How to play flash videos in Lucid 5.28?
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How to play flash videos in Lucid 5.28?
On this Dell Latitude D610 with Lucid Puppy 5.28-005, I can't play video, such as at 6abc.com; I see a gray circle with a right-pointing triangle, click on that, and see blackness where it was.
(Oh - that seems to be a link titled "Please click to download and activate plug-in"??)
On the Dell 8300 with Lucid Puppy 5.28-005, streaming video seems fine.
Opera 11.62 or 12.02 on this computer, 11.62 on the 8300.
I've tried wellminded searching for several days, tried various flashplayer files, getflash, etc etc etc
I hope someone can tell me simple instructions to get it working.
(Online video plays OK on this laptop under MS-Windows XP)
Thanks a lot,
Sheldon
(Oh - that seems to be a link titled "Please click to download and activate plug-in"??)
On the Dell 8300 with Lucid Puppy 5.28-005, streaming video seems fine.
Opera 11.62 or 12.02 on this computer, 11.62 on the 8300.
I've tried wellminded searching for several days, tried various flashplayer files, getflash, etc etc etc
I hope someone can tell me simple instructions to get it working.
(Online video plays OK on this laptop under MS-Windows XP)
Thanks a lot,
Sheldon
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Thanks, bigpup, for trying to help.bigpup wrote:Where did you get Opera?
The 11.62 is from a .pet in the Lucid 5.28 thread.
Can't find that, but see
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... -Lucid.pet
The 12.02 is an .sfs by Terryphi in Browsera and Internet.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=65426
Sheldon- visit this page. Are the lower two checked?
Are there any listings beyond these in your /etc/hosts file?
Are there any listings beyond these in your /etc/hosts file?
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127.0.0.1 localhost absolute
192.168.1.1 pc2
192.168.1.2 pc3
192.168.1.3 pc4
# pup-advert-blocker IPs below
# pup-advert-blocker IPs above
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Good morning, Semme.Semme wrote:Sheldon- visit this page. Are the lower two checked?
Are there any listings beyond these in your /etc/hosts file?Code: Select all
127.0.0.1 localhost absolute 192.168.1.1 pc2 192.168.1.2 pc3 192.168.1.3 pc4 # pup-advert-blocker IPs below # pup-advert-blocker IPs above
Here's /etc/hosts:
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127.0.0.1 localhost D619
192.168.1.1 pc2
192.168.1.2 pc3
192.168.1.3 pc4
Thank you.
Of course, I will be glad to uninstall/reinstall any programs etc etc etc etc
I have prevously tried starting without the save file; no better.
Is there another place in this forum or elswwhere to ask for help?
Thanks again.
These Sheldon.. Do you see my link like below?
Look and make sure this file exists- /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
If so inclined- use Pfind to *system* search as it's possible you don't have a Mozilla folder..
Look and make sure this file exists- /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
If so inclined- use Pfind to *system* search as it's possible you don't have a Mozilla folder..
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Not at first (but eventually; see below) - just a blank area.Semme wrote:These Sheldon.. Do you see my link like below?
Yes, it was there.Look and make sure this file exists- /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so.
I wondered whether something was wrong in my save file.
So I booted with pfix=ram
Made a new 512MB save file.
Used bootmanager to install Terryphi's Opera 12.02
Then (can't remember how!) I installed flashplayer; maybe via GetFlash??
After that I could see the Global Storage Settings panel at your link.
and other videos such as
http://mindtv.org/cgi-bin/display_asset ... style=mind
Now I need to gradually and carefully restore some of the settings from my old save file.
Is there a better way to do all this?
What settings?Now I need to gradually and carefully restore some of the settings from my old save file.
Is there a better way to do all this?
A few things about save files and installing programs.
Make save file and be using it before installing added programs.
Give save file some size.
(To install a program, it temporarily uses about 3 times the space it will occupy after install)
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Opera bookmarks, Sylpheed folders, swap and other startup stuff, sysinit and shutdown, and so on.bigpup wrote:What settings?Now I need to gradually and carefully restore some of the settings from my old save file.
Is there a better way to do all this?
A few things about save files and installing programs.
Make save file and be using it before installing added programs.
Give save file some size.
(To install a program, it temporarily uses about 3 times the space it will occupy after install)
Never really tried this, but it may work.
Run Lucid Puppy 528 using the new save file.
Click on file icon on desktop.
Window will open showing file system. (the present system operating)
Click on file icon again to open second window.
Now with two open Rox windows.
In second window.
Find the old save file.
Left click on the old save file and it should mount with a Rox window showing contents.
(This may be all you need to use built in file transfer, some of the programs may have).
Find the old files or directories you need and drag and drop to first window (the present system operating).
However, with a possible bad or corrupted save file, you have no way of knowing what is good and what is bad.
Run Lucid Puppy 528 using the new save file.
Click on file icon on desktop.
Window will open showing file system. (the present system operating)
Click on file icon again to open second window.
Now with two open Rox windows.
In second window.
Find the old save file.
Left click on the old save file and it should mount with a Rox window showing contents.
(This may be all you need to use built in file transfer, some of the programs may have).
Find the old files or directories you need and drag and drop to first window (the present system operating).
However, with a possible bad or corrupted save file, you have no way of knowing what is good and what is bad.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Yes, bigpup; I did a little copying, but as you said, I'd better be careful.bigpup wrote:Never really tried this, but it may work.
Run Lucid Puppy 528 using the new save file.
Click on file icon on desktop.
Window will open showing file system. (the present system operating)
Click on file icon again to open second window.
Now with two open Rox windows.
In second window.
Find the old save file.
Left click on the old save file and it should mount with a Rox window showing contents.
(This may be all you need to use built in file transfer, some of the programs may have).
Find the old files or directories you need and drag and drop to first window (the present system operating).
However, with a possible bad or corrupted save file, you have no way of knowing what is good and what is bad.
You could try a filesystemcheck, or, an e2fsck on that save file of yours if you were to again boot live.
It's possible it can rectify whatever corruption, if any, may exist..
Boot live and forward the location of where it's stored.. perhaps /mnt/sda# or such..
For future reference- I'd also stick with an ext3 save..
It's possible it can rectify whatever corruption, if any, may exist..
Boot live and forward the location of where it's stored.. perhaps /mnt/sda# or such..
For future reference- I'd also stick with an ext3 save..
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Thanks, Semme - e2fsck of the previous save files says all are clean.Semme wrote:You could try a filesystemcheck, or, an e2fsck on that save file of yours if you were to again boot live.
It's possible it can rectify whatever corruption, if any, may exist..
Can I convert the existing ext2 file? Or, how should make the ext3 save file from my new setup?Boot live and forward the location of where it's stored.. perhaps /mnt/sda# or such..
For future reference- I'd also stick with an ext3 save..
Clean or not I'd still run it with it's -p option, repair. Namely because it sounds like Flash should work.
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While I personally haven't ever converted an ext2, I imagine it shouldn't pose a problem.
On what type of file-system does the existing one reside?
I won't get to proof it myself til some time later..
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*PROOFED- and it works fine..
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While I personally haven't ever converted an ext2, I imagine it shouldn't pose a problem.
On what type of file-system does the existing one reside?
I won't get to proof it myself til some time later..
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*PROOFED- and it works fine..
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