Adobe Flash Online Settings Manager isn't working

Thu Jan 29 19:48:35 UTC 2015

Damir and Alberto,

Good news I found it[1]. :)

Enable the partners repo (including source), do apt-get update and then
install adobe-flash-properties-gtk

adobe-flash-properties-gtk:
  Installed: 11.2.202.378-0saucy1
  Candidate: 11.2.202.378-0saucy1
  Version table:
 *** 11.2.202.378-0saucy1 0
        500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ saucy/partner amd64
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

>lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 14.10
Release:    14.10
Codename:    utopic

It launches ok (flash-player-properties), but i'm not sure if everything
works.

This might need to be updated, since saucy is EOL.

[1] https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/226227

On 29/01/2015 21:14, Damir B wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> Funny because if you take a look at my last message, I thought it
> could be due to this new protection in Firefox as well :)
>
> Well, it very well could break for me as well (using same FF and Flash
> version) if I cleared my cache and tried again....I almost never clear
> my cache and the page worked for me before so it could be cached. If
> that is the case, then those of us with a working copy in our cache
> are lucky and I wouldn't want to ruin that by clearing it :)
>
> This all still doesn't explain why you guys don't have the
> "flash-player-properties" package installed as it would be the perfect
> workaround....
>
> Damir
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 01:49:31 +0200
> > From: dev at otq.za.net
> > To: ubuntu-quality at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: Adobe Flash Online Settings Manager isn't working
> >
> >
> > On 28/01/2015 22:29, Alberto Salvia Novella wrote:
> > > Damir B:
> > >> I'd still report just this aspect on Launchpad
> > >
> > > Done at
> > > <https://bugs.launchpad.net/adobe-flash-plugin-tools/+bug/1415620>.
> > >
> > > If this bug affects you, please confirm at
> > >
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/adobe-flash-plugin-tools/+bug/1415620/+affectsmetoo>.
> > >
> > >
> > > Damir B:
> > > > If you guys weren't following the latest development of Firefox,
> they
> > > > actually released a new "Insecure Content" feature that is
> enabled by
> > > > default (shipped with version 35). Basically, if I access the Adobe
> > > > Flash online settings page with it enabled, I just get a white page
> > > > with a bunch of text. If I disable it, the page then works perfectly
> > > > as it has before, so there is now an additional step required to get
> > > > the page working and I am now wondering if that is where you
> guys are
> > > > fumbling....
> > >
> > > You can omit this step just by going to
> > >
> <http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html>.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Hi Alberto & Damir B,
> >
> > This works:
> >
> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html#118539
> > This doesn't:
> >
> https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html#118539
> > (as reported but note https not http)
> > This works:
> >
> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html
> >
> > The reason this is not working is due to:
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> > "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/lib/com.adobe/_all.js"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/lib/com.adobe/template/screen.css"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/lib/com.adobe/template/print.css"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/lib/com.adobe/template/fixH1Size.js"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/lib/com.adobe/module/SearchBuddy.js"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > TypeError: document.observe is not a function settings_manager02.html:29
> > ReferenceError: adobe is not defined settings_manager02.html:34
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/ubi/globalnav/_all/gnav.js?locale=en_US"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/ubi/globalnav/_all/reimagined.js"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > Blocked loading mixed active content
> >
> "http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/ubi/globalnav/_all/ims.js"[Learn
> > More] settings_manager02.html
> > ReferenceError: SWFObject is not defined
> >
> > [Learn More] points to:
> > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security/MixedContent
> >
> > This is actually needs to be fixed on Adobe's side, perhaps using
> > protocol relative urls[1] i.e.
> > //wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/lib/com.adobe/_all.js or all assets
> > should be loaded from either https:// or http://. This will fix loading
> > of assets and javascript TypeError and ReferenceErrors when accessing
> > the page on https://.
> >
> > As you can see on the last line above, a javascript file can not be
> > loaded on line 651 in the page[2] and effectively prevents a new flash
> > object to be created: var swfo = new SWFObject( props ); which in this
> > case is the privacy settings panel. This would also explain why there is
> > no styling on the page as well due to css style sheets also being loaded
> > at http:// instead of the https:// address.
> >
> > Tested with:
> >
> > Ubuntu Gnome 14.10
> > Flash Plugin: 11.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.10.1
> > Firefox: 35.0.1
> >
> > Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
> > Flash Plugin: 11.2.202.440ubuntu1
> > Firefox: 34.0
> >
> > In summary, Firefox is doing the right thing and that is to ensure the
> > page you are visiting has all assets and resources loaded on https://
> > while blocking http:// when on https://. Otherwise, the page really
> > isn't secure if it has mixed content loading. Secondly, this is not a
> > problem with the flashplugin-installer package. Finally, if you clear
> > the browser cache on 12.04, you will most likely encounter the same
> > problem due to content already being cached in the browser and Adobe
> > making the page available later on https during 12.04 to 15.04.
> > Unfortunately, I can not confirm if the secure address was introduced
> > during 12.04 to 15.04 and I don't have 12.04 installed at the moment to
> > confirm if browser cache is making the page work, but it seems likely.
> >
> > File a bug report with Adobe and use either
> >
> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html#118539
> > or
> >
> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html
> > until the above is fixed.
> >
> > [1] http://www.paulirish.com/2010/the-protocol-relative-url/
> > [2] Use "Inspect Element" tool and switch to "Console" tab while on
> >
> https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html#118539
> >
> > --
> > All the best,
> >
> > Bruce
> >
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Bruce

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