From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Irf56-000830-84 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:36:24 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.2/8.14.0) with SMTP id lACJXv6K000774; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:33:57 GMT Received: from QMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.40]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.2/8.14.0) with ESMTP id lACJXtlA000768 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:33:56 GMT Received: from OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by QMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with smtp id BsbJ1Y00E0S2fkC010Lk00; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:33:58 +0000 Received: from iwillxp333 ([71.226.99.102]) by OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id BvZw1Y00d2CYsn30000000; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:33:58 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=CjxXgO3LAAAA:8 a=RqOAJGx8AAAA:8 a=fxar7W6-ckMJXp-4gNYA:9 a=VfBmrXMj4rQLiFrLGTwA:7 a=EBOi8_pKE1sfw9I-R8ix2BBcTWkA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=WeOa-AV5lc8A:10 a=plE8mkVoi54A:10 Message-ID: <002101c82562$d1f1b300$0200a8c0@iwillxp333> From: "Drake Donahue" To: References: <5bdc1c8b0710291034g3b21f795q8e14ee27492690dc@mail.gmail.com> <4d192b620710291041m57573c25i854b76b5c7aebc68@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b0710291048h4ce51b1dsdd48803718d1551a@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b0711111349x7c23bdfam6b7efd85c9453ce7@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b0711111505s33f7a589rc9adb704c93a837b@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b0711121035g15903126l809344ce29eec9ef@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] firefox-bin crashing a few times every day Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:32:52 -0500 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Archives-Salt: ee97edfb-c89c-4cdc-ad58-6a21355f5428 X-Archives-Hash: 06d19843e2b857445dd2f3fbb4c34ce9 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Knecht" To: Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] firefox-bin crashing a few times every day > On Nov 12, 2007 12:36 AM, Beso wrote: >> >> >> 2007/11/12, Mark Knecht : >> > On Nov 11, 2007 2:52 PM, Beso wrote: >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > the system configs are normal too.... the only thing that i can >> > > advise >> you >> > > to do is try the mozilla-firefox instead of mozilla-firefox-bin. >> > > don't >> > > uninstall the bin since it can coexhist with the non bin package.... >> > > try >> > > that (some hours of compilation) and see what it does. >> > > >> > >> > Humm....mozilla-firefox hasn't been much of an option for me in the >> > past. Too many problems with web-based media not playing without all >> > the wincodecs stuff. Maybe this has improved? I've used firefox-bin >> > really to get Flash, Java and wincodecs. I don't care which one I use. >> > I just want a good user experience when I'm browsing around and run >> > into something interesting. >> >> the only stuff on amd64 that needs some more things to do is: >> 1. firefox 32 bit plugins >> 2. win32codecs. >> at the end of the email i'll tell you how to install them and make them >> work >> flawlessly. >> >> > I really only run the AMD64 version of Gentoo because a few years ago >> > when I bought this system it seemed like an interesting thing to try >> > out and at the time I had a Linux laptop running 32-bit Gentoo in case >> > I ran into problems. Then a guy on the web found me and wanted to buy >> > my 2 year old laptop for more than I paid for it (he wanted a backup >> > machine) so I sold it and no longer have that backup. >> > >> > As an everyday, normal desktop user-type I really don't know that >> > running 64bit Gentoo offers me any advantages and has shown to have >> > significant disadvantages, at least the way I build the comparison >> > list. I wonder in what usage model do people here see a measurable >> > advantage running 64-bit over 32-bit Gentoo? >> >> it depends. for example i like to have the software that runs on my >> machine >> to use all of its capabilities. >> >> > I've stuck with it for a long time, and I hate to give up, but maybe >> > it's time to just pack it in and rebuild the machine. >> > >> > I'll keep poking around at this. >> >> for win32codecs you just have to emerge the win32codecs and you've done. >> there's really no other real thing to do. >> for the mediaplayer plugin install mplayer + mplayer-plugin and you'll >> have >> firefox run it without issues. mplayer is also useful for some videos >> that >> xine plays in the wrong way (mainly h264 with ac3 that has some issues >> with >> the subtitles and mplayer doesn't). >> install mozilla-firefox (not bin). >> as for java and firefox: install emul-linux-java (that you already have) >> for flash and firefox: install netscape-flash and nspluginwrapper and >> then >> do: >> nspluginwrapper -v -i /usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins/libflashplayer.so >> >> restart your mozilla-firefox (not the bin version). and you should be >> able >> to run flash, java, mediaplayer plugins on firefox amd64. >> if you still have problems just ask. >> > > Thanks Beso, and Jeffery also. > > OK, I'm doing a little catch up on system maintenance. I did an emerge > -DuN mozilla-firefox and picked up a few new updates. I did a > revdep-rebuild on some libraries and it looks like I'm ready to roll > with Firefox itself. > > Now, should I rebuild Firefox? Here's how it is currently built: > > lightning ~ # emerge -pvDuN mozilla-firefox > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies... done! > > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB > lightning ~ # emerge -pv mozilla-firefox > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies... done! > [ebuild R ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.9 USE="gnome java > -bindist -debug -filepicker -ipv6 -mozdevelop -moznopango > -restrict-javascript -xforms -xinerama -xprint" LINGUAS="-af -ar -be > -bg -ca -cs -da -de -el -en_GB -es -es_AR -es_ES -eu -fi -fr -fy > -fy_NL -ga -ga_IE -gu -gu_IN -he -hu -it -ja -ka -ko -ku -lt -mk -mn > -nb -nb_NO -nl -nn -nn_NO -pa -pa_IN -pl -pt -pt_BR -pt_PT -ro -ru -sk > -sl -sv -sv_SE -tr -zh -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 kB > > Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB > lightning ~ # > > > QUESTION: Will the mplayerplug-in support Yahoo Video? > > http://video.yahoo.com/ > > That's telling me I need Flash 8.0. I have Flash 9.0 installed so I'm > not clear what the problem is here: > > lightning ~ # eix -I flash > [I] net-www/netscape-flash > Available versions: [M]7.0.68 {M}9.0.48.0!m 9.0.48.0-r1!m > {M}(~)9.0.60.0_beta082207!m (~)9.0.60.0_beta100107!m {debug} > Installed versions: 9.0.60.0_beta100107!m(05:54:44 PM 10/19/2007) > Homepage: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/ > Description: Adobe Flash Player > > lightning ~ # > type about:plugins in the firefox url window and enter, see if Shockwave Flash is listed followed by File name npwrapper.libflashplayer.so --you haven't mentioned installing nspluginwrapper > thanks, > Mark > -- > gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list