Flash plugin for firefox not recognized

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#1

openSuse 21.1 64 bit, using KDE, firefox 12.0 ATI video card.

I installed the latest Flash player using Yast online update and began problems.

Using Yast, I uninstalled flash player, and the kde and gnome plugins and then installed version 11.2.202.233-15.1
From that point on, Firefox would not recognize the plugin as being available. I’ve tried different versions and none will be recognized, even the latest version. Under Tools->Add-ons->Plugins, I can see the plugin listed but, if I go to a page with flash content, I get a message stating the plugin is missing.

I tried using the button in firefox, on the top of a web page that states there are missing plugins and it wants to install a quite old version and will not find the plugins. Seems to be using some 1-click script that is way out of date.

Using Yast, I did an update of firefox without correcting my problem.

I can’t seem to find a configuration file where, I’m guessing, an entry would point to the plugins. I don’t know, I’m shooting in the dark here.

I’ve seen threads where others have reverted the version and no followup about it not working. I suppose I should not have removed the old versions, only downgraded.

How can I get firefox to re-configure the plugins? According to Yast, I now have to latest versions 11.2.202.235-21.1 installed.

If I can get firefox to recognize the plugin, I’ll try shutting off hardware acceleration. If that doesn’t work I’ll downgrade one version. I hope… I’ll try…

#2

montana suse user wrote:

> I now have to latest versions 11.2.202.235-21.1 installed.
>

Good

Does it show in
about:plugins

The HWAccel issue is not related

#3

Yes, although it is shown as 11.2 r202 I thought it might be wrong, so I removed flash using Yast and it was no longer there. When I again installed flash, it was back. Firefox will still not recognize it though.
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#4

montana suse user wrote:

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> caf4926;2466167 Wrote:
>> montana suse user wrote:
>>
>> > I now have to latest versions 11.2.202.235-21.1 installed.
>> >
>>
>> Good
>>
>> Does it show in
>> about:plugins
>>
>> The HWAccel issue is not related
>
> Yes, although it is shown as 11.2 r202 I thought it might be wrong, so
> I removed flash using Yast and it was no longer there. When I again
> installed flash, it was back. Firefox will still not recognize it
> though.
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You can actually drop a copy of libflashplayer.so in to
…mozilla/plugins/
Which will work

#5

I found libflashplayer.so in /usr/lib64/browser-plugins/
There is a .mozilla directory in ~ but there was no plugins directory. So I created one and placed a copy of libflashplayer.so in it.
Firefox still says I don’t have the correct plugins available.

The web site I’m using as a test is Fun Day at the Boat Launch

This site has a Youtube file there that will not play in Firefox although it will play in Konqueror and it will play in Opera.

Did I misinterpret your post? The … before mozilla I assumed was meant to be ~/.mozilla.

#6

montana suse user wrote:

> Did I misinterpret your post? The … before mozilla I assumed was
> meant to be ~/.mozilla.

You are correct
That is the hidden folder in your user /home
That file plays for me

Rename .mozilla to .mozilla-backup

Start firefox again and try
Later you can restore the backup folder if it still doesn’t work.

#7

So now it works! Thank you!

There are a TON of files in the old .mozilla directory. I probably should not try to move them one by one. I’ll let firefox rebuild itself as it needs to.

I have though, lost my rather extensive list of bookmarks. I think the best way to get them back would be to rename the .mozilla directorieS and do a backup to somewhere, then change the directory names again and import the backups.

I also lost the add-ons. I think I would be better foo making a list of them and adding them from the firefox website, right?

I use Ghostry or Do-Not-Track (can’t decide which I like better.) and of course Ad-Block. Do you know of any conflicts with any of these?

Thanks again!

Oh. Is there a way for me to change the thread title to show SOLVED?

Bart

#8

I’m back up and working correctly. Thanks much for your efforts.

Bart

#9

montana suse user wrote:

> lost my rather extensive list of bookmarks

Go back to the old .mozilla
Open firefox and > Bookmarks > All Bookmarks > Import and Backup > Backup

Save the .json file

Start a new .mozilla
Import the .json

All will be good but without all your crud

#10

On 2012-06-01 13:09, caf4926 wrote:
> montana suse user wrote:
>
>> lost my rather extensive list of bookmarks
>
> Go back to the old .mozilla
> Open firefox and > Bookmarks > All Bookmarks > Import and Backup > Backup
>
> Save the .json file
>
> Start a new .mozilla
> Import the .json

Interesting.

Just in case, it is possible to have two mozilla profiles for the same
user, and choose which one to start with.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)