[Bugs] #284 UNSP: [Flash 10 on Browse] Flash 10 does not work with the webcam on the XO.

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#284: [Flash 10 on Browse]   Flash 10 does not work with the webcam on the XO.
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    Reporter:  overbyte                   |          Owner:  erikos 
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  closed 
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  0.86   
   Component:  Browse                     |        Version:  0.82.x 
    Severity:  Unspecified                |     Resolution:  invalid
    Keywords:  Flash Player, webcam       |   Distribution:  OLPC   
Status_field:  Unconfimed                 |  
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Comment(by overbyte):

 I installed the (X)Ubuntu version adapted for the XO by user "Teapot" as
 described on the forum at OlpcNews.  It installs on a 2GB SD card and with
 developer's key installed, the XO boots and runs it well.  With Firefox
 and Adobe FlashPlayer 10 installed on it, I can run Flash application
 sites such as www.vyew.com perfectly.  The XO's web cam works, settings
 dialog popup behaves properly, the Adobe "about" page plays, etc.   So,
 the problem I described above is not located in the Adobe FlashPlayer.
 FlashPlayer 10 plays on Linux, just not the configuration in the XO and
 not with Browse.  Gnash does not run the www.vyew.com site's Flash (Flex)
 application. Vyew requires FlashPlayer 9 (or generic equivalent) or newer.
 Gnash is not yet a complete implementation of the Flash virtual machine.
 With Vyew, I have 2-way video, 2-way audio, from multiple simultaneous
 users as in a conference call, plus whiteboard shared by the connected
 users, between my XO and remote users with PCs, over the Internet.  You
 can see more about this setup at www.internetmathtutoring.com/olpc which
 describes the software and the demonstration project developing tutoring
 between USA, Ghana, and Kenya.  I had to go to Ubuntu because Sugar on the
 XO didn't have the functionality to support these ingredients for online
 tutoring.

 Rather than putting pressure on Adobe, the solution is to look at Browse
 and Gnash to see why they don't work with Flex applications and make the
 appropriate bug reports upstream.

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