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bitfuzzy

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Jun 25, 2007, 1:56:10 PM6/25/07
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System is running slackware 10.0 and firefox 2.0.0.4 with current
versions of java and flash player plugins
When the browser goes to sites like yahoo games the browser crashes.

The "only" error message that is ever received is :
/usr/lib/firefox/run-mozilla.sh: line 424: 9731 Segmentation
fault "$prog" ${1+"$@"}


The information I've read indicates that libjavaplugin_oji.so needs to
be symlinked
ln -s /usr/lib/jre1.6.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

I'm at a total loss here

Any ideas?

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Michael Black

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Jun 25, 2007, 7:59:59 PM6/25/07
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Joe (undis...@undisclosed.invalid) writes:

> In newsgroup alt.os.linux.slackware, bitfuzzy wrote:
>
>> System is running slackware 10.0 and firefox 2.0.0.4 with current
>> versions of java and flash player plugins
>> When the browser goes to sites like yahoo games the browser crashes.
>>
>> The "only" error message that is ever received is :
>> /usr/lib/firefox/run-mozilla.sh: line 424: 9731 Segmentation
>> fault "$prog" ${1+"$@"}
> []
>
> On my Slack 10.0 and Slack 10.2 boxes, Firefox 2.x crashes shortly after
> visiting websites that use flash if I use Flash Player plugin version 9.x
> but not when I use Flash plugin version 7.x. My hunch is that your problem
> could be similar to mine. Sorry, I tried several remedies gathered on the
> net but haven't been able to fix it. Using Flash 7.0.69 is the only thing
> that works for me.
>
> Joe

And it seems not to be browser specific. As I mentioned in an aside
a few weeks ago in a thread about something else, I've mozilla and galeon
crash on Slackware 10 since I added Flash, and it is indeed 9. I haven't
actually weeded things out to determine if it's Flash or some combination
with the Nvidia driver (that I added long before but does seem to show
some oddity at times).

Michael


Blumf

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Jun 26, 2007, 4:46:37 AM6/26/07
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Michael Black wrote:
> Joe (undis...@undisclosed.invalid) writes:
>> In newsgroup alt.os.linux.slackware, bitfuzzy wrote:
>>
>>> System is running slackware 10.0 and firefox 2.0.0.4 with current
>>> versions of java and flash player plugins
>>> When the browser goes to sites like yahoo games the browser crashes.
>>

>> On my Slack 10.0 and Slack 10.2 boxes, Firefox 2.x crashes shortly after
>> visiting websites that use flash if I use Flash Player plugin version 9.x
>

> And it seems not to be browser specific. As I mentioned in an aside
> a few weeks ago in a thread about something else, I've mozilla and galeon
> crash on Slackware 10 since I added Flash, and it is indeed 9.

There's a pre-release version of Flash available, v9.0 r60, that now
uses the XEmbed system instead of whatever the old type was called (Xt
mainloop or something).

http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2007/06/fullscreen_beta.html

So far it seems to be more stable on my 10.2 + FF 2.0.0.4 setup.

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Kees Theunissen

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Jun 26, 2007, 4:52:30 AM6/26/07
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Joe wrote:
> In newsgroup alt.os.linux.slackware, bitfuzzy wrote:
>
>> System is running slackware 10.0 and firefox 2.0.0.4 with current
>> versions of java and flash player plugins
>> When the browser goes to sites like yahoo games the browser crashes.
>>
>> The "only" error message that is ever received is :
>> /usr/lib/firefox/run-mozilla.sh: line 424: 9731 Segmentation
>> fault "$prog" ${1+"$@"}
> []

>
> On my Slack 10.0 and Slack 10.2 boxes, Firefox 2.x crashes shortly after
> visiting websites that use flash if I use Flash Player plugin version 9.x
> but not when I use Flash plugin version 7.x. My hunch is that your problem
> could be similar to mine. Sorry, I tried several remedies gathered on the
> net but haven't been able to fix it. Using Flash 7.0.69 is the only thing
> that works for me.

I don't remember where I've seen this, it might have been on this
group or on alt.os.linux.debian, but a few months ago someone
suggested that this error could be solved by installing the flash
plugin in the applications plugin directory instead of in
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.

That worked for me. I had installed flash9 in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.
After making symlinks in /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.13/plugins on my
slack 10.2 the mozilla crashes were over.

kees@pcict9:/usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.13/plugins$ ls -l
total 20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 2007-05-14 18:57 flashplayer.xpt ->
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplayer.xpt*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2007-05-14 18:57 libflashplayer.so ->
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19916 2006-04-23 07:49 libnullplugin.so*


Regards,

Kees.

--
Kees Theunissen

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Dan C

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Jun 26, 2007, 10:12:53 AM6/26/07
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:52:30 +0200, Kees Theunissen wrote:

>> On my Slack 10.0 and Slack 10.2 boxes, Firefox 2.x crashes shortly after
>> visiting websites that use flash if I use Flash Player plugin version 9.x
>> but not when I use Flash plugin version 7.x. My hunch is that your problem
>> could be similar to mine. Sorry, I tried several remedies gathered on the
>> net but haven't been able to fix it. Using Flash 7.0.69 is the only thing
>> that works for me.

> I don't remember where I've seen this, it might have been on this
> group or on alt.os.linux.debian, but a few months ago someone
> suggested that this error could be solved by installing the flash
> plugin in the applications plugin directory instead of in
> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.

Yes, that was me.



> That worked for me. I had installed flash9 in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.
> After making symlinks in /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.13/plugins on my
> slack 10.2 the mozilla crashes were over.

Exactly. If using Firefox 1.5.0.9 (for example), the symlinks would go
into /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.9/plugins . Adjust path to your particular
browser/version. Works like a champ.

You're welcome.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

bitfuzzy

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Jun 26, 2007, 7:41:12 PM6/26/07
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Thanks for all the suggestions!

I've tried placing the flash9 files within the mozilla plugin and
componets directories which didn't help.

I also tried using the suggested beta update which also failed (still
crashing)

The only thing that does seem to fix the problem is downgrading to
flash 7 though there are some odd funkness that comes with using it on
some sites.

About the only thing I can think of is looking for version 8 (if it
exists) and see how high I can go before the issue comes back. :(

I really hate the idea of having to upgrade slackware just because of
a funky plugin

Eef Hartman

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Jun 27, 2007, 5:10:02 AM6/27/07
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bitfuzzy <kenf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> About the only thing I can think of is looking for version 8 (if it
> exists) and see how high I can go before the issue comes back. :(

It doesn't. Flash went from 7.0r69 to 9.0r31, with no versions (for
Linux) inbetween.
And that 9.0 release has a tendency to crash your browser on anything
EARLIER than Slackware 11.0.
We had to go back to Flash 7 too, untill all our machines were upgraded
TO Slackware 11.
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bitfuzzy

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Jun 27, 2007, 9:19:59 AM6/27/07
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> It doesn't. Flash went from 7.0r69 to 9.0r31, with no versions (for
> Linux) inbetween.
> And that 9.0 release has a tendency to crash your browser on anything
> EARLIER than Slackware 11.0.
> We had to go back to Flash 7 too, untill all our machines were upgraded
> TO Slackware 11.

Yea, that's pretty much what I concluded from my hrs of searching :\

Thank you though for the confirmation.

I think the matter is pretty much closed at this point.

To recap for any who may come across this looking for the same.
Downgrade your flash to 7, and prepare to upgrade to slack 11 or higher

loki harfagr

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Jun 27, 2007, 1:52:24 PM6/27/07
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:19:59 -0700, bitfuzzy wrote:

>> It doesn't. Flash went from 7.0r69 to 9.0r31, with no versions (for
>> Linux) inbetween.
>> And that 9.0 release has a tendency to crash your browser on anything
>> EARLIER than Slackware 11.0.
>> We had to go back to Flash 7 too, untill all our machines were upgraded
>> TO Slackware 11.
>
> Yea, that's pretty much what I concluded from my hrs of searching :\
>
> Thank you though for the confirmation.
>
> I think the matter is pretty much closed at this point.

Seems so, which is good as it adds up to the continuing story
of reasons why *not* to use 'Flash' decoys :D)

> To recap for any who may come across this looking for the same.
> Downgrade your flash to 7

Flash can't be downgraded, it's an inborn downgrade loot...

> , and prepare to upgrade to slack 11 or higher

Well, I'd rate the 11 as an intermediate step, I was happy
with 8,8.1,9 and 10 (10.1) and I am very content of current -current
but the middle struggle with the alsa/kernel/crypt/udev/whatever going
rollercoaster every funky pair of hours certainly didn't ease
Pat's work within the 11th step!

Michael Black

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Jun 27, 2007, 2:48:38 PM6/27/07
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loki harfagr (lo...@DarkDesign.free.fr) writes:
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:19:59 -0700, bitfuzzy wrote:
>
>>> It doesn't. Flash went from 7.0r69 to 9.0r31, with no versions (for
>>> Linux) inbetween.
>>> And that 9.0 release has a tendency to crash your browser on anything
>>> EARLIER than Slackware 11.0.
>>> We had to go back to Flash 7 too, untill all our machines were upgraded
>>> TO Slackware 11.
>>
>> Yea, that's pretty much what I concluded from my hrs of searching :\
>>
>> Thank you though for the confirmation.
>>
>> I think the matter is pretty much closed at this point.
>
> Seems so, which is good as it adds up to the continuing story
> of reasons why *not* to use 'Flash' decoys :D)
>
I lived without it, but finally succumbed specifically because of a
certain site that offered me chances at getting things for nothing and
winning things. If it was merely an information site, I'd really just
complain to the owner of the site (as I have done in the past), but
somehow greed won over in this case. Though, I did email the company
to complain about their horrid website months back, so it's not as if
I gave in easily.

It bears repeating. Any small organization that uses Flash for their
website are fools, or have fools for their web designer. They can't
afford to turn people away, in the misbegotten belief that the masses
need High Gloss in order to react to anything.

Michael

Roland Morrison

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Jun 27, 2007, 4:33:02 PM6/27/07
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Michael Black wrote:

> I lived without it, but finally succumbed specifically because of a
> certain site that offered me chances at getting things for nothing and
> winning things.

That online poker is a real bitch, eh? How much has it cost you so
far?

> If it was merely an information site, I'd really just
> complain to the owner of the site (as I have done in the past), but
> somehow greed won over in this case. Though, I did email the company
> to complain about their horrid website months back, so it's not as if
> I gave in easily.

Always complain to an online gambling casino. They will get right
on top of things, especially if they already have your credit card.

> It bears repeating. Any small organization that uses Flash for their
> website are fools, or have fools for their web designer. They can't
> afford to turn people away, in the misbegotten belief that the masses
> need High Gloss in order to react to anything.

Have you tried the blackjack yet?

cordially, as always,

rm

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