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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

In the /plugins directory, in addition to the two files I copied there, 
was a third July 7 file libflash.so, which opera must have created.  When 
I renamed it (added .bak to the file name) opera started without a Bus 
error.

It could not find libnpp.so, needed for plugins to work, it said.  (It is 
in the plugins directory).  I hit OK.  'A fatal problem occurred the last 
time the plugin search was attempted.  Do you want to start the plugins 
search now?'   I answered yes, and Opera loaded and gave me the plugins 
screen and I went past it to Opera.  Now it loads normally again.

There is a operamotifwrapper-3 file in opera.  Someone on the web said 
they needed to rename it to -2 for things to work.  I had better install 
lesstif.tgz libraries before trying again and also read whatever 
instructions I can find for opera plugins.  (I got realaudio working once 
but it comes with an actual binary and flash comes with .so and .xpt).

How can I tell which libraries from lesstiff are actually needed other 
than by installing the whole package, deleting just the .h files, getting 
shockwave to work, then deleting pieces until it breaks?  There is nothing 
to do an ldd on.

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, sindi keesan wrote:

> I downloaded the shockwave flash 7 for linux installer and manually
> copied over the .so and the .xpt files to the opera plugins directory
> (both the installed version and the untarred file from which I can run
> with cd /opera*, ./opera  - script).
>
> There is also a flash.so file in plugins (along with the flashplayer.so
> that I copied there).
>
> I told Opera (in Preferences, Plugins) to look for new plugins.
> Something (I forget what) happened.  I should take notes.  I can't
> recreate the problem because Opera no longer loads.
>
> It gives me a 'bus error' if I run it with 'opera' (installed version) or
> just goes back to the prompt if run as cd /opera* , ./opera (from the
> uninstalled directory).
>
> If I chroot to BL3 I can run Opera there.
>
> If I try to run the BL3 Opera from BL2 'bus error', same if I copy the BL3
> directory to a new directory and try to run it from there.
>
> I don't have opera 8 on this computer to test.
>
> I don't have lesstif installed, I thought it was not needed for Opera 7,
> just Opera 8 plugins.
>
> How do I undo whatever Opera did to BL2?  Rebooting did not help (after
> changing the names of both the flash files by adding .bak).
>
> Could I somehow look for files changed at between 12:45 and 1:00 on Friday
> the 7th of July?
>
> Sindi
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