Why not take libflashplayer.so OUT of the plug-in directory, so
it won't try to load, then you can run the download and install
from the web.  Might work. 

>Ok, I'd do that except that mozilla tries to load the flash when it's
>got the mdule and locks up then.  Thanks though.
>
>On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 17:57, alandd@mindspring.com wrote:
>> Bryce,
>> 
>> I got flash to work in Mozilla by going to a web site that required flash,
>> clicked the links to go download the plug-in, downloaded the plug-in (even
>> though I already had it installed on my box), and re-installed it from the
>> downloaded file.  Whatever had to be setup was done automatically at that
>> point and flash now works fine for me.
>> 
>> A bit of a redundant process, I admit, but it worked.
>> 
>> Alan
>> 
>> On 18 Sep 2002 16:45:38 -0700 Bryce C <Plug@bryceco.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > Ok, I am finally giving up trying to solve this
>> > myself.  Why the F#@!
>> > wont the flash plug-in I download from
>> > Macromedia work in Mozilla 1.0 or
>> > 1.1 on mandrake 8.2?  Whenever the
>> > libflashplayer.so is in the plug-in
>> > directory, about:plugins shows it as installed
>> > but Mozilla COMPLETELY
>> > locks up when I try to visit a flash site
>> > (http://www.macromedia.com). 
>> > Can anyone give some clue as to why this isn't
>> > working and how to fix
>> > it?
>> > 
>> > P.S. It worked pre-1.0 and I've tried
>> > re-downloading it since.
>> > P.P.S.  Sorry for the coarse language but darn
>> > it, i'm mad. 
>> > -- 
>> > Bryce Chidester