Flash was working, then it stopped working.

I get those messages "click here to download pluggin." Then I get the messsage that the pluggin was installed. I chose manual pluggin. Then I chose .rpm pluggin Linux. Then the software installer tells me that the pluggin is already installed.

What do you see if you go to the location bar, and type 'aboutlugins' ( without the quotes ). It should show you if the flash plugin is installed, and if it is enabled. It can be disabled. I'm running FF3.03, this is the version of Flash I have installed.

The last column is the status, Enabled...

Okay, I did the "aboutlugins" I do not see flash installed. But, it was installed, and if I try to install again, I get an error message that the pluggin is already installed.

As far as Firefox is concerned, it is not there if you do not see it in aboutlugins.

O.K. first thing to do is open a konsole, su and enter your root password. Then run the command 'updatedb'. Do not enter the quotes, just what is between them. Let the command complete, it may take a few minutes depending on disk size, installed software, and speed of machine.

Once complete do a 'locate libflashplayer.so' without the quotes. This is what the output looks like.
This is from my system. I installed the plugin in various locations so different programs can find it. The first line is for FF 3.03, second line is for FF 2.16 etc.

The installer is seeing it for your system somewhere, you need a copy in the plugins directory under the version of FF you are running. You can copy it there, or point the installer to put a copy there.

Thanks, I think that worked. I only had flashplayer here:

/usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so