On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 05:44:40AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > it's possible i'm misunderstanding this, but after a fresh install > of f11b x86_64, the first time i try to view a web page with an > embedded flash video, i get the standard "you need a plug-in, would > you like to get it?", followed by downloading and installing the adobe > flash plugin. > > however, it has no effect since (i'm guessing) this is an x86_64 > install, not i386. and i'm aware of the extra work one has to go thru > for 64-bit flash support: > > http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f10.html#flash > > does that first attempt at installing a flash player take into account > whether it's an i386 or x86_64 install? it doesn't seem to, which is > going to leave 64-bit users more than a little confused if they don't > appreciate the difference and they end up with what is allegedly a > successful plugin install that still doesn't work. > > or have i misread something? Well, a 64-bit proprietary flash plugin IS available, although it's only an alpha version. You can follow mjw's directions and install a 32bit version, but you can go to http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html and try the 64-bit version. You can also use this specfile to build a nice rpm package for yourself: http://rpm.greysector.net/specs/flash-plugin.spec Regards, R. -- Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <rathann*at*icm.edu.pl> | LAN Staff Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling Warsaw University | http://www.icm.edu.pl | tel. +48 (22) 5540810 -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
