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fishtank - 16.09.2006, 09:13 Uhr
Titel: what's wrong with flash player?

I am installing RC1 but I realize the flash player shows no text in both firefox and konqueror. I tried both running the script from the tar ball and apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree. I have already have gsfont and gsfont-x11 installed. I also installed msttcorefonts but still no luck.
Traurig

Kano - 16.09.2006, 10:20 Uhr
Titel: RE: what

Usally best install is the automated download within FF. msttcorefonts give the rest.

jiro - 16.09.2006, 14:21 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: what

Kano hat folgendes geschrieben::

Usally best install is the automated download within FF.

hmmm. the automated firefox download has NEVER worked for me. i always download the non-free package with apt.

fishtank - 16.09.2006, 17:10 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: what

jiro hat folgendes geschrieben::

Kano hat folgendes geschrieben::

Usally best install is the automated download within FF.

hmmm. the automated firefox download has NEVER worked for me. i always download the non-free package with apt.

How does the "automated firefox download" work? I apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree and it says installation fails
root@V2000:/home/shanren# apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Suggested packages:
mozilla-browser ttf-xfree86-nonfree
The following NEW packages will be installed:
flashplugin-nonfree
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/13.2kB of archives.
After unpacking 147kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package flashplugin-nonfree.
(Reading database ... 119051 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from ../flashplugin-nonfree_7.0.63.8_i386.deb) ...
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (7.0.63. Cool

...
Downloading... done.
automatic installation failed due to network problems or upstream changes

hubi - 16.09.2006, 17:18 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: what

But still: there are font-problems with flashplugin-nonfree as well, and I use all kinds of fonts mentioned on all kind of Linux websites and here in the forum.
hubi

piper - 16.09.2006, 17:21 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

Code:

apt-get install flashplayer-mozilla

Worked for me

hubi - 16.09.2006, 17:38 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

piper,

can you see letters on that site:
http://www.autobahn.nrw.de/olsim3_1/rgwest30.html

In Mozilla under Linux it looks like that (same in Opera):
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/556/flashlinoa7.png

In Opera under w2k (vmware-installation) it looks like that:
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4396/flashwincv0.png

Makes some kind of a difference in handling flash-sites.

hubi

piper - 16.09.2006, 17:43 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

hubi, damn, first site I seen like this, I can't see the text (ff), I have been using opera lately but did not install on this latest install yet.

fishtank - 16.09.2006, 17:43 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

apt-get install flashplayer-mozilla didn't work for me. I can't see the letter on the site that hubi provided Traurig

hubi - 16.09.2006, 17:47 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

piper,

I really would love to see that Adobe-Macromedia-sh*t blown to the moon, but unfortunatelly it's part of web life. And more and more I come across flash-sites, where I cannot read the letters, and I really have installed quite a lot of fonts, for sure all common fonts (open and proprietary). And I think, it's not Linux, it's the flash for Linux, they are producing, which is faulty. Just say that without being able to verify it, of course.

hubi

piper - 16.09.2006, 17:52 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

I agree with "Adobe-Macromedia-sh*t blown to the moon" hehe lol

While we both know it's not going away Winken

I just wish they (Adobe) could do a better (and support) with linux.

hubi - 16.09.2006, 17:58 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

piper,

possibly there are signs that there are more Linux users than we think. As I see the german news magazine www.spiegel.de have gone back to flash 7 for their video-news. I am sure, they used flash 8, because I was not able to watch them a few months ago under Linux. Maybe somebody else might confirm that.

But I am not sure if Adobe care that flash is some kind of standard as "being widely used".

hubi

h2 - 16.09.2006, 18:06 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

I see those letters fine, using flashplugin-nonfree, in opera and firefox, but not in konqueror for some reason.

piper - 16.09.2006, 18:17 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

hubi, for me it said that I need flash 8, and yes I don't think adobe cares either.

h2, i wonder if flashplugin-nonfree is the difference, I am going to uninstall this and go to that in ff.

hubi - 16.09.2006, 18:17 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

h2,

if you mean:
http://www.autobahn.nrw.de/olsim3_1/rgwest30.html

The only common font that has not been installed was Tahoma, I have done that now and restarted X. Still no hope. What could that font be. It might really be only a font issue.

hubi

hubi - 16.09.2006, 18:24 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

piper,

about www.spiegel.de, the video with the pope is definitely running (tried others as well) with the nonfree flash:
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6224/spiegelyn0.png

hubi

piper - 16.09.2006, 18:25 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

I switched to "flashplugin-nonfree" instead of "flashplayer-mozilla" and I am using tahoma fonts, I still can't see text on the left. I have tried tahoma, free sans, bitstream and verdana, very odd

piper - 16.09.2006, 18:27 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

Ok, I can watch the video fine Winken

h2 - 16.09.2006, 18:35 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

re fonts, I can't say, I installed all my windows fonts on my box so I have most of them, plus msttcorefonts.

hubi - 16.09.2006, 18:50 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

h2,

did that now as well, still no chance. Just a bunch of fonts more installed.

hubi

hubi - 16.09.2006, 18:52 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

piper,
maybe THEY did something to the plugin that it understands features of flash 8. What do I know Mr. Green

hubi

hubi - 16.09.2006, 18:54 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

Another thing. A right click on a flash brings up a context menue and there is sg like "configuration" ("Einstellung" in German), there are no fonts anymore either - they definitely were always there. That's weird.
hubi

h2 - 16.09.2006, 19:11 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

This sounds like the kde font issue, reset antialiasing in control center appearances fonts

hubi - 16.09.2006, 19:42 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

h2,

unfortunatelly no change in behaviour: did the bug-trick, restarted X.

Btw.: do designers use Marlett? Don't have that one.

Thanks,
hubi

John - 17.09.2006, 08:51 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

at the moment i'm online with pure debain testing and flashplayer-mozilla installed and the link you posted just works fine. can read everything

hubi hat folgendes geschrieben::

DeepDayze - 17.09.2006, 13:31 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

I can view the map as well...so it may be an obscure font

zulu9 - 17.09.2006, 15:19 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

at least for some sites these steps helped:
http://linux.inet.hr/flash_plugin_on_x11r7.html

http://kanotix.wordpress.com/2006/09/13 ... ntproblem/ (de)

hubi - 17.09.2006, 16:45 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

zulu9 hat folgendes geschrieben::

at least for some sites these steps helped:
http://linux.inet.hr/flash_plugin_on_x11r7.html

YES!!! BRILLIANT!!!

It is the description about the nonfree-font and changing configuration in /etc/X11/fs/config. One finds it in the comments.

Everything which is written in the text was already textbook style here.

Genius!

Thx a lot
hubi

wakarimasen - 17.09.2006, 18:54 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

Hasn't worked for me unfortunately - even when following all of the advice at
http://linux.inet.hr/flash_plugin_on_x11r7.htm

I have installed all of the fonts (except freefont which couldn't be found - although I have ttf-freefont installed)

Then I checked for (and editted) my config file which is in /etc/X11/fs and made the smbolic link in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 using ln -s /etc/X11/fs

However, I still see no text at http://www.autobahn.nrw.de/olsim3_1/rgwest30.html

I am using Firefox, but get the same result with Konquerer.

I have flashplayer-mozilla installed

Any other ideas?

wakarimasen - 17.09.2006, 19:11 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

Success!!!!

I needed to do this bit

f you have followed all advices above and you still don't see text properly, change to your /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType directory and check that you have fonts.scale and fonts.dir files in it. If you don't, you'll need to run

ttmkfdir .
mkfontdir .

The files were there, but the latter was empty.

hubi - 17.09.2006, 19:15 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

Just tested it. It does not work with flashplayer-mozilla. Use flashplugin-nonfree, which gets and installs the flashplayer directly from Adobe/Macromedia. Or you get the flashplayer directly from them and install it on your own.

hubi

xweber - 17.09.2006, 20:52 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

thats it! Thank you!

Alex

craigevil - 19.09.2006, 10:00 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what

Didn't even realize there was a problem.Duh.

Followed the directions here:http://linux.inet.hr/flash_plugin_on_x11r7.html
And all is well. Using Firefox1.5.0.7 and the flash-nonfree Shockwave Flash 7.0 r68

All I had to do was:
edit your /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config (deliberately using that long path to ascertain file is in place) and make sure you have /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType/ path listed in the catalogue line.

Gowator - 20.09.2006, 16:04 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: what

Weird...I have one of both and my GF's hangs the whole of X and kills the network too.(flash-player-nonfree)... whereas mine (flash-player-mozilla) just doesn't display.

alcor - 27.09.2006, 14:01 Uhr
Titel:

IThe only mode to solve the problem for me is
install flasplaye-mozilla
and now all OK

drb - 27.09.2006, 17:11 Uhr
Titel:

Can anyone get the Spraydio radio working in Firefox?

It works in Opera and Konqueror (with me) but can't find the flash player in Firefox.

http://www.spraydio.com/web/portal/portal.jsp

littlepeon - 27.09.2006, 17:43 Uhr
Titel:

hey,
have been struggling w/this issue on several machines w/different debian distros as the local supermarkets here let you browse their ads online and they use different fonts..the pages always come up on M$ box, however has been a crapshoot w/Debian, firefox and the flash plugin.
seems now followng the advise from craigevil has solved the problem on about 99% of the sites visited.
i have sinced then implemented his fix on all my boxes and that make flash not work like it should most of the time..
depending on the debian version installed on my boxes (i currently have 2 versions of kanotx running...one an older stable version and one RC2) to get the font issued fix i also had to make sure the folllowing were installed and at the upgraded versions:
- install x-ttcidfont-conf package
- install msttcorefonts package
- install ttf-freefont package
- install ttf-bitstream-vera package
- install ttf-xfree86-nonfree package
the last one was the biggie...only after installing that one i was able to view the website here: http://www.autobahn.nrw.de/olsim3_1/rgwest30.html

so i can now browse the ads of my local supermarkets.....and this works for about 99% of sites...i still find the ocassional site that wont display fonts..

www.lge.com is one of those sites.....can get the fonts to work in M$, but not w/kanotix..... can anyone else get it to work?

piper - 27.09.2006, 18:33 Uhr
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With RC3 I can see text at http://www.autobahn.nrw.de/olsim3_1/rgwest30.html Smilie

www.lge.com no text

h2 - 27.09.2006, 21:16 Uhr
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some text on lge.com, but not the menu/submenu text. Oddly enough I had the same problem with a client's new sample page for a new site with flash, no text at all shows in firefox or opera on linux.

Although in this case, the lack of text is in my opinion a definite improvement, lol, it is a similar issue I guess, and it's the first total lack of text I've seen. I'd post the swf but that would probably annoy the client.

littlepeon - 07.11.2006, 02:38 Uhr
Titel:

everything is better with flashplayer 9
http://linux.inet.hr/flash_player_9_for ... lable.html

-peon