Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-31 Thread Markie
Hi Folks, Update on this... I found this how to and this worked for me. Can anyone tell me what the purpose of this file is? http://heratech.net/blog/sham/cant-click-playpause-flash-youtube-etc-ubuntu Thanks Mark On 18 May 2010 09:46, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: File:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Markie
I tried this but im still not having any joy, downloaded gunzipped and untarred the file into /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ even removed the old one. Tried BBC iplayer and on this site the play button shows but you click it and it doesnt do anything. It seems odd how some sites work and some dont.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 18 May 2010 08:19, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: I tried this but im still not having any joy, downloaded gunzipped and untarred the file into /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ even removed the old one. Tried BBC iplayer and on this site the play button shows but you click it and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 May 2010 08:29, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 May 2010 08:19, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: I tried this but im still not having any joy, downloaded gunzipped and untarred the file into /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ even removed the old one. Tried BBC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Markie
On 18 May 2010 08:29, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: Try making the plugin executable: chmod 755 libflashplayer.so and restart the browser. Check to see if it's registering with firefox by typing about:plugins into the location bar and looking down the list. Thanks, the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Markie
You could try the Linux Mint 64-bit Flash package: http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/import/m/mint-flashplugin-x64/mint-flashplugin-x64_10.0.45.2-mint1_amd64.deb Would we happen to have this in our ubuntu repos? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Alan Pope
On 18 May 2010 09:03, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: You could try the Linux Mint 64-bit Flash package: http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/import/m/mint-flashplugin-x64/mint-flashplugin-x64_10.0.45.2-mint1_amd64.deb Would we happen to have this in our ubuntu repos? We don't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 May 2010 09:03, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: Would we happen to have this in our ubuntu repos? Unfortunately not as it's not been officially released yet. However, Mint is essentially a customisation of Ubuntu so compatibility is excellent. File:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Markie
File: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so Version: Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 This would indicate that the 32-bit plugin wrapper is still installed, which will cause all sorts of problems when trying to use the 64-bit plugin (it's probably trying to wrap the 64-bit plugin you

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-14 Thread Markie
Hi Folks, I can see theres a lot of info on the forums and generally on the web about getting 64-bit flash working. It seems some sites work ok for me like you tube etc. but some sites like BBc iPlayer dont seem to. I installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras package but Im wondering if Ive missed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-14 Thread Matthew Ames
Download the flash plugin here, http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/64bit.html, and then copy it into your mozilla plugins folder. Although this isn't the official ubuntu way, it's the method that Adobe support, so I figure why not? This plugin also works for Chrome. On 14 May 2010