Check to see that your files in the plugin directory have the "x" (executable) flag set. I had trouble with this until I found that the installation had not "chmod +x" on the files. Flash has two (maybe three??) files associated with it that belong in the plugin dir. --Rod Scott Henderson wrote: > You could very well be right on that. It MAY only be for IE. I > haven't done it that way. But Alan suggested it worked for him, > so try it. I only suggested removing the .so file so you > wouldn't get hung up at that point, so you could try to do it. If > I get a chance, I'll try it later today and let you know what > happens. > > >>From: Bryce C >>If I understand you correctly, which I'm not sure I do, that's only for >>IE (gasp) with/using (in)activex (choke, gag, croak). Otherwise, your >>sent to the site for Netscape compatible on linux to download. >> >>On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 20:50, Scott Henderson wrote: >> >>>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 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 >>>>> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss