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Nixie

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Registered: 2008-09-24

Posts: 51

What plugins do I need to view this page?

This page has an old pc game running in a browser window:-

http://www.cinemaware.com/browser/dotc/final.asp#

I don't seem to be able to view it in firefox 3.6 running on 64bit arch with flashplugin-10.0.45.2-1. It just says I need additional plugins, when I click Install Missing Plugins it says no suitable ones are available.

About:Plugins shows firefox to have:-

Silverlight Plug-In
The IcedTea NPR Web Browser Plugin (executes Java applets)
OpenOffice.org Plug-in
The gecko-mediaplayer plugins
and Shockwave Flash

    File: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

Do I need something else too? (other flashbased media seems to work OK, things like youtube and adobe flashplayers own pages etc)

Last edited by Nixie (2010-03-01 20:12:33)

fabertawe

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From: Lloegr

Registered: 2009-11-24

Posts: 282

Re: What plugins do I need to view this page?

I believe it's the shockwave plugin... which doesn't exist for Linux as far as I'm aware.

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Nixie

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Registered: 2008-09-24

Posts: 51

Re: What plugins do I need to view this page?

Thanks fabertawe, that'll do for me. No sense mucking about anymore when there's nothing I cando.

I thought the normal flashplayer plugin would work since it shows up as shockwave in about:plugins, but obviously not.

toxygen

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Registered: 2008-08-22

Posts: 713

Re: What plugins do I need to view this page?

shockwave flash is different from shockwave player, according to this page:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic … &t=1776655

and as fabertawe indicated, no linux shockwave player is available

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rulex

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From: Finland

Registered: 2009-05-20

Posts: 55

Re: What plugins do I need to view this page?

Hi maybe I can borrow this thread a little.
what do i neet to get this working?
https://www.netikka.tv/pvr/LivePlayer

Neheb

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From: Norway

Registered: 2009-05-23

Posts: 39

Re: What plugins do I need to view this page?

installing the vlc-plugin package seemed to work for me.

rulex

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From: Finland

Registered: 2009-05-20

Posts: 55

Re: What plugins do I need to view this page?

thanks