By the way, I strongly recommend getting the updated x64 bit flash instead. Instructions for that given here.
Update: there is an even newer version available here.
sudo gedit /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
Add this before the last line of text “export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1”, then save and restart firefox.
Note this is only for x64 machines/installs.
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November 22, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Worked for me.
Thanks!
November 23, 2009 at 12:26 pm
worked for me also; cheers!
November 26, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I tried reinstalling flash like some threads on various forums suggested, it didn’t help much. Your solution is simply beautiful and works like a charm! Thanks!!
November 26, 2009 at 7:53 pm
such an easy fix, thanks
November 29, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Thx ;)
November 30, 2009 at 11:28 am
Thank you very much :D
December 5, 2009 at 10:50 am
I still having trouble in some sites… like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2009/12/091204_bateristamirim_is.shtml
It used to work, when I was using Jaunty.
Thankx,
Gabriel
December 5, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Now it wokrs! :)
I saw an example, so I put the export line one line before the end (and restart it). The file become like this:
#!/bin/sh
TARGET_OS=linux
TARGET_ARCH=i386
export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1
. /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/noarch/npviewer
I don’t know if it was a coincidence… but now it’s working.
Tkx!
Gabriel
December 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm
This worked for me too. Thank you so much! It’s been driving me crazy. Why doesn’t Adobe or Canonical send out an update with this very small change in it!?
December 5, 2009 at 1:37 pm
many thanks, I had tried many fixes, and this is the only one that worked!
December 10, 2009 at 2:46 pm
thanks! this worked great!
December 10, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Exactly what I needed, thanks you rock!.
December 12, 2009 at 7:21 am
Thank you, I was bothered by this problem since I installed Karmic. To think it was just one line to add to a obscure file…
Well, anyway, thanks again!
December 14, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Thanks, you’re the man! :)
December 15, 2009 at 1:38 am
Thanks! Works perfectly.
Hey can you explain a little bit about why this is necessary? I’m assuming it means that Adobe’s npviewer doesn’t properly support the latest GDK that comes in Karmic?
Cheers,
Scott
October 26, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Scott, apparently ndiswrapper makes X api calls directly, instead of going through the GTK api, this is sort of bad form and if doing this it seems to me that this is a bug in ndiswrapper rather than flash or firefox. You can read a bit here
http://blogs.gurulabs.com/dax/2009/10/what-gdk-native.html
And at gtk.org. In any case I think I prefer using the 64 bit flash without a wrapper (see guide: https://astoryworthtelling.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/flash-broke-again/ )(still alpha software, so bugs are expected, however I have experienced _none_).
December 15, 2009 at 5:28 am
wow! this worked, thanks!!
December 15, 2009 at 10:04 pm
well done, that did the trick! just exactly what I was looking for. woot.
December 16, 2009 at 4:51 pm
worked perfect for me. Thanks!
Linux 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux
December 18, 2009 at 2:47 pm
GRACIAS PAPA! FUNCIONO JOYA!!!
December 23, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Great idea, thanks for this tip!
December 24, 2009 at 2:51 am
This worked for Chrome also.
December 24, 2009 at 2:57 am
[…] doing everything 9.04 x64 did. Was having issues with Flash not letting me click but I ran across this fix. Worked like a charm. The Op says it’s for Firefox but I used it for Chrome (Chromium) and it […]
December 24, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Legend, at last it works!
December 27, 2009 at 5:08 pm
This worked like a charm! ;)
thanks a lot mate, I will use this on my blog
January 6, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Fixed it for me! Of course, I had to reread the instructions and put the new line BEFORE the final line as you say, so it took me two tries. But I am getting old and slow.
Well done.
January 7, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Thanks a lot, it also work for me.
This is very annoying problem.
January 12, 2010 at 1:33 pm
works! Thanks a bunch, maybe someday we can ditch Adobe and use gnash or swfdec for flash.
January 18, 2010 at 1:06 am
worked awesomely, thanks
January 24, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Thank You!
I’ve disabled linux mint custom flash addon for firefox in package manager, because I was having some trouble with that. Then installed flash-plugininstaller and flash-nonfree and i got the same problem you guys report here.
Tested this simple change at it worked, Linux Mint 8 “Helena” X64.
Thank you!
January 27, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Thanks so much! I have tried almost everything out there. My 32bit karmic had no problems but nothing worked for 64bit. This worked like a charm!
February 5, 2010 at 2:52 am
Thank you so much!
February 14, 2010 at 9:44 am
Thanks this was really bugging me! I appreciate the fix!
Shane
February 19, 2010 at 12:01 am
In a word, awesome. Thanks so much. Works with the latest 10.0.45.2 as well.
February 24, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Worked here too, by putting the line, one above the end as in the post.
Thanks !
February 27, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Thanks!!! Worked for me…
March 7, 2010 at 10:02 am
Et pour les Français…
CLICK NON RECONNU DANS LE PLUGIN FLASH SOUS UBUNTU x64 Bits
Dans Applications/Accessoires Lancer un terminal puis :
sudo gedit /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
Ajouter ceci avant la dernière ligne de texte :
“export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1″,
(Sans les guillemets !) Sauvegardez et redémarrez Firefox.
Note : Cela ne concerne que les machines en x64 bits.
En passant je vous recommande fortement d’installer la mise à jour de Flash x64 bits en suivant les instructions ci-dessous
https://astoryworthtelling.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/flash-broke-again/
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April 4, 2010 at 4:49 pm
This has flummoxed me for awhile since I love flash games. This fixed the problem instantly. Thanks for the fix.
April 6, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Turning off compiz works too.
April 7, 2010 at 10:23 am
As does not using flash, or using windows… but of course any of these solutions are in fact workarounds and prevent you from using the machine in the way you would like to.
April 13, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Thanks a lot!
How did you come to this easy and elegant solution??
April 26, 2010 at 8:58 pm
It worked for me!
Ubuntu 10 Lucid Lynx amd64
May 5, 2010 at 1:05 pm
You are my hero! Now I can click on play in Megavideo and see LOST!!! =D
May 12, 2010 at 3:41 pm
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May 18, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Thx, it works brilliantly.
May 23, 2010 at 2:43 am
So simple, so elegant, worked perfectly.
Thank you, good sir.
May 23, 2010 at 9:29 pm
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June 2, 2010 at 12:55 pm
If you’re still having this problem and that fix doesn’t work, I found a similar fix that will work if you’re not using Ubuntu it’s on my blog at: http://www.hydronitrogen.com/366/linux-flash-clicking-problem-fix/
June 22, 2010 at 10:55 am
Thx very much! I fixed my problem!
July 19, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Thank you very much – fixed here as well :D
July 26, 2010 at 10:26 am
Great!
July 26, 2010 at 11:54 pm
I had the same problem with clicking on Flash in Firefox on KUbuntu 10.04 and this solution fixes the problem for me.
Do K/Ubutnu developers know about this problem/solution?
July 26, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Problem isn’t so much with ubuntu as it is with flash, and the new version of flash has fixed the issue (speaking of which if you used the work around instead of getting the beta, please get the beta). Though adobe seems to have stopped developing 64 bit flash and since it’s not open that’s a little bit of a bind. So the ways forward are an open flash player, or an open flash player, or hope that adobe decides to do something. Oh non-free software… but you have to admit flash is pretty cool. But perhaps it’s best, given that the last hacker contest made all OS’es look like steel vaults, and flash look like a pasta strainer.
July 27, 2010 at 7:31 pm
I fucking love you.
August 26, 2010 at 4:33 pm
I had this problem with Flash 10,1,82,76 straight from the Ubuntu repo. Also this is the latest number Adobe is offering.
So, I don’t know which version you are suggesting to use.
Ubuntu 10.04 64bit btw.
But this workaround is terrific! It works perfect!!
Not being able to click was a real pain in the ass on a pure flash bicycle routeplanner I’m using. (Several times right clicking helped sometimes)
Also scroll wheel to zoom works now.
Thanks a bunch!!
September 14, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Adobe has a beta 64 flash, whereas the one you’ll end up with from the repo is a 32 bit version.
September 11, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Thank You !!!
This has been bugging me for months!
[by the way worked on Ubuntu 10.04]