Flash on linux browser

[Clark, Patti]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nahant-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:nahant-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Stephen 
> John Smoogen
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:18 PM
> To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Nahant) Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Flash on linux browser
> 
> On 2/16/07, Clark, Patti <Clarkp at osti.gov> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > The graphics folks here are moving away from QuickTime 
> streaming to Flash.
> > They have created their first application and requested 
> testing on various
> > platforms and  browsers.  I can tell you that it's at times 
> like these that
> > I actually have warm feelings for Windows.  Of course 
> firefox on XP works
> > just fine presenting the flash app.  I go to a linux box 
> with RHEL4 Update 4
> > and the current versions of firefox and flash-plugin and 
> video is fine,
> > there is no audio.  Google suggests this is an issue across 
> distros.  I've
> > not found anything in the RH lists to confirm...are folks 
> here having the same
> > issues?
> >
> > Also, just to add another layer into the fray, I have 
> VMWare Workstation
> > v5.5.3 which is documented to support RHEL4 Update 4.  The 
> test on my
> > instance simply aborts the browser alltogether. <grimace>
> >
> 
> Ok I am confused. Is the problem within the RHEL-4 VMware workstation
> or is that a different problem? One issue I had with RHEL-4 in Vmware
> was that I forgot to turn on a sound card in the Host control-panel.
> This caused sound not to work.
> 
> 
> 
> > Patti Clark
> > Unix System Administrator - RHCT
> > Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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> -- 
> Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
> How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed
> in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"
> 
OK, based on various Q&A:

1.  My desktop is gnome, not KDE.
2.  Firefox 1.5.0.9
3.  Flash plugin is 9.0.31.0-1.el4
4.  I have been able to successfully play flash apps and hear audio from
the browser on RHEL4 Update 4 in VMWare Workstation without aborting the
browser.  (I went seeking other sources of flash apps.)
5.  It appears that Flash 9 player (and plugin) are far more stable than
Flash 8, not to be confused with Flash 8 development tools, or Flash 2
server.

Conclusion, the flash application in question that started all of this
is suspect.

Thank you to everyone that responded.  I definitely get more perspective
from these lists than I tend to consider on my own.
Patti Clark
Unix System Administrator - RHCT
Office of Scientific and Technical Information