[lug] Flash + Netscape + XMMS lock-up

[Andrew Gilmore]

In the Mozilla 1.2.1 rel notes 
(http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.2.1/)

"# Linux users should upgrade to the latest Flash 6 Beta 
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/special/beta/. This new 
version fixes several problems including crashing with remote displays 
and hangs when the audio device is in use at the time Flash starts up. 
Mozilla 1.3 Alpha may not support Flash 5 or earlier so update now. (Bug 
58339, 58937)"

Works for me.

The only other options are disabling flash, or some odd ldd hacks 
(maybe, my memory is fuzzy)

Andrew

Jeff Schroeder wrote:
> This is a common problem, and I was wondering if anyone's figured out a 
> solution yet...
> 
> If I'm using XMMS (or really any program playing sound) to listen to 
> music, and in Netscape I open a page that has Flash, Netscape locks up.  
> If I stop playing the music-- thus freeing the sound card-- Netscape 
> pops back to life and loads the Flash just fine.
> 
> Searching on Google reveals that many people have experienced this, but 
> I couldn't find any mention of a workaround.  I'm fine with having the 
> Flash just open silently (even if it does include sound); it's just 
> terribly annoying to have to turn the music off to load some idiot's 
> Flash-enabled ad banner.
> 
> TIA,
> Jeff
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