[11.04] - Install 32Bit Flash On 64Bit Firefox?

[Jesse Palser]

On 05/13/2011 09:55 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> On 05/13/2011 08:05 AM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>> On 05/13/2011 09:02 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>> On 05/13/2011 06:47 AM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>>>> On 05/12/2011 12:42 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>>>> On 05/12/2011 11:01 AM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>>>>>> On 05/12/2011 11:48 AM, A. Kromic wrote:
>>>>>>> On 05/12/2011 01:36 PM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>>>>>>>> [11.04] - Install 32Bit Flash On 64Bit Firefox?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Running Ubuntu 11.04 64Bit and Firefox 64Bit web browser.
>>>>>>>> Flash works terribly on the above setup.
>>>>>>>> How do I install 32Bit Flash into 64Bit Firefox web browser.
>>>>>>>> I Google'd but could not find concise instructions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are you sure you have 64-bit version anyway? Older versions did
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>> 32-bit version and THAT worked terribly because the wrapper for
>>>>>>> 32-bit
>>>>>>> plugins worked quite badly. Since I found and installed 64-bit
>>>>>>> flash, it
>>>>>>> worked perfectly.
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did a default install of Ubuntu 11.04 64Bit
>>>>>> so I am assuming that Firefox is 64Bit too.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want to check to be sure, open the help menu and click
>>>>> Troubleshooting or just type about:support in the url box.
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Flash version is: Shockwave Flash 10.2 r159
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone have any suggestions?
>>>>>> Flash is working terribly for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is the same version as mine but mine works fine so I can't be of
>>>>> any help here.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jesse
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Jim
>>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Here is the information when typing "about:support" in Firefox's URL
>>>> box:
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://paste.ubuntu.com/606924/
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Weird thing is YouTube videos work perfect, but other Flash sites have
>>>> display issues.
>>>> (Example: http://www.toyota.com/corolla/trims-prices.html
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Jesse
>>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldn't make any judgments about flash based on that site. I had a
>>> lot of display corruption and never did see any motion or sound when I
>>> went to it.
>>>
>>> Regards, Jim
>>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Based on the Firefox info, am I running 64Bit Firefox?
>
> Based on this user agent string I would say yes.
> Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1
>
>> I have problems on many other sites with Flash too.
>> There must be a way to fix this?
>> Had no problems with Ubuntu 10.10 64bit and Flash.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jesse
>>
>
> I afraid I can't be of much help here, for me flash just worked.  You 
> might try searching back through this lists archives.  I seem to 
> remember that some people solved flash problems by uninstalling and 
> re-installing flash.
>
> Regards,  Jim
>
Hi,

Tried uninstalling Flash and then reinstalling it and no change.
Guess I just have to live with it :(
Don't remember these issues with Flash in 10.10 64bit.

Jesse