flash player installation

[dkarlmt]

I know I posted a help thread for the same thing, but last time I actually got it to work.

I tried switching to a 32bit system, but my wifi card didn't work, so I went back to the 64bit

Anyway, I got Firefox 2.0 installed and everything seems to work so far, but I am still having problems installing Flash 9.

Last time all I had to do was delete Flash 7 from YaST and then copy the new Flash files into the "browser-plugins" and a "Mozilla" folder...I did so with the "browser-plugins" but I cannot find another folder with an older version of either the 2 files that I should have to copy

I've tried doing the tar and the rpm, but am having no luck with either one...another weird thing is if I type "aboutlugins" in Firefox, I don't have anything listed for Flash...not even a header for it.

Can someone help with this??

[oldcpu]

I'm told the following works for 64-bit (I only have 32-bit so I am only parroting what I have read/been told):

http://freshmeat.net/projects/nspluginwrapper/

rpm's here - both are required

http://software.opensuse.org/downloa...2-2.1.i586.rpm
http://software.opensuse.org/downloa...2.1.x86_64.rpm

Good luck

[the above rpms assume you are running SuSE-10.2]

[dkarlmt]

I don't think installation is the problem, it's getting the 2 files from it in the right places. (can't remember not being at my home computer but I think it is an ".iso or .so, and a .xpl" something like that)

I have the flash-plugin folder created which has the right files in it, and I copied them into the "browser-plugins" folder...but I believe there is supposed to be another folder. (I think I remember having a Mozilla or Firefox folder to put it into, thing is I can't find a Mozilla folder, and the only thing in the Firefox folder is a "chrome" folder (I'm guessing the theme).

Also if I do a "aboutlugins" in the address bar, I don't have any Flash player listed.

[dkarlmt]

I'm not sure if I mentioned it earlier, but I am using the 64 bit system and firefox 2.0. I'm not sure if that is why I cannot seem to find the additional folders I am looking for.

Can someone tell me how to load flash player for firefox 2.0 on a 64 bit system?

[gogalthorp]

Are you looking in

/usr/lib/firefox/plugins

???

BTW it works for me 64 bi but using FF 1.5

[dkarlmt]

The only thing in the folder "/usr/lib/firefox" is the folder "chrome"...when I had this working on my last install there was another folder in there for the plugins. I was using Firefox 2 at that point, but it wasn't installed properly so technically it was still 1.5.

From what I am reading on other sites it looks like Firefox 2.0 is a 64 bit program and if it is run on a 64 bit system, flash needs to be installed using "nspluginwrapper"

Unfortunately, I have no idea where to get this file and if I try to use the .rpm on the plugindoc site when zen tries to install it I get the normal dependencies issues. (btw.....what is up with zen always having dependency issues?)

someone please help...i'm completely lost and am not making very good progress!!

[oldcpu]

flash needs to be installed using "nspluginwrapper"

Unfortunately, I have no idea where to get this file

????????????

Please take a look at post#2. Just what two files do you think I linked to??????

[dkarlmt]

I am having problems with the dependencies of those files...

The first one gives me this dependency message:

Unresolved dependencies:
Installing nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.2-1.x86_64[Local packages]
There are no installable providers of gtk+2-devel for nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.2-1.x86_64[Local packages]

The second file (386) gives me this message:

Unresolved dependencies:
Installing nspluginwrapper-i386-0.9.91.2-2.1.i586[Local packages]
There are no installable providers of libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.2.0) for nspluginwrapper-i386-0.9.91.2-2.1.i586[Local packages]

and the third file gives me this message:

Unresolved dependencies:
Installing nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.2-2.1.x86_64[Local packages]
There are no installable providers of nspluginwrapper-i386 for nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.2-2.1.x86_64[Local packages]

Any ideas?

[oldcpu]

The first one gives me this dependency message:
There are no installable providers of gtk+2-devel for

OK, then install gtk2-devel. (it comes on your SuSE cd/dvd).

The second file (386) gives me this message:
There are no installable providers of libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.2.0) for

This is more difficult. I think SuSE-10.1/10.2 use libgcc-4.1 (and not 4.2). You could try installing libgcc-4.1 and see if that is sufficient.

and the third file gives me this message:
There are no installable providers of nspluginwrapper-i386 for nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.2-2.1.x86_64

This 3rd item appears intuitively obvious to me. I believe that it basically tells you that you need to install the 386 version first in order to install the x86_64 version.

[dkarlmt]

Ok...I installed the two files from the suse cd and tried again...still got the same dependency errors. Although, zen-installer now says I have 14 updates, but when I click update, I get this error message:

DEPENDENCY RESOLUTION FAILED

Resolvable id 239056 does not exist

What does this mean?