Flash Plugin Fails with all Browser on Redhat 9.0

gfullmer · 09-08-2003, 10:13 AM

I am having problems getting the Flash Plugin to work under Redhat 9.0. Here are the particulars:

Symptoms: It segv's with any attempt to run a flash enabled web page with any browser (Opera, Mozilla and Netscape).

System: RH 9.0 2.4.20-20.9

Flash Plugin: flash-plugin-6.0.79-1 from a number of rpm sources including RH, Macromedia and others. All fail the same way. Even a stanalone flash view fails.

The tail of the strace looks like:

Code:

open("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 28
fstat64(28, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=48565, ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40cb1000
read(28, "#\t$Xorg: locale.alias,v 1.3 2000"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "SO8859-7\nel_GR\t\t\t\t\t\tel_GR.ISO885"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "-1\t\t\t\tfi_FI.ISO8859-1\nfi_FI.ISO_"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "\t\t\t\tja_JP.SJIS\nja_JP\t\t\t\t\t\tja_JP."..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "1\npt_BR.88591\t\t\t\t\tpt_BR.ISO8859-"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "uro\t\t\t\t\twa_BE.ISO8859-15\nyi\t\t\t\t\t"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "r_AA.ISO8859-6\nar_AA.iso88596:\t\t"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "n_GB.88591.en:\t\t\t\t\ten_GB.ISO8859"..., 4096) = 4096
close(28)                               = 0
munmap(0x40cb1000, 4096)                = 0
open("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/locale.dir", O_RDONLY) = 28
fstat64(28, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=28897, ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40cb1000
read(28, "#\t$Xorg: locale.dir,v 1.3 2000/0"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "/XLC_LOCALE\t\t\tfo_FO.ISO8859-1\nis"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "\t\t\tuk_UA.ISO8859-5\nmicrosoft-cp1"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "\t\tis_IS.UTF-8\nen_US.UTF-8/XLC_LO"..., 4096) = 4096
read(28, "o8859-15/XLC_LOCALE:\t\t\tde_LU.ISO"..., 4096) = 4096
close(28)                               = 0
munmap(0x40cb1000, 4096)                = 0
writev(27, [{"< \2\0\26\0\340\0035\1\4\0\27\0\340\3\1\0\340\3\20\0\20"..., 224}, {"-*-fixed-*--14-*-ISO8859-1", 26}, {"\0\0", 2}], 3) = 252
read(27, "\1\320M\0\16\0\0\0\1\0\377\277\346\241\r\10 C(\10@\320"..., 32) = 32
readv(27, [{"6-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--14-1"..., 56}, {"", 0}], 2) = 56
writev(27, [{"1 \t\0\1\0\32\0", 8}, {"-*-fixed-*--14-*-ISO8859-1", 26}, {"\0\0", 2}], 3) = 36
read(27, "\1\320N\0\16\0\0\0\1\0\377\277\346\241\r\10 C(\10@\320"..., 32) = 32
readv(27, [{"6-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--14-1"..., 56}, {"", 0}], 2) = 56
writev(27, [{"1 \t\0\1\0\32\0", 8}, {"-*-fixed-*--14-*-ISO8859-1", 26}, {"\0\0", 2}], 3) = 36
read(27, "\1\320O\0\16\0\0\0\1\0\377\277\346\241\r\10 C(\10@\320"..., 32) = 32
readv(27, [{"6-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--14-1"..., 56}, {"", 0}], 2) = 56
writev(27, [{"b \6\0\17\0\32\0", 8}, {"XFree86-Bigfont", 15}, {"\0", 1}], 3) = 24
read(27, "\1\0P\0\0\0\0\0\1\230\0\0\0\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\350H"..., 32) = 32
write(27, "\230\0\1\0", 4)              = 4
read(27, "\1\1Q\0\0\0\0\0\1\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\360<\333C\350H"..., 32) = 32
write(27, "-\0\21\0\33\0\340\0036\0\4\0-misc-fixed-bold-r-n"..., 80) = 80
read(27, "\1\0S\0\177\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\7\0\0\0\366\377\0\0\307\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "\2\0\0\0\312\0\0\0\0\0\377\0\0\0\26\0\0\0\0\0\f\0\2\0\0"..., 40) = 40
read(27, "\267\0\0\0\270\0\0\0\271\0\0\0\272\0\0\0@\0\0\0\273\0\0"..., 176) = 176
read(27, "\0\0\6\0\7\0\v\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\6\0\7\0\n\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\7"..., 1316) = 1316
write(27, "-\0\21\0\34\0\340\0036\0\4\0-misc-fixed-bold-r-n"..., 80) = 80
read(27, "\1\0U\0\177\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\7\0\0\0\366\377\0\0\307\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "\2\0\0\0\312\0\0\0\0\0\377\0\0\0\26\0\0\0\0\0\f\0\2\0\0"..., 40) = 40
read(27, "\267\0\0\0\270\0\0\0\271\0\0\0\272\0\0\0@\0\0\0\273\0\0"..., 176) = 176
read(27, "\0\0\6\0\7\0\v\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\6\0\7\0\n\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\7"..., 1316) = 1316
write(27, "-\0\21\0\35\0\340\0036\0\4\0-misc-fixed-bold-r-n"..., 80) = 80
read(27, "\1\0W\0\177\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\7\0\0\0\366\377\0\0\307\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "\2\0\0\0\312\0\0\0\0\0\377\0\0\0\26\0\0\0\0\0\f\0\2\0\0"..., 40) = 40
read(27, "\267\0\0\0\270\0\0\0\271\0\0\0\272\0\0\0@\0\0\0\273\0\0"..., 176) = 176
read(27, "\0\0\6\0\7\0\v\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\6\0\7\0\n\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\7"..., 1316) = 1316
write(27, "-\0\21\0\36\0\340\0036\0\4\0-misc-fixed-bold-r-n"..., 80) = 80
read(27, "\1\0Y\0\177\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\7\0\0\0\366\377\0\0\307\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "\2\0\0\0\312\0\0\0\0\0\377\0\0\0\26\0\0\0\0\0\f\0\2\0\0"..., 40) = 40
read(27, "\267\0\0\0\270\0\0\0\271\0\0\0\272\0\0\0@\0\0\0\273\0\0"..., 176) = 176
read(27, "\0\0\6\0\7\0\v\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\6\0\7\0\n\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\7"..., 1316) = 1316
write(27, "\3\0\2\0\1\0\340\3\16\0\2\0\1\0\340\3", 16) = 16
read(27, "\1\0Z\0\3\0\0\0\"\0\0\0\1\0\1\1\377\377\377\377\0\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "_\200\0\0_\200\0\0\0\0\276\10", 12) = 12
read(27, "\1\17[\0\0\0\0\0:\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\330\2Z\0\0\0\0\0\350H\276"..., 32) = 32
write(27, "\3\0\2\0\1\0\340\3\16\0\2\0\1\0\340\3", 16) = 16
read(27, "\1\0\\\0\3\0\0\0\"\0\0\0\1\0\1\1\377\377\377\377\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "_\200\0\0_\200\0\0\0\0\276\10", 12) = 12
read(27, "\1\17]\0\0\0\0\0:\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\330\2Z\0\0\0\0\0\350H\276"..., 32) = 32
write(27, "\3\0\2\0\1\0\340\3\16\0\2\0\1\0\340\3", 16) = 16
read(27, "\1\0^\0\3\0\0\0\"\0\0\0\1\0\1\1\377\377\377\377\0\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(27, "_\200\0\0_\200\0\0\0\0\276\10", 12) = 12
read(27, "\1\17_\0\0\0\0\0:\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\330\2Z\0\0\0\0\0\350H\276"..., 32) = 32
--- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) ---
unlink("/home/gfullmer/.mozilla/gfullmer-1/0osta0j8.slt/lock") = 0
exit_group(11)                          = ?

The traceback of gdb looks like:

Code:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 1079140544 (LWP 26078)]
0x450a506d in PlatformBitBuffer::CreateScreenBits () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
(gdb) where
#0  0x450a506d in PlatformBitBuffer::CreateScreenBits () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#1  0x450a4afc in PlatformBitBuffer::PlatformBitBuffer () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#2  0x45085024 in CorePlayer::UpdateBuffer () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#3  0x450849c2 in CorePlayer::DrawScreen () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#4  0x450dd324 in PlatformPlayer::NsSetWindow () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#5  0x450e0502 in NPP_SetWindow () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#6  0x450dea8b in Private_SetWindow () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libflashplayer.so
#7  0x42152756 in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/components/libgkplugin.so

I have hacked at this for a while. Any help would be appreciated.

Glen

laubj · 10-26-2003, 10:10 PM

I am having the same problem with hard locking with Mozilla too as well as Netscape 7.1. Is it RH9? or something with the Gecko engine that has changed???

Any help anyone?

-=Jon

barrys · 10-28-2003, 02:11 AM

I hope it is nothing to do with the software patent that Microsoft is going through on the alleged plug-in code copyright?

Bobmeister · 10-28-2003, 09:24 AM

What version Mozilla? Canned version is 1.2.1 and I have had no problems, having run red hat 9 for 6 months. I installed from the script from Macromedia...had version 6 and then went to version 7 with no problems. Try the scripted installation.

Bobmeister · 10-28-2003, 10:05 AM

What the heck am I talking about? There IS no flash player 7 for Linux yet....sheesh....I must be smoking the wrong stuff. Anyway, I'm running too many computers with too many operating systems....but flash player 6 has been no trouble in Red Hat 9 with the script install.

Sorry about that confusion!

gfullmer · 10-28-2003, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bobmeister
What version Mozilla? Canned version is 1.2.1 and I have had no problems, having run red hat 9 for 6 months. I installed from the script from Macromedia...had version 6 and then went to version 7 with no problems. Try the scripted installation.

I have the same version of Mozilla. However, I don't believe it is a Mozilla problem, because with the standalone flashviewer I can still get it to fail.

Glen