flash (the macromedia kind) on galeon

[Ryan Mesler]

that really blows!!

Ryan Mesler
Technical Support
Internet America

If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0

ICQ: 45088864
AIM: Kraylus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Serphillips" <rserphillips@austin.rr.com>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: flash (the macromedia kind) on galeon


> Let me clarify that. Netscape for linuxppc does not support plugins.
> Plugins work just fine on x86 netscape. The disadvantages of being a
> computing minority.
>
> -Rob
>
>
> On Sun, 5 May 2002 13:22:27 -0500
> "Ryan Mesler" <kraylus@airmail.net> wrote:
>
> > im going to have to disagree... how can netscape not support plugins?
this
> > statement is false. it even has a plugins folder. and i have gotten
netscape
> > on my i386 machines to run with flash just fine. i would get opera but i
was
> > unaware that it had a ppc port. and last time i used opera for linux it
was
> > quite lame.
> >
> > i'll end up getting ns 6.2 more than likely.
> >
> > Ryan Mesler
> > Technical Support
> > Internet America
> >
> > If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0
> >
> > ICQ: 45088864
> > AIM: Kraylus
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Serphillips" <rserphillips@austin.rr.com>
> > To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 8:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: flash (the macromedia kind) on galeon
> >
> >
> > > Netscape doesn't support plug-ins. Mozilla/Galeon will work with flash
but
> > usually crash trying to load the next page.
> > > The only browser that runs flash consistently is opera. And it only
runs
> > older flash content with no sound.
> > >
> > > -Rob
> > >
> > > On Sat, 4 May 2002 16:35:30 -0500
> > > "Ryan Mesler" <kraylus@airmail.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > ok ladies and gents! i got the cdrom issues resolved. i just told
the
> > fstab
> > > > that the cdrom was located at /dev/hdb and all was well.
> > > >
> > > > anyhoo, here's the new issue. i love galeon alot! i think it's a
killer
> > > > browser. so i figured in order to make my life complete i should get
> > flash
> > > > installed for it. so i got the linux flash version and followed the
> > > > instructions and put it in the plugins dir. however, since galeon
runs
> > off
> > > > of mozilla, i put it in the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins dir instead
since i
> > > > dunno if galeon even HAS a plugins dir (i looked up info on it and
> > couldnt
> > > > find any).
> > > >
> > > > it didn't work :( so i fired up mozilla and tested to see if it at
least
> > > > worked in mozilla. it did not. what am i doing wrong? i've done this
in
> > the
> > > > past for slackware, redhat, and mandrake using the netscape browser
and
> > got
> > > > flash working just fine. why won't it work in mozilla?
> > > >
> > > > will i be forced to use netscape?? ack!!
> > > >
> > > > thanks for your time!
> > > >
> > > > Ryan Mesler
> > > > Technical Support
> > > > Internet America
> > > >
> > > > If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0
> > > >
> > > > ICQ: 45088864
> > > > AIM: Kraylus
> > > >
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