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    Pages with flash crash firefox (abruptly!)

    This is recent, and I have no idea what changed, but when I access a site that has flash, firefox immediately closes, with no error displayed. When I restart it, I am informed that it crashed, and I have the option to restore my session or start a new one.

    I am running Firefox 2.0 in Kubuntu edgy (6.10)
    I have done the obvious like make sure the flashplayer plugin is installed, and that the corresponding files are located in the plugin folders, both in my home directory and in /usr/lib/firefox. I have also checked the permissions on these folders. I have also tried the standard and non-free versions of the plugin.
    For now, I have installed Opera to get me by, and it's working OK???

    So,
    1. Where can I look for some error message output from firefox?
    2. Has anyone else run across this?
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    What are the perms on the plugin .so file? IIRC the defaults are rw only, you need to add x...

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    x already there...
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    Firefox is a very stable app, almost all crashes are due to plugins. If you don't know which one is causing it try removing all of them and see if it still crashes then add them back in one at a time.

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    also try different versions of flash plugin
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    Fixed it! -thanks guys

    Here is what I tried:
    • Removed all instances of flashplayer
    • Opened a flash-enabled website, and got the expected notification to install missing plugin:flash-player
    • Allowed Firefox to install the plugin
    • Restarted Firefox, crashing behavior returned, again removed plugin files
    • Installed each version available in Adept Package Manager, one at a time
    • Both caused crashing behavior.
    • Removed flashplayer via Adept.


    Here is what worked: (for Kubuntu, other distros, adjust as needed)

    wget -c -P /tmp/http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer9_update/FP9_plugin_beta_112006.tar.gz
    pushd /tmp
    tar -vxzf /tmp/FP9_plugin_beta_112006.tar.gz
    popd

    (for a single user)
    mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins (no need if Firefox has been started at least once)
    cp /tmp/flash-player-plugin-9.0.21.78/libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

    (for all users)
    cp /tmp/flash-player-plugin-9.0.21.78/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins

    Then close and re-open Firefox, and enjoy all the flashing...
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    I've had good luck with the Flash 9 beta and firefox 2.0. Its nice to finally be able to view flash in linux.
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    I've got to say, it's working pretty smoothly here, too!
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    Wow

    Wow... It worked... I had the EXACT same problem with gnome on ubuntu and firefox 2.0

    Removed all old flash plugins and followed your directions and working perfect. Thanks! This has been bugging me for about 3 months now, so much appreciated.

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    That's exactly how I felt when it started working!
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    I'm very interested in trying out the new Flash version. But when I hear of removing all instances of Flash I quickly get lost. This is a little deeper than I usually go. I don't know how to find all instances or how to remove them. Can someone be kind enough and take me by the hand and give me directions?

    Would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks.

    P.S. Also how to get back to where I am right now incase things don't work out.

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    The difficulty of removing flashplayer depends on your distro. I'm using Ubuntu and it required only marking it for removal in Synaptice Package Manager.

    Removing may not even be necessary, as installing version 9 should overwrite those files anyway.
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    Well I've read up some on this subject and writers go on about going here and there and removing some .so file from this place and that place. Leaves me dizzy. I can just see myself messing up my system. Even you wrote 'Removed all instances of flashplayer'.

    But I've got Debian Etch on one machine and playing with Sid on a second one.

    If I'm reading you correctly psych-major, because I am using Debian it should'nt be a problem? What about if I used an autoscript that install Flash - as well as other programs - would apt-get remove or using sysmaptic work? Still feel a bit uncertain. Flesh it out for me would you? I'm sure others would like to know too.

    Thanks

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    I think the apt-get option would be 'purge', but check the man-page to be sure.

    And that's what I did, BTW, and it worked like a charm!!
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    in debian, apt only records the things installed through apt/synaptic/dpkg and all else that use dpkg. An auto script isn't it its scope, so the things installed by the auto script will not be removed by apt-get remove.

    Actually, if the install guide makes you a little dizzy, don't just jump into the thing. A sensible thing would be to copy the guide to somewhere safe, and study the instructions one by one. Making sure that you understand every step means that you are likely to replicate the steps reliably in your system. If you really can't understand it, or what they mean, then you should stick with a working install and try the fanciful stuff next time.

    And please back up whatever your are going to remove. Its for safety.
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