Thread: Flash not responding on some websites

I'm using 64 bit version of ubuntu 9.10 and I installed flash plugin for mozzila from ubuntu software center.

I can open some videos just fine but some aren't responsive for mouse click. Like on youtube i can't press pause, volume or anything but I can pause/play with space key.
And then I open different video and all works fine.

Anyone got clue what might be problem?

UPDATE: 05/02/10- I have added a complete script for this process. If you would like to use the script, please download it from my Launchpad account; http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~tom-swa...sh%20Installer

Thats the bug associated with 64bit flash on Ubuntu.

Before you start, remove all of the third-party flash packages from synaptic, in particular- swfdec and gnash players.

There is a really dead simple script that you could use to remove the offending programs, highlighted here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...8&postcount=72


Once everything is all removed, you could start fresh and get the official Flash plugin.


Download the new flash plug-in @ http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flas...r10_64bit.html

Extract the archive from the download link above.
Close all browsers.
Hit ALT+F2 and type

Code:

gksu nautilus /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer

This will open up a new window.
Copy and paste the extracted libflashplayer.so file into this folder, overwriting the current version.
If you have Firefox installed you will also need to install the plugin to the following folder.
Hit Alt+F2 and type

Code:

gksu nautilus /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

Paste the same file into this folder, again agreeing to overwrite the current version

Theres a PPA if you want to use it to keep your flash updated

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash

If you are still having problems, update it with

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer

Also, if you middle click and left click at the same time, it works well too.

Thanks, gonna try it now.

And no middle click on my laptop

Originally Posted by N_L

Thanks, gonna try it now.

And no middle click on my laptop

Great! Let us know if it works and solves your problem!

PS- 'middle click' on a laptop is both left and right click at the same time, you could hold those down and tap the touchpad to click.
I was using that method until I hunted down this way to fix it.

It seems to be fixed, thanks!
But I had to remove flash I downloaded from ubuntu software center to get it to work, was giving me just white window with it still installed.

Also I can't seem to make middle mouse thing work correctly, if I somehow get it it still opens in main page(trying to open in new tab with middle click, and it opens+opens in same tab) but doesn't matter, glad flash works.
Thanks again

Thank you Tom. That has fixed the same problem for me.

Originally Posted by N_L

It seems to be fixed, thanks!
But I had to remove flash I downloaded from ubuntu software center to get it to work, was giving me just white window with it still installed.

Also I can't seem to make middle mouse thing work correctly, if I somehow get it it still opens in main page(trying to open in new tab with middle click, and it opens+opens in same tab) but doesn't matter, glad flash works.
Thanks again

Great! Ill make a note that the old version of flash has to be un-installed first.


Happy Holidays!

Great! Ill make a note that the old version of flash has to be un-installed first.


Happy Holidays!

I did not need to uninstall flash. Just followed your directions.

Happy Holidays to you and all.

Originally Posted by tom.swartz07

long post

very helpful, got flash working again for me however i have 1 small problem

when watching videos on iplayer/youtube the sound is like 1 second behind the video, its nothing amazingly annoying but its noticeable

any help appreciated