flash on 64-bit Linux [SOLVED] :))

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On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:59:21 -0500
> Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 08:23 -0500, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > > When I use the installer from flash, I get the followjng error:
> > > >
> > > > vu at ef:~/downloads/flash/install_flash_player_7_linux> ./flashplayer-installer
> > > >
> > > > ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86_64\', is not supported by the
> > > >  Macromedia Flash Player installer.
> > > >
> > > > But then I manually copy the .so file into the plugin directory of
> > > > Firefox, then it works. Like you said, my firefox is really 32-bit, and
> > > > it works with the 32-bit flash. Just the installer thought my firefox is
> > > > 64-bit because of my platform.
> >
> > > Which direcrtory? What version of FF? I have the 1.5.0.3 ver.
> >
> > I copied it to /usr/lib/firefox/plugins. My FF version is 1.5.0.3-7
> >
> >
> > Vu
> >
>
> Vu
>
> Loaded it to the below location restarted and stll no go.

What does 'no go' mean?  How are you testing?

>
> [root at RSivernell firefox]# ll  /usr/lib64/firefox-1.5.0.3/plugins/
> total 2232
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2154768 Jun  7 08:09 libflashplayer.so
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   24256 May  4 14:55 libnullplugin.so
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   15216 May  4 14:55 libunixprintplugin.so
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   57457 Jun  7 11:55 nphelix.so
> [root at RSivernell firefox]#
>
> I do not have a /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.3 location.

Try /usr/lib64/firefox/plugins

also, is the plugin listed in 'about:plugins' ?

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