Display SWF file challenges

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Todd Zullinger wrote:

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> tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> > In FC 5, not completely updated because I expect to nuke and pave
> > one more time before letting this machine go, I'm having some
> > challenges with web sites utilizing flash animation (A simple
> > example would be http://www.markfiore.com) I get an error message
> > stating "An error occured playing SWF file: Failed to set pipeline
> > to PLAYING". The web browser will then lock up.
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> I have an up to date FC5 system and just viewed one of the flash
> animation on Mark's site without any error.  Text, sound, all seemed
> fine.  Definitely no lockup.
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> > Am I just special, or is this a known problem that I've missed?
> 
> You might just be lucky.  But perhaps give an update a try and see
> what that gets you.
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> Do you have the flash-plugin from Warren Togami's repo[1] or direct
> from Macromedia?  Mine's from the repo.
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> [1] macromedia.mplug.org
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Ok. Post a question, and about the time somebody responds (for which I 
thank Todd), something comes loose and things start to get fixed. Happened 
again this time.

I had three packages related to swfdec installed, which the browsers 
thought would decode SWF files. Well, it wouldn't. Uninstalling the three 
packages allowed the macromedia software to be run (and I did get it from 
the repo, fwiw), which handled the flash stuff just fine.

Todd - thanks again for responding, and to the rest of the list my deep 
appreciation for your bandwidth while I fumble around with this.

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