[wplug] flash player crashing in firefox

[Jerod Lycett]

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David Ostroske wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Justin Ehrlichman <jeman062383 at aol.com> wrote:
>>  I am running PClinuxOS 2007 and I am having some issues with flash. It
>>  seems to crash intermitently when viewing youtube videos. I am running
>>  firefox version 2.0.0.12 and downloaded version 9.0.115.0 of flash from
>>  adobe's website. Has anyone every run into something like this?
> 
> Yeah, I had the exact same problem on my older installation, the
> latest version of Flash in Firefox 1.5.0.xx on Fedora Core 4. I
> recently upgraded to Fedora 8 and Firefox 2.0.0.xx. Flash is still a
> lot more stable, but it still crashes after awhile when I try to close
> a YouTube tab.
> 
> I don't have a workaround, either. So my advice is:
> * Close FF often. The crash only occurs after closing a lot of tabs
> with Flash in them.
> * Try installing a Flash-blocking extension to prevent Flash from
> running more than you need it to.
> 
> I haven't tried Gnash, but maybe I should. If you try it and have
> success with it, let us know!
I've tried Gnash before and it crashes more than Adobe's does, plus it
doesn't always work right with everything, such as not playing sound.
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