Gnash (when opening a flip newsletter in browser) takes all cpu usage

[Bob Merhebi]

Binary package hint: gnash

When opening a "flip" flash newsletter, gtk-gnash tops in "top" even though the newsletter is not usable. I cannot turn pages or anything. It sometiems requests installing Adobe flash player & no apparent solution seem to exist (?!)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gnash 0.8.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-31.61-generic-pae 2.6.32.32+drm33.14
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-31-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 8d4d0a3d770ada9935965890db137295
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Thu May 26 21:36:02 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gtk-gnash
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnash

[Bob Merhebi (bobmerhebi)]

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release: 10.04

$ apt-cache policy gnash
gnash:
  Installed: 0.8.7-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.8.7-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.8.7-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://lb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Bob Merhebi (bobmerhebi)]

the problem has been solved for firefox, chrome & opera by installing the addon: "Flash Aid" & using the wizard with all options set by default. (in my case, it installed Adobe's Beta version).

The add-on removes conflicting flash players (in my case gnash & something else i dont even remember anymore) & installs the appropriate one.

Good luck for the rest. Hope Gnash solves its issue

[dino99 (9d9)]

Closing that outdated report as EOL has been reached long time ago