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----- Original Message ----- |
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From: "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@×××××.com> |
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To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o> |
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Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 1:35 PM |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] firefox-bin crashing a few times every day |
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> On Nov 12, 2007 12:36 AM, Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> 2007/11/12, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>: |
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>> > On Nov 11, 2007 2:52 PM, Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> > > |
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>> > <SNIP> |
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>> > > |
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>> > > the system configs are normal too.... the only thing that i can |
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>> > > advise |
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>> you |
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>> > > to do is try the mozilla-firefox instead of mozilla-firefox-bin. |
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>> > > don't |
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>> > > uninstall the bin since it can coexhist with the non bin package.... |
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>> > > try |
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>> > > that (some hours of compilation) and see what it does. |
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>> > > |
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>> > |
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>> > Humm....mozilla-firefox hasn't been much of an option for me in the |
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>> > past. Too many problems with web-based media not playing without all |
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>> > the wincodecs stuff. Maybe this has improved? I've used firefox-bin |
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>> > really to get Flash, Java and wincodecs. I don't care which one I use. |
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>> > I just want a good user experience when I'm browsing around and run |
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>> > into something interesting. |
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>> the only stuff on amd64 that needs some more things to do is: |
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>> 1. firefox 32 bit plugins |
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>> 2. win32codecs. |
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>> at the end of the email i'll tell you how to install them and make them |
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>> work |
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>> flawlessly. |
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>> |
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>> > I really only run the AMD64 version of Gentoo because a few years ago |
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>> > when I bought this system it seemed like an interesting thing to try |
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>> > out and at the time I had a Linux laptop running 32-bit Gentoo in case |
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>> > I ran into problems. Then a guy on the web found me and wanted to buy |
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>> > my 2 year old laptop for more than I paid for it (he wanted a backup |
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>> > machine) so I sold it and no longer have that backup. |
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>> > |
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>> > As an everyday, normal desktop user-type I really don't know that |
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>> > running 64bit Gentoo offers me any advantages and has shown to have |
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>> > significant disadvantages, at least the way I build the comparison |
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>> > list. I wonder in what usage model do people here see a measurable |
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>> > advantage running 64-bit over 32-bit Gentoo? |
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>> it depends. for example i like to have the software that runs on my |
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>> machine |
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>> to use all of its capabilities. |
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>> > I've stuck with it for a long time, and I hate to give up, but maybe |
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>> > it's time to just pack it in and rebuild the machine. |
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>> > |
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>> > I'll keep poking around at this. |
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>> for win32codecs you just have to emerge the win32codecs and you've done. |
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>> there's really no other real thing to do. |
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>> for the mediaplayer plugin install mplayer + mplayer-plugin and you'll |
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>> have |
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>> firefox run it without issues. mplayer is also useful for some videos |
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>> that |
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>> xine plays in the wrong way (mainly h264 with ac3 that has some issues |
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>> with |
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>> the subtitles and mplayer doesn't). |
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>> install mozilla-firefox (not bin). |
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>> as for java and firefox: install emul-linux-java (that you already have) |
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>> for flash and firefox: install netscape-flash and nspluginwrapper and |
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>> then |
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>> do: |
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>> nspluginwrapper -v -i /usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins/libflashplayer.so |
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>> restart your mozilla-firefox (not the bin version). and you should be |
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>> able |
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>> to run flash, java, mediaplayer plugins on firefox amd64. |
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>> if you still have problems just ask. |
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> |
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> Thanks Beso, and Jeffery also. |
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> OK, I'm doing a little catch up on system maintenance. I did an emerge |
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> -DuN mozilla-firefox and picked up a few new updates. I did a |
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> revdep-rebuild on some libraries and it looks like I'm ready to roll |
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> with Firefox itself. |
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> |
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> Now, should I rebuild Firefox? Here's how it is currently built: |
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> |
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> lightning ~ # emerge -pvDuN mozilla-firefox |
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> |
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> These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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> |
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> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> |
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> Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB |
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> lightning ~ # emerge -pv mozilla-firefox |
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> |
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> These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> [ebuild R ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.9 USE="gnome java |
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> -bindist -debug -filepicker -ipv6 -mozdevelop -moznopango |
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> -restrict-javascript -xforms -xinerama -xprint" LINGUAS="-af -ar -be |
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> -bg -ca -cs -da -de -el -en_GB -es -es_AR -es_ES -eu -fi -fr -fy |
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> -fy_NL -ga -ga_IE -gu -gu_IN -he -hu -it -ja -ka -ko -ku -lt -mk -mn |
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> -nb -nb_NO -nl -nn -nn_NO -pa -pa_IN -pl -pt -pt_BR -pt_PT -ro -ru -sk |
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> -sl -sv -sv_SE -tr -zh -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 kB |
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> Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB |
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> lightning ~ # |
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> QUESTION: Will the mplayerplug-in support Yahoo Video? |
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> http://video.yahoo.com/ |
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> That's telling me I need Flash 8.0. I have Flash 9.0 installed so I'm |
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> not clear what the problem is here: |
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> lightning ~ # eix -I flash |
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> [I] net-www/netscape-flash |
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> Available versions: [M]7.0.68 {M}9.0.48.0!m 9.0.48.0-r1!m |
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> {M}(~)9.0.60.0_beta082207!m (~)9.0.60.0_beta100107!m {debug} |
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> Installed versions: 9.0.60.0_beta100107!m(05:54:44 PM 10/19/2007) |
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> Homepage: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/ |
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> Description: Adobe Flash Player |
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> lightning ~ # |
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type about:plugins in the firefox url window and enter, see if Shockwave |
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Flash is listed followed by File name npwrapper.libflashplayer.so --you |
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haven't mentioned installing nspluginwrapper |
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> thanks, |
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> Mark |
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