I made a push package (Safari push package) which seems to work. I try to now send a notification but it ne ver displays on my screen. I checked the apsd.log file and I can see the information relative to my notification, but then, nothing happens on my screen. I receive other notifications from other websites without any problem.

When you see a 'blocked plugin' error message on a black screen when a screensaver starts, this means a plug-in — a third-party program required by the screensaver — is not working. In 99% of the cases, the plug-in in question is the Adobe Flash Player, and the solution is to update Flash to the latest version, as Apple blocks outdated versions for security reasons.

It is also possible you have never installed the required plug-in on your computer. Whatever the case is, this help page will guide you through the actions required to fix the problem.

Because the 'blocked plugin' message can be hidden by some screensavers, the solution provided here may also apply to Mac screensavers that stop working but show no errors.

Checking for updates

Follow these steps to check for updates to the Adobe Flash Player. Alternatively, you can re-install the plug-in using the instructions below '(Re-)installing the Adobe Flash Player'.

1. Click the Apple icon in the top left of your screen
2. Click 'System Preferences'
3. Check for a 'Flash Player' link in the bottom row of the System Preferences panel
4. If a 'Flash Player' link is shown, click it and continue with the next step. If not, skip ahead to the '(Re-)installing Adobe Flash Player' section below
5. The 'Flash Player' panel will open. Click the 'Updates' tab
6. Click the 'Check Now' button to check for available updates
7. If an update is available, you will be notified and forwarded to the Adobe website
8. Follow the instructions on the Adobe website to install the Flash Player update

If no updates are available, you can try clearing 'all local storage, saved choices, settings and other data used by content in Flash Player' from the 'Advanced' tab of the Flash Player panel. Note that this will reset the settings of other applications that rely on Flash.

(Re-)installing the Adobe Flash Player

To install the Adobe Flash Player plug-in for the first time, or to update it to the latest version without checking for updates first, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
2. Beneath 'Step 1', select 'Mac OS X'
3. Beneath 'Step 2', select 'FP X Mac for Safari and Firefox - NPAPI (where X is a number)
4. Click the 'Download now' button to begin downloading the plug-in
5. Once your download is complete, open the file that was downloaded to show its contents in the Finder, then double-click 'Install Adobe Flash Player.app'
6. Follow the instructions of the installer to complete the installation process

You now have the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. The next time your screensaver starts, you should no longer see the 'blocked plugin' error message.

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Firestorm Viewer Downloads For Second Life

Current Release for Second Life

Firestorm 6.3.2 (58052) Bakes On Mesh Release

“n/a” in the table below means “not available”; see the boxed note above.

Windows

Mac

linux

More information about the 64-bit builds can be found here.

Current Release for OpenSim

Firestorm 6.0.2 (56680) Animesh Release

“n/a” in the table below means “not available”; see the boxed note above.

Windows

Mac

linux

Supported Operating Systems

Windows

• Windows 7 SP1, 8.1 and 10 32bit and 64bit are supported.
  Earlier versions of Windows are not supported.

• Firestorm 6.0.2, 6.2.4 & 6.3.2 will NOT even install on Windows XP.
• Firestorm 6.0.2, 6.2.4 & 6.3.2 may install on Windows Vista but is likely to be very unstable.

• Windows 10 - Firestorm 6.0.2, 6.2.4 & 6.3.2 are compatible with Windows 10.
  However, if you are running Windows 10 on a system with an older Intel graphics card which does not support Windows 10 - Intel HD 2000, Intel HD 3000 or anything marked as “No” for Windows 10 on this list,
  you will only be able to run the 32bit versions of Firestorm 6.0.2, 6.2.4 & 6.3.2 even if you have a 64bit version of Windows 10.
  Please see this page for detailed instructions if you are running Windows 10 on an older unsupported Intel card and have problems running Firestorm 6.0.2, 6.2.4 or 6.3.2.

Mac

• MacOS Mojave 10.14 will run Firestorm 5.1.7. viewer and newer.

• Firestorm 6.0.2 & later viewers will NOT run on PPC Mac 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, or 10.10.

Linux

• We use Debian to build our Linux viewer. Any actively maintained, up-to-date Debian-based distribution should be able to run Firestorm. However, due to the variety of distributions and SL's small Linux user-base, we cannot provide testing and support beyond those systems that our own team use. Feel free to submit details of your success and/or failure to any Firestorm team member or to the Firestorm Jira.
• Some additional libraries and/or packages may be needed; they are listed on this page.
• Certain older unsupported hardware may not be able to support Firestorm.

Additional Downloads to Fix Problems

Windows

• SLURLs not working in your browser, or choose to open with a different viewer (Windows)
  • Instructions are included, but can also be seen on the Wiki here.

Additional Downloads to Enhance User Experience

Flash

Please read https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/4520411/adobe-flash-end-of-support before considering installing flash. Flash has a LONG history of very serious security issues. If someone is providing content that only works with flash, please contact them and let them know that flash will be end of life in the near future, this means there will be NO security updates from the vendor beyond that point. Nobody should be forcing flash on anyone in this day and age, it is 2020, not 2001 anymore.

Firestorm 6.3.2, 6.2.4, 6.0.2 Release

• Windows - Download in Firefox or Chrome to play Flash media inside Second Life.
  Choose the correct operating system under Step 1.
  Choose FP 32 for Opera & Chromium - PPAPI under Step 2.
  Install Flash.

• Mac - Ensure that you have the most recent version of Flash for Safari installed. You an get this via the normal update process, or from Adobe.
  Choose the correct operating system under Step 1.
  Choose FP 32 for Safari and Firefox – NPAPI under Step 2.
  Install Flash.

• Linux - You need to have the pepperflash plugin installed, which can be satisfied by installing Google Chrome.

Quicktime

Firestorm 6.3.2, 6.2.4, 6.0.2

• Windows - Quicktime does not need to be installed to play media on Firestorm 5.0.1 or later.

• Mac - Quicktime to play streaming videos. (iTunes is not needed)

GStreamer

for Linux only

• Info for download to play streaming videos. (Please read page for info on installing GStreamer for your particular distribution.)

Growl

• Growl for Windows – As of November 2018 this site is dead. Users who already have Growl installed can continue to use it for the time being. Windows users may be able to download a copy from its github release page.

• Mac – This site will lead you to the Mac App Store for downloading. Please note the reviews and the update status of Growl before purchasing; Firestorm cannot guarantee its functionality.

• Linux: Growl is implicit in libnotify, which should come already installed in most distros. However, if you are on a 64-bit linux, you may need to install the 32-bit version of libnotify. For ubuntu and similar (like mint), run the following command:
  sudo apt-get install libnotify4:i386

DirectX Runtime

Windows only

• DX runtime April 2011 to help increase performance and stability. For all versions of Windows. Please refer to this page.

Video Drivers

Mac drivers are included with OS upgrades. However, to determine what card you have, select “About this Mac” from the Apple menu, then click “More Info”. Under Hardware select Graphics/Displays.

If you are not sure what type of video card you have, use GPU-Z found (Windows only) here. For linux, in a console use:
lspci grep VGA

Ms dos serial port configuration. MS-DOS v6.22 Help: MODE (Configure Serial Port)- - MODE (Configure Serial Port) Configures a serial communications port. This version of the MODE command sets the parameters for a serial port (COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4). To set values from an MS-DOS prompt, you can use the mode command. We have listed a few examples to give you a general idea how to use this command. MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P - This command would set Communications port COM1 to 9600 Baud, with no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and with XON/XOFF (these are the default settings). Set communications port COM1 to 9600 Baud, with no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and with XON/XOFF (these are the default settings). For those who are using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or later we suggest modifying the ports through Device Manager.

Nvidia Video Driver

• Latest driverLast checked 29/09/2019 - Windows: 436.30 (2019.9.10) - Linux: 430.50 (2019.9.11)

ATI Video Driver

• Latest driverLast checked 29/09/2019 - Windows: Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.2 (9/23/2019 ) - Linux: 19.30 (8/13/2019)
  

Intel Video Driver

• Intel driver download page Intel does not have a universal driver set. Please go to Intel's site and use the auto-detect feature.

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