Flash player sound solution

From: James McNaughton (jtmcnaughton_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/12/05

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To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org

    The Problem:

    Using native Mozilla and
    linuxpluginwrapper/linux-flashplugin (on 4.10-stable
    et al) to view flash content results in no sound and
    occasional Mozilla freezes.

    The Solution:

    Run esd.

    How:

    I was searching the web for the solution, and got
    nowhere. There didn't seem to be anyone who had gotten
    it to work. Linux mailing lists noted a problem with
    file permissions on /dev/snd or /dev/pcm* depending on
    the sound system drivers installed. My /dev/pcm* file
    permissions were all rw to begin with, so this didn't
    help.

    I wondered what device the plugin was actually trying
    to access, so I did "strings
    /usr/local/lib/linux-flashplugin6/libflashplayer.so"
    and found /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer. Nearby in the list
    I noticed a few lines relating to esd. From a command
    line I started esd and went back to view some content
    that had previously frozen Mozilla, and there was
    sound coming out my speakers and the browser did not
    hang.

    I had long suspected the browser hangs were related to
    sound in the flash content. My results seem to confirm
    that suspicion.

    Jim
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