Flash (windows) npapi vs ppapi

[zorfzorf]

Ive been using iron for a while (40 now) and it has been using the same version of flash as firefox (npapi) fine.

Is there a reason to use the ppapi version with iron instead (like security/sandboxing/etc) , and how do i get iron to recognize it? Both are installed, but iron is only seeing the npapi one.

[bksening]

Well there definitely will be a reason, or probably there won't be any other choice.

If Iron continues to simply copy Chromium's codebase, all Chromium will completely remove all NPAPI plugin support by Sep. 2015. See:
http://blog.chromium.org/2014/11/the-fi ... npapi.html

So all Chromium-based browsers like Iron physically will not be able to run any NPAPI plugins, like Flash.

That is, unless SRWare does some real programming like adding and supporting NPAPI plugins for Iron?

[zorfzorf]

Ok, I got ppapi running. This is with iron v 40 32bit and flash 32bit.

1. Dl ppapi flash from adobe: https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ (you dont have to extract it from chrome)
2. Create a Iron shortcut with this target "C:\Program Files (x86)\SRWare Iron\chrome.exe" --ppapi-flash-path=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer32_16_0_0_305.dll --ppapi-flash-version=16.0.0.305
(you had to edit that line every time flash is updated, and if you have different dir structures)
3. Disable npapi flash in chrome://plugins/

[iriki]

Ok, I got ppapi running. This is with iron v 40 32bit and flash 32bit.

1. Dl ppapi flash from adobe: https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ (you dont have to extract it from chrome)
2. Create a Iron shortcut with this target "C:\Program Files (x86)\SRWare Iron\chrome.exe" --ppapi-flash-path=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer32_16_0_0_305.dll --ppapi-flash-version=16.0.0.305
(you had to edit that line every time flash is updated, and if you have different dir structures)
3. Disable npapi flash in chrome://plugins/

This didn't work in SrIron 39... BUT I then installed v40 and it worked!!!

Many thanks

[zorfzorf]

Working with the new 41.0.220 and new flash version. However it still isnt auto detecting ppapi like it does for npapi.

2. Create a Iron shortcut with this target "C:\Program Files (x86)\SRWare Iron\chrome.exe" --ppapi-flash-path=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer32_17_0_0_134.dll --ppapi-flash-version=17.0.0.134

[Ironsword]

Only Chromium 43 detects PPAPI correctly. I'm using Chromium x64 build. When Chrome shift to 43 it will.

[lxsjvln]

I have creating a shortcut
"C:\Program Files\SRWare Iron (64-Bit)\chrome.exe" --ppapi-flash-path="C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer64_17_0_0_134.dll" --ppapi-flash-version="17.0.0.134"
But, when iron opens. 2 tabs are opening with this in the first : http://--ppapi-flash-path%3Dc/Windows/system32/Macromed/Flash/pepflashplayer64_17_0_0_134.dll
And this in the second : http://--ppapi-flash-version%3D17.0.0.134/
Can you help me please !

[Iron_u5er]

I have creating a shortcut
"C:\Program Files\SRWare Iron (64-Bit)\chrome.exe" --ppapi-flash-path="C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer64_17_0_0_134.dll" --ppapi-flash-version="17.0.0.134"
....
Can you help me please !

Try:

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C:\Program Files\SRWare Iron (64-Bit)\chrome.exe --ppapi-flash-path=C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer64_17_0_0_134.dll --ppapi-flash-version="17.0.0.134

[lxsjvln]

doesn't work !!! the same problem