On 4/27/05, Michael D. Setzer II <mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I just got a new AMD 64 bit machine, and installed the FC3 64bit to > show my students that advantages. The machine is very fast, and > the only problem I've run into is that some web pages we access > have flash, and currently the macromedia site says it isn't > supported. > > Is there a Flash that works with the 64bit version? I've found > something about installing a 32bit version of firefox to use with flash > pages, but would like to have as much 64bit running on the system. > > Thanks. Hi Michael, Unfortunately, for now your only option is to install a 32-bit browser as you have said. Maybe Macromedia will eventually get smart and update their player to 64-bit, but until then if you want Flash, then you need a 32-bit browser. Now, you can install the 64-bit Mozilla and 32-bit Firefox (or vice versa) and use the 32-bit one when you need Flash or Java or another 32-bit only plugin, and use the 64-bit one any other time. Also, you might be able to install both versions of Firefox, but not by using the RPM packages. I haven't tried this, but it might be possible to get use the installer from Mozilla to install the 32-bit version somewhere else. I know it's not ideal, but that is the great flexibility of the AMD64 architecture, which is something else to show your students :). Jonathan
