Why can't new Opera locate legacy (NPAPI) flash plug-in?

[kimiraikkonen85]

kimiraikkonen85 last edited by

then I created a shortcut to launcher.exe like this:

If you want to test to see if that command-line option at least works, try putting a different plug-in in the folder. But, I guess that won't help if the "Disable NPAPI plug-ins" being disabled doesn't re-enable NPAPI support.

As previously said, other NPAPI-based plugins are found just fine, but not NPSWF32.DLL, which represents Shockwave Flash Plugin. Is it a specific problem related to Flash along with detection of Opera?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Is it a specific problem related to Flash along with detection of Opera?

Opera uses ppapi flash plugin.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

You will want to use the PPAPI version of Adobe Flash Player, which you may find here.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

As previously said, other NPAPI-based plugins are found just fine, but not NPSWF32.DLL

Yeh. It just wasn't clear from your post whether it found some of the others *in that subfolder*. As in, it wasn't clear whether or not the command-line option was even working.

[kimiraikkonen85]

kimiraikkonen85 last edited by

You will want to use the PPAPI version of Adobe Flash Player, which you may find here.

Is there a download location for PPAPI-based Flash player using xcopy placement like NPSWF32.DLL does? I mean, just drop file (PPAPI plugin file) to plugin folder WITHOUT using Adobe's installer?

[kimiraikkonen85]

kimiraikkonen85 last edited by

As previously said, other NPAPI-based plugins are found just fine, but not NPSWF32.DLL

Yeh. It just wasn't clear from your post whether it found some of the others in that subfolder. As in, it wasn't clear whether or not the command-line option was even working.

Sorry for that. The other plugins were found even without using command-line swith. Hope it clarifies.

[kimiraikkonen85]

kimiraikkonen85 last edited by

Hi guys,
I tried downloading PPAPI (Pepper Flash) from here:
http://effect8.ru/soft/media/adobe-flash-player-portable.html

And placed 64-bit .dll and other files here:
C:\Users\username\Desktop\Opera 34 Portable\OperaPortable\App\Opera\flashplugin\x64\

Finally, tried launching Opera Portable using that command-line switch:
"C:\Users\username\Desktop\Opera 34 Portable\OperaPortable\App\Opera\launcher.exe" "--extra-plugin-dir=C:\Users\username\Desktop\Opera 34 Portable\OperaPortable\App\Opera\flashplugin\x64"

But still Opera even fails to find PPAPI flash...! No luck!

Am i missing something?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Is the 32-bit ppapi flash dll in the extra plugin dir? It needs to be as Opera is 32-bit.

[kimiraikkonen85]

kimiraikkonen85 last edited by

Is the 32-bit ppapi flash dll in the extra plugin dir? It needs to be as Opera is 32-bit.

I tried both 32-bit and 64-bit ppapi flash dlls to the corresponding folder. But Opera still can't find the Flash file. What else should i do? Is this a problem for Opera Portable or another command-line switch i need to use to force proper PPAPI plugin detection for flash?

Thanks a lot.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Is this a problem for Opera Portable

Don't know for sure, but you can test. Download Opera from opera.com, launch the installer, click "options", change the "install path" to a folder on your desktop, change "install for" to "Standalone Installation" and install. Then, create a shortcut to its launcher.exe with the extra plugin dir command line switch and see if it works. If it doesn't, try creating a shortcut to its opera.exe instead.

If you get it to work, then maybe it's something with how the Opera Portable package you downloaded does things. Never messed with it myself.

Also, I'm not sure the chrome extra-plugin-dir switch works in Opera like it does in Chrome. I'm also not sure if it works (in either Chrome or Opera) for PPAPI plug-ins. It might only work for NPAPI plug-ins.

If all else fails, the PPAPI version of flash will probably have to be installed via admin via the flash installer on every computer you use portable Opera on. Hopefully that's not the case.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Also try --ppapi-flash-path= (and --ppapi-flash-version=insert_version_here).

[kimiraikkonen85]

kimiraikkonen85 last edited by admin

Also try --ppapi-flash-path= (and --ppapi-flash-version=insert_version_here).

Hi mate,
Great effort, many thanks!

I managed to combine your suggestions with the post below:
https://forums.opera.com/post/52641

Then i did such command line which did the trick!
launcher.exe --ppapi-flash-path="C:\Users\username\Desktop\Opera 34 Portable\flashplugin\x86\pepflashplayer32_20_0_0_286.dll" --ppapi-flash-version="20.0.0.286"

Edit: For some reason post editor doesn't seem to allow me to include "_" (underscore) char to the posts which i actually added to "pepflashplayer32_20_0_0_286.dll" (not shown on forum).
It's now detecting Pepper (PPAPI) flash just fine, however Youtube videos are launched with HTML5 using Opera and no way to force Flash in Opera

Thanks a lot, by the way!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Youtube videos are launched with HTML5 using Opera and no way to force Flash in Opera

There are extensions that allow you to choose the player on Youtube. Magic Actions is one of them.