Uiler Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Hi guys I have a problem getting the Acrobat Reader plugin to work in Opera and Mozilla. I installed Acrobat 5.0.9 (the latest version) in /usr/local/Acrobat5 (the default directory). I added the path to .bashrc so I could just type in "acroread" from the command line and it is working fine. Pdf files in Konqueror also run acrobat reader fine. However I can't get the plugin nppdf.so to work. The plugin is located in /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux. I run Mandrake 10 (Official) with Opera 7.54 and Mozilla 1.6. Everything is up to date. I added the path to the plugin in the Opera list of directories to look for plugin. I also made a symlink called "nppdf.so" in /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins and ~/.mozilla/plugins (just to be sure). In Mozilla however it always loads the xpdf plugin! This is despite the lines in ~/.mozilla/pluginreg.dat: /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux/nppdf.so:$ :$ 1085163496000:1:5:$ :$ nppdf.so:$ 1 0:application/pdf:Portable Document Format:pdf:$ So clearly it is detecting it. Opera detects the plugin (it is listed in the list of plugins). However when you click on a pdf file you get a blank white page (if you choose "Save As" from the File menu you can save the pdf file). Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 In Opera: did you check 'use plugin' (preferences, file types, application/pdf)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uiler Posted October 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Yes. And it has the right path to nppdf.so as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 are you sure you installed the plugin & symlink correctly? it's different for each browser. here's how i did it. works fine in Opera 7.54 (my main browser) & Mozilla............ since it looks like you've install Adobe Reader 5.09 correctly, we'll go right to the plugins........ for Opera.............. you don't need to make a symlink or copy the plugin .so file. just open Opera. go to tools->preferences->plugins & click "change path". if an Adobe plugin is present pointing to /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux, remove it by highlighting it & clicking "remove". (this is to ensure an old plugin won't conflict with this one.) click "add", then browse to /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux. add the plugin, click "apply"->"ok". then, click the "find new" button, so Opera can detect the plugin. click "apply"->"ok". now, CLOSE OPERA & restart it. (<-that's important!) go to a site with .pdf docs & test it. you can go HERE to test it. if it isn't working, go to tools->preferences->file types. uncheck the "hide file types opened with Opera" box, type pdf in the search box, click on the "application/pdf" file type, click "edit" & make sure it's set to open with the plugin. if not, set it, "apply"->"ok" restart Opera & test again. for Mozilla........ CLOSE MOZILLA! (<-that's important!) then, open a terminal as root to create a symlink. the Mozilla plugin directory on a default install should be /usr/lib/mozilla-<version number>/plugins. so type, cd /usr/lib/mozilla-<version number>/plugins. then type ln -s /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux/nppdf.so (enter). open Mozilla & again test with a pdf doc online (above mentioned test link). Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uiler Posted October 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Well, this sounds like all the stuff I did before. But just to be sure I redid the Opera stuff as you said, and it still doesn't work (still the blank white page). I was going to redo Mozilla as you said, but I checked the symlink I made in /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins and it seemed to be OK so I fired up Mozilla and suddenly the plugin is working there. I have no idea what's going on here, as I have not changed a single thing (and yes, I closed and restarted Mozilla a half dozen times before so it's not that). Still I don't know what's going on with Opera. are you sure you installed the plugin & symlink correctly? it's different for each browser. here's how i did it. works fine in Opera 7.54 (my main browser) & Mozilla............ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 ok, for Opera, let's try this............. again, first close Opera. let's try symlinking the Adobe Reader plugin to Opera. open a terminal, su to root. cd to the /usr/lib/opera/plugins directory. then type.......... ln -s /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux/nppdf.so (enter) to create the symlink. open Opera & go throught the plugins drill again. when done with that, restart Opera & try a pdf link. let me know.......... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uiler Posted October 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Still get a blank white page unfortunately :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 i'm at a loss then, Uiler. the method i described in my first post works for me all the time. i just suggested trying the symlink in hopes that would work for your case, for some reason. are you sure you have the plugin paths set correctly & the file association? if so, then i'm out of ideas for now, sorry. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 not to beat a dead horse, but............. i just tested the install methods last night, to be absolutely sure it works, because it's been a while since i installed it. i uninstalled the Adobe Reader, removed all plugins, then reinstalled. the method i described in my first post worked fine for each browser. are you sure you did everything exactly as stated? just wondrin', 'cause i don't understand why it don't work for you? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uiler Posted October 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Yes, I did everything as stated. *Sigh*. Oh well, at least Mozilla is working...Thanks a lot for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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