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 Quoting Scott Henderson : > > 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 > ------------------ Roderick Ford phos4@earthlink.net