Ubuntu 9.04 and BBC Iplayer

[Steve Flynn]

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On 02/03/10 17:30, Andrew wrote:
> I'm trying to run BBC Iplayer with Ubuntu 9.04 and keep being told to
> upgrade my flash to 9.0.115 or higher. However, when I try to download
> and install the latest version from the Adobe website I get the message
> that the Adobe flash plugin is already installed - I've also tried it
> from the command line using 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get install
> adobe-flashplugin' but to no avail - it simply will not allow me to use
> the iplayer. Has anybody else found a solution to this frustrating
> problem please?

I had a problem on Sunday evening where trying to view flash videos (on
lucid mind you) would result in the first 5 seconds being played and
then Firefox would spew out several thousand mmap messages about not
being able to allocate memory (plenty of ram free, and barely any swap
used).

Linux virus 2.6.32-14-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Sat Feb 20 05:38:50 UTC
2010 i686 GNU/Linux

I fired up Synaptic, removed the adobe flash plugin and reinstalled the
"flash-plugin installer". This re-downloaded the flash software from
adobe and all appears to be working fine now. Just tried iplayer and
both radio and TV work perfectly OK.

Worked here. Worth a shot?

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Steve Flynn
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