Unable to install Flash to ydl 6.1 on PS3
 

Hello everybody,

I am very new to this so please excuse my ignorance.
I have finally installed ydl 6.1 onto my ps3.

1. I have updated all software
2. Flash is in installed software

My question is: How do I get Flash run?
I am new to programming and will need help with commands.

How do I change to root in terminal?

Does ydl 6.1 have drivers for Epsom SX400 printer or where can I souce one?
Thank You

Hi David,
What exactly do you want flash to do? Usually it's a plugin for your browser that lets you watch videos on youtube, for example. If that's what you want then you don't have to do anything once the plugin is installed. Just point your browser at a website with flashvideos and you should be able to watch them.
cheers,
jdk

No flash
 

Thanks jdk
Have tried to watch videos such as youtube but nothing appears not even still image of video.
Checked package installer and flash plug in is there. I am such a newbie I need help
Thank you

Hi David,
What browser are you using? You need to install a flash plugin for that browser and install it. You can either use a flash-plugin package provided by your distro or you can go to the adobe site and download the flash player/plugin software. The main thing is that one way or the other you wind up with a file like this:
Then all you have to do is place that file in the correct folder. I can't tell you what that is because I don't know what browser you're using.

In a terminal type and then when prompted give the root password (not your own user password).
That's it.
Cheers,
jdk

Flash plugin on Firefox
 

Hi ya
Thanks for your help so far and your patience.
I am running Firefox browser and my installed flash package is flash plugin - 10.0.22.87- release 1386 - Adobe Flash Player 7.0
Now what do I do?
Thanks
David

Flash Installer
 

Hello again
Have found libflashplayer.so in th tmp folder along with flashplayer- installer and are still none the wiser.
Cheers
David

Hi David,
Flash Player 7.0 is VERY old. The current version is 10. You'll need to get a more up to date one. I explained how to do that in a previous post. Your only task is to place the libflashplayer.so in the correct location. If you are a single user on your system then you can place it in the ~/.mozilla/plugins folder. Be sure that any other flash-related plugins have been removed. Typing in the navigation bar of firefox will indicate if you have successfully installed the plugin.
Cheers,
jdk

Flash trouble
 

G'day again
I am so confused !
Have re-installed ydl and starting again.
I need some help with:
Do I update software package? Y/N
Do I remove/disable shockwave and gnash plugin? Y/N
How do I type in code? Do I just type as you write it? I am getting directory not found or unknown command response.
What type of flash do I install? (.YUM .rpm .tar .deb)Running Firefox 3.0.6.
Cannot find mozilla folder. How do I ?
I feel like such an idiot.
Cheers
David

That wasn't really necessary if all you want is to get flash to work.

That would be a good idea.
Only if flash is not working on your browser
What code? What are you trying to do now?
I don't know. It depends on your system. What does ydl use? If you don't know consult the documentation on your system or else google.
It's in your home folder. It is not "mozilla"! It is .mozilla. (The full-stop at the beginning is important. If your user name on your system is "david", then it is /home/david/.mozilla and you want to put the flash plugin in /home/david/.mozilla/plugins
We all do from time to time ;)
Cheers,
jdk

G'day
Thank you for your help so far.
Have updated software and disabled shockwave as flash not working when trying to watch msn.com.
Looked in home folder for a mozilla folder and none there.I looked for it /desktop/computer/home and folder was empty.Do I download adobe flash 10 for linux and create folder to put it in?
My version of Firefox is 3.0.6
Mozilla/5.0 (X11;U; Linux ppc64; en-US;rv;1.9.0.6)Gecko/2009020516 Yellowdog/3.0.6-1.ydl6.1 Firefox/3.0.6
Thank you again I am so keen to learn this.
David

Repeated

[QUOTE=DavidPS3;3532464][QUOTE=DavidPS3;3532301]G'day
Thank you for your help so far.
Have updated software and disabled shockwave as flash not working when trying to watch msn.com.
Looked in home folder for a mozilla folder and none there.I looked for it /desktop/computer/home and folder was empty.Do I download adobe flash 10 for linux and create folder to put it in?
My version of Firefox is 3.0.6
Mozilla/5.0 (X11;U; Linux ppc64; en-US;rv;1.9.0.6)Gecko/2009020516 Yellowdog/3.0.6-1.ydl6.1 Firefox/3.0.6
This is what I put in terminal:[DAVID@localhost ~]$ about:plugins
ENTER
This is answer:[DAVID@localhost ~]$ about:plugins
bash: about:plugins: command not found
[DAVID@localhost ~]$ .
Am I doing something wrong or is something missing?
Cheers
David

[QUOTE=DavidPS3;3532625][QUOTE=DavidPS3;3532464]Yes, you are certainly doing something wrong. I wrote
Typing

in the navigation bar of firefox will indicate if you have successfully installed the plugin.
You are typing it as a command in a terminal. Do you understand "navigation bar of firefox"?
I said and you looked in Do you know what your "home folder" is? You are not following the directions I've sent you so of course nothing is working.

jdk

[QUOTE=jdkaye;3533315][QUOTE=DavidPS3;3532625]Hello again
Sorry to be a pain. I must need more clear instructions as I seem to not be able to do anything right.
Where is "navigation bar of firefox" located? How do I find it?
Is my "home folder" the one in the file system under computer icon?
When typing I need to know where.
Once again I am sorry but I did warn you I am such a newbie.
Thank you
David

[QUOTE=DavidPS3;3534894][QUOTE=jdkaye;3533315]The navigation bar of the browser is where you type the address of a website, aka the url of a website. If you are browsing the LinuxQuestions.org site then it's where you see So if you want to know what plugins are installed then erase the http://www... stuff in the browser navigation bar and type instead.

Open a terminal and type your home folder is /home/{the result of typing whoami in a terminal}
On a file manager it is typically represented by a picture of a house.

If you are looking for a folder to unpack the flash plugin then /tmp is a good choice.

I hope this is a bit clearer now.

I would strongly suggest you click on the linuxquestion menu item "Tutorials" and read some of them.
Cheers,
jdk