dropped down a line. I went on to check the plugin version and Chromium is still seeing 11.2 r202.

Flash is not working in 3 browsers now; Chromium, Chrome and Firefox all give me the "Missing Plug-In" message. I get a message bar at the top stating "Could not load Shockwave Flash" in Chrome. Chromium and Firefox is nothing but the "missing plug-in" message where the video should be.

Thanks!

[critin]

I'm sure you opened Add-Ons in firefox and updated Shockwave flash there and made sure it wasn't disabled. Sometimes the browser will disable mine if it isn't up to date, and I don't know it until youtube fails.

Looks like you've tried everything.

I'm using FF 15.01 with working flash.

[critin]

I went on to check the plugin version and Chromium is still seeing 11.2 r202.

My FF is also running this version.

[critin]

So I installed Flash as suggested via Synaptic Package Manager

I always install Flash through the regular adobe update that pops up while on youtube.

edit to add one more link:

http://www.muktware.com/3778/chrome-...ux-development

Since the last version of Adobe Flash, 11. will be maintained for 5 years, can't you use it? You may have to install your previous version of browser, but it should work if you let adobe update it.

From what I'm reading, a lot of people are having issues with Pepper.

[zuren]

I'm sure you opened Add-Ons in firefox and updated Shockwave flash there and made sure it wasn't disabled. Sometimes the browser will disable mine if it isn't up to date, and I don't know it until youtube fails.

Looks like you've tried everything.

I'm using FF 15.01 with working flash.

I went into the Add-Ons and everything seems to updated and in order.

Here is something interesting I just found:

Adobe Flash 11 system requirements -

• 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 5.6 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), openSUSE® 11.3 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), or Ubuntu 10.04 or later (32 bit and 64 bit)
• Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or Google Chrome
• 512MB of RAM; 128MB of graphics memory

Note: Flash Player 11.2 is the last supported Flash Player version for Linux. Adobe will continue provide security updates.

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashp...ech-specs.html


I posted my system but here it is again-

- 866MHz processor
- Lubuntu 12.04
- Firefox 15.x
- 512MB of RAM; 64MB graphics memory

My processor is too slow and have too little graphics memory according the required specs. If Flash isn't seeing the correct hardware, would it cause it to not install correctly?

I found an add on for Firefox called "Low Quality Flash 0.2" that supposedly helps older systems. The "missing plug-in" message is gone but still no video. I wonder if I need an older version of Flash due to my hardware?

Thanks

[dniMretsaM]

I did as instructed. When I navigate to /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/ there are 2 files:

- install_plugin (shell script)
- libflashplayer.so (shared library)

Flashplugin.so does not appear to exist.

Thanks!

That's correct (I forgot the "lib"). So Flash IS installed on you're system. The problem is that it's not working. Open about:plugins in Firefox and see if Shockwave Flash is there.

[zuren]

That's correct (I forgot the "lib"). So Flash IS installed on you're system. The problem is that it's not working. Open about:plugins in Firefox and see if Shockwave Flash is there.

Installed a screenshot tool to help with all of this. Looks like Shockwave is there. Let me know if there are any other screenshots I can take to be helpful.