<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Because it may help others on this list, here's a reply I received regarding my problem with Flash on the XO.  Carlos Nazareno wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> <div class="moz-text-plain" wrap="true" graphical-quote="true" style="font-family: -moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="x-western"> <pre wrap="">Hi Stan! </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">> I'm having problems: Adobe FlashPlayer doesn't detect the XO's built-in > webcam so it can't transmit video out to the Internet on Flash-enabled > web sites, </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> I've documented this problem as well at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash</a> -> The XO's webcam is not interfacing properly with Adobe Flash 9 & 10. Adobe's done a lot of work towards getting cameras in various Linux distros working with webcam enabled-Flash apps, and they finally got V4L2 running last year, but apparently the XO is using some kind of not-as-common chipset/software combo (in 8.2.0 I think the OS is using a weird mishmash of old & new software/drivers because of problems with the cam in the webcam activity on newer drivers?). I got in touch with some Adobe guys last year before Flash Player 10 final launched about Flash's webcam interfacing problems on the XO, filed the bug report, followed their instructions and submitted the hardware info gathered from the data-gathering tool at Penguin.swf's (Adobe's official Linux Flash dude) blog: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2008/07/paparazzi_v2_1.html">http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2008/07/paparazzi_v2_1.html</a> Anyway, I haven't heard a word from the Adobe folks yet as I guess that was a very busy time for them with Flash 10 final release going out the door at the time, the report probly got lost in all the hubbub. Anyway, I'll try following up with them as I'd like to play with writing some Flash webcam toys that would work on the XO myself. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">>I can't get Flash to activate the > XO's camera... ...This was while running on the XO's Browse activity. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> The camera works with the Browse Activity, just not properly (the camera turns on and it displays red & green static that reacts to objects waved in front of the camera) </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">> I thought > that maybe Opera for the XO would do better. No luck. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Yup, Same as with the Browse Activity. XO's weird camera chipset/software combo interface still hasn't been fixed with the linux Adobe Flash 10 plugin. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">> Opera as installed from the wiki.laptop.org/opera instructions does not even play > the Flash on the Adobe web site nor any other Flash embedded in a web page. All that Opera shows is a > gray rectangle where the Flash should be, no text saying to click to > play the Flash. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> As documented in the Adobe Flash wiki: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash</a> and Adobe Flash The official Opera Activity is based on Opera 9.12 and it isn't compatible with Flash 10. The newest Adobe Flash plugin compatible with it is an older version of Flash Player 9. Newer non-Sugarized Linux desktop versions of Opera like 9.63 latest work fine and dandy with latest Flash Player 10 final. Again, you're going to have to use the Terminal (type "opera" at the prompt) to launch Opera. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">> I submitted a comment to the Opera programmer who maintains the Opera > blog about the OLPC version, but that blog has had very little activity > in the past year so I'm not hopeful of any results from the Opera > people. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Ditto. I've tried Sugarizing newer versions of Opera myself, but we're out of luck because of the Rainbow Security implemented in newer XO OS builds don't allow writing of files by Activities to certain directories that Opera installs to. The Opera dudes will have to create a special OLPC Opera Activity for us like with 9.12 since Opera is not open sourced and we won't be able to do the proper modifications for Rainbow Security compatibility ourselves. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">> Has anyone here tried to run a recent release of Opera on the > XO, not the very old version that was customized for the XO according to > our wiki? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Runs fine and dandy, you just have to launch it via terminal :) -> Launch Terminal Activity, type "opera" at the prompt (assuming of course that you'd already installed Opera). That instance of terminal will then be inaccessible until you exit Opera. Once you exit Opera, you regain control of the terminal prompt. (Yeah Skier, the Opera wiki entries are next on my hit list for editing: they're due for massive updates :P) </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">> Even without the 2-way video streaming, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.vyew.com">www.vyew.com</a> is a nice > application for collaboration over the Internet. Try it. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Thanks for the link Stan! I was looking to build a Flash app just like that, only less ambitious (crud, someone beat me to the punch! ;P) Cheers! -Naz <div class="moz-txt-sig">-- Carlos Nazareno <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.object404.com">http://www.object404.com</a> -- interactive media specialist zen graffiti studios <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.zengraffiti.com">http://www.zengraffiti.com</a> -- Philippine Flash ActionScripters <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.phlashers.com">http://www.phlashers.com</a> _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Devel@lists.laptop.org">Devel@lists.laptop.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel</a> </div></pre> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>