Adobe-Please FIX Flash Player! CPU/Memory hog on Mac OS X

Each time I encounter Flash on a web page (read: ALL the time) my CPU usage gets throttled to the top, real memory / virtual memory goes through the roof, and my fan starts blowing away.
Flash is effectively making the web terribly annoying to surf.
I'm on a relatively recent MacBook, 2.2Ghz Intel Cour 2 Duo with 4GB or RAM, running the latest Leopard build.

I second your complaint. apparently many others do as well, judging by the many threads on this topic. I have a Macbook (circa 2007) that works fine for browsing, unless flash player plugin goes active, then my system slows to a crawl. I have to open the Activity Monitor utility and shut down FP to get back to normal. I guess Adobe doesn't care because this have obviously been a problem for years (again based on the many threads) and nothing has been done to fix it.

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PLEASE FIX FLASH PLAYER.. once and for all.

ok,,, can someone from this company PLEASE release an update
to flash player that WORKS CONSITENTLY with WINDOWS VISTA x64... I
mean this is rediculous.. how long has vista been out now??? what
is the big deal.. every couple of hours its the same thing internet
explorer always crashes because of flash9.ocx or whatever the damn
file name is.. and generally just after I wrote a 10 paragraph
email or something.. I mean.. this thing stinks. I have to use the
damn thing because everything on the damn internet requires it...
so Im stuck.. but its junk and continuously crashes the browser..
the most aggrevating part of VISTA by far is YOUR product.. please
FIX IT..
thank you.

Hah! That's what i was thinking when i wrote it. However, you
should know that you'll never be taken seriously unless you spell
correctly (or you're me) and without using cap lock. You're looking
for assistance from human beings.
Also, look up 64 bit operating systems on wikipedia or
google.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/systemreqs/
"Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or
Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions) "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit#Software_availability
"64-bit systems sometimes lack equivalents to software that
is written for 32-bit architectures. The most severe problem is
incompatible device drivers. Although most software can run in a
32-bit compatibility mode (also known as an emulation mode, e.g.
Microsoft WoW64 Technology), it is usually impossible to run a
driver (or similar software) in that mode since such a program
usually runs in between the OS and the hardware, where direct
emulation cannot be employed. "
Now since i have A 32 bit system myself, i am not very
involved in this matter, but it looks from the above that you can
look into an emulation mode, if it really is that much of an issue.
I'm trying to help you, but it's getting very late here.

Adobe: No Linux Flash Player Till 2007

see
http://www.crn.com/sections/custom/custom.jhtml?articleId=192501179
>>
Adobe: No Linux Flash Player Till 2007
By Stacy Cowley, CRN
2:25 PM EDT Fri. Sep. 01, 2006
Impatient Linux users will have to wait till the end of the
year for even a
preview release of Adobe's Flash Player 9.
The company's lead Flash for Linux engineer, Mike Melanson ,
reported this
week in his blog that Adobe won't release any alpha versions
of its Flash
port, holding out instead for a full-featured beta scheduled
for release
sometime late this year.
Adobe recently released a major Flash overhaul, version 9,
for Windows and
Macintosh clients. For Linux users, the release lengthened
the Flash gap
between them and other users: Adobe skipped Flash Player 8
for Linux and
hasn't released a Linux update since mid-2004. Because Flash
is not fully
backward-compatible, Web content developed for the newer
Flash players often
won't run in version 7, the most current Linux version.
Adobe's market
research shows that 86 percent of U.S. computer users are
able to view Flash
8 content.
"I have to question a cross-platform strategy that has a bias
against one
platform," RedMonk analyst Stephen O'Grady, a Linux user,
gripped in his
blog. The lack of a modern Flash player leaves him unable to
view content on
a number of Web sites, including major destinations like
ESPN.com.
An Adobe spokesman said the company expects a full release of
Flash Player 9
for Linux in early 2007. Because of the "short" cycle between
Flash Player 8
and 9 -- ten months -- Adobe opted to skip version 8 for
Linux and move
directly to version 9, he said.
Melanson's blog tracks the day-to-day progress and decisions
Adobe is making
on Flash for Linux. A full-time Linux user since 1999,
Melanson shares the
frustration of his comrades about Adobe's Linux lag.
"In September, 2005, I happened [across a blog that]
mentioned in passing
that Macromedia was looking for someone to port Flash Player
to Linux. I
applied for the job and now here I am," he posted.
"When I started at Adobe, I found out that there is a shadow
cabal of
engineers that very much want to see the current Flash Player
run on Linux,
and would even try their hand with the current codebase from
time to time.
But there are only so many hacking hours in the day."
>>

> It sounds to like Adobe are using outdated development
practices.
> The kinds of systems multiplatform developers use these
days
That's the point .. 'these days'.
Much of the problem is older code, must be over a decade old
now) which was
not well written. That is not an uncommon occurence in
products that have
such a long existence as flash player. Supported platforms,
development
techniques, developer guidelines, management etc all change
over the years
and things that seemed 'a good idea at the time' end up
becoming a problem.
In hindsight there would be many things that should have been
done
differently in the past .. but without a working time-machine
that cannot be
fixed, without an enormous investment in development to
rewrite the code
base in a manner that can be more easily ported .. which is
what is
happening.
Also the low level optimisations required for such
cpu-intense real-time
graphic processing are difficult to port, as they rely on
optimised assembly
code for different cpus and chipsets
And further there is the issue of different operating systems
and libraries
to link against on different platforms.
> nightly/daily automated builds
Anyone who thinks supporting new platforms its just a matter
of re-building
or doing daily builds is naive. There is no indication that
Adboe does not
make use of these practices. But continuous integration and
nightly builds
are only tools to maintain a port once it is done .. it
doesn't help you DO
the port in the first place.
> From a marketing point of view you want a simultaneous
release on all
> platforms
I'm sure Adobe DO want simulataneous release .. if it were
possible. But
that is not possible if the software is not ported to all the
platforms.
With it ported to the platforms the vast majority of people
use (windows and
mac) it makes sense to release the newer versions that are
required in order
to release other major revenue-earning products like Flex.
That is a valid
and sound marketting and financial decision.
> In the case where assembly
> programming is used compiler intrinsics are more
maintainable and portable
> than
> inline assembly, I can vouch for their high performance
vs hand tuned
> assembly.
You simply cannot get the performance demanded using
intrinsics.
> Note that Apple uses gcc and Linux uses gcc and so I
can't see many
> incompatibilities at the compiler tools level?
> Maybe it is lack of experience
> with Linux, or maybe there have been lots of programmers
leaving since
> Adobe
> took over?
It may be worth your while reading the blogs by the adobe
developers where
they discuss the issues and get feedback from people such as
yourself.
> On the subject of buisness priorities, the number one is
that the customer
> comes first.
Exactly .. so MM/Adobe got the player out as quickly as
possible for the
majority of their customers. Making EVERYONE have to wait
while the player
was ported to all the other minority platforms would NOT have
been good for
the majority.
As they say .. you can't please all the people all the time.
You have to
pick you battles.
> In particular where websites are concerned you want to
get access
> to as many users as possible.
Exactly .. and FlashPlayer penetration and usage stats reveal
that it IS
availble to the vast majority of users and moreso than most
other
multi-media technologies
> The quoted 86 percent of users able to view flash 8
content is probably
> an over estimate and this figure is only stated for the
US
> as most of work in a global marketplace these days
figures like this are
> not very usefull.
Have you even looked at all the figures (which you don't seem
to believe
anyway) .. its worldwide and broken down into regions.
> The internet is all about maximising your potential
customer
> base and anything which prevents a siginificant minority
just makes no
> buisness
> sense at all.
Its only significant when you are part of it :) The vast
majority of
people, and those with the money to spend, are using Windows
and Mac.
That's where the customer base is.
> The bad publicity that Adobe has generated from
delaying/canning
> a Linux version of flash player is cumulative and the
internet is all
> about
> word of mouth. I hope for Adobe's sake they don't
neglect their customers
> needs
> in future.
I'm sure they won't .. which is why they are still activly
porting to other
platforms.
I would much rather see them take the time to do it right,
rather than let
quality slip in order to rush out a half-done product to
satisfy the demands
of the few.
Jeckyl

How to fix flash player contiually crashing?

Windows 7 32 bit, Intel 2.53Ghz cpu, 2Gb memory, machine is clean, no malware or unnecessary junk.
Install flash player successfully everything looks good, but at any website that requires flash player, it either freezes or crashes. This happens repeatedly to the point where I delete the player in disgust...until the next time a web site refuses to function without it, so I install a new (and most recent) version, and the same thing happens again. And again. And again!!!
I read in the questions that this is a common issue with many many users, so just exactly what is wrong? Why can't Adobe make a flash player that works properly? I don't have any unusual, out of the ordinary machine , just a standard garden-variety Intel Windows machine. Flash player should work, but doesn't. This is getting extremely irritating and frustrating, I'm greatly tempted to abandon all Adobe products for good, and make do without using this blasted infernal Flash Player.
FWIW I am not a noob, I've been using and maintaining PCs since Windows 3.1 so please don't take the route of "user error" with me.
Whether I choose to "continue" or "stop" this message pops up again every few moments, and this continues until finally
the Flash Player crashes... which doesn't really matter at that point because the thing has been no use at all up until then.
If anyone has a solution please email it to me: I don't have the time or patience to keep checking back simply to see if anyone
responded. I've wasted enough time on similar sites where questions go unanswered for months, or in some cases years,
and by the number of questions on this same issue, I suspect there is no solution -- unless perhaps somebody finds an alternative to using Adobe flash Player, a solution for which I sincerely hope!

I tried uninstall and re install both Flash Player and Chrome it self but nothing changed.
I also noticed that when i try to download something on chrome (this is the browser i use for everything), for example a movie trailer from Apple's trailer site (for example this movie trailer iTunes Movie Trailers) i right click and press Save As, it does nothing after that and after let's say some seconds the window pops up asking me where to save it, and i save it. That means that when i press "Save As" it does starts downloading in the background (like the first post in this thread states) and only wneh it finishes downloading the Chrome pop up window appear. When it should pop immediatelly asking me where to save it the moment i right click something and press Save As. At least that what i used to do before THIS whole problem started......
Any thoughts...??????
Please i am desperate......

I can not get Adobe Flash Player to update on my Mac. It keeps telling me to close Safari even though it is closed. I have tried all suggestions on the Adobe site and always get the same results. Thanks for any help

I can not get Adobe Flash Player to update on my Mac. It keeps telling me to close Safari even though it is closed. I tried every thing on Adobe's site to fix the problem with the same results always. I went to Mac's site as well and was told to go to Adobe for a solution. It worked fine since a new Mac in Feb. ,but it will not update now so no Flash Player ay all. Thanks for any help.

[discussion moved to Installing Flash Player forum]

After Flash 11 install: Adobe Connect requires Flash Player 10.1 or above.

Adobe Connect will not run on my XP Pro workstation. Flash (11.1.102.63) has been installed several times, with and without AVG. We get the Flash Successful Installation Screen, try to launch Connect again, and always bounce right into the same message:
Adobe Connect requires Flash Player 10.1 or above.
Its like the system is not recognizing the Flash install. How do we get beyond this? Thanks for your help!

John
I have tried to invite my sister-in-law to join me in a Connect Now meeting. Every time she tries to respond to the dialogue box that comes up when she clicks on the hyperlink I send her, she gets a message saying that she has to install Flash Player. We have tried doing this on a number of occasions, but always end up with the same response.
I've noted from your advice above that Internet Explorer and Google Chrome require different versions of Flash Player. She tells me she has both browsers on her machine. From the description she has given me, she appears to have downloaded both versions of Flash Player.
Despite the fact that it appears she has now install both versions of Flash Player, however, she is still getting the same request to install Flash Player when she responds to my hyperlink request.
Please help.
As my sister-in-law is not technically minded, a simplified set of instructions would be appreciated.
With my thanks and kind regards,
Nicholas.

Please install Flash Player HD to continue

When I start my computer I frequently get a screen showing "Please install Flash Player HD to continue"
Is this legitimate or malware?

There is no "Flash Player HD" from Adobe. Flash Player will play HD video if the video embedded is HD.
Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)
Flash Player (Mac OS X)
THOSE are the "legitimate" installers.
In Windows, go to: Control Panel>System and Security>Flash Player (32bit)>Advanced to check your version.
In Mac OS X, go to: System Preferences>Flash Player>Advanced.
The current version is 11.9.900.152
If yours is lower than that, use the appropriate link(s) above to update.
If you STILL see the update notices, you have malware producing them, but such malware wouldn't work on a Mac.

Why doesn't ADOBE provide a flash player for Windows 8 phone?

I'm in school(CTU online). I can't watch the live chat because ADOBE connect requires flash player. ADOBE needs to fix this problem.

Adobe discontinued its support for all mobile flash players a long time ago, so there will never be a flash player for Windows Phone 8.

Can you please assist me with downloading Flash Player in my Apple 13" Mac Book Laptop Computer.

Can you please assist me with downloading Flash Player in my Apple 13" Mac Book Laptop Computer.

Moved discussion from Downloading, Installing, Setting Up to Installing Flash Player.

Adobe: Please fix the spacebar cut in multi-camera editing!!

Dear Adobe,
Please fix the BUG which makes a cut in your multi-camera sequence when you hit the spacebar! This is extremely annoying!!
Thanks!
Former FCP User
- Ryan

(imagine the opening of Thriller with the door creaking open and footsteps...you've awoken a sleeping giant...well, not sleeping, recovering actually)
Hi TacoRye.
Welcome to the club. When I saw this post, my eye twitched, my shoulders tensed up and I was brought back to a time (http://forums.adobe.com/message/4714549#4714549) when hitting stop did things that were wrong...just wrong. But as one who's been shut down and locked out of that topic, I'll kindly say that yes, multicam is a bit more enjoyable and free of that design flaw in Premiere CC. In fact, you'll probably like it for a few more things in CC as it's true that they have implemented several FCP favorites in the recent releases that even old schoolers probably say "hmmm, well now this is useful". I was a convert to CS6 from FCP this time last year and open to new things but that stop/pause issue drove me nuts. But it's fixed now in CC. And although I'm dealing with equally frustrating issues in CC on a daily basis unrelated to multcam, unless you use Warp Stabilizer a lot you probably won't experience them. All new software will have its bugs, etc. and I'm still holding out hope that the upcoming release will fix these issues. I have faith. Lots of exciting new features are coming in the next week or so which is all nice and good, but if the actual issues and bugs are fixed, I for one will be even happier.
Bottom line: I encourage you to update to Premiere CC if you do a lot of multicam. Just be sure to update to at least 7.0.1 (the current version as of this post) because the regular 7.0.0 version has a pretty awful multicam bug unrelated to the CS6 thing.
Enjoy...and don't be scared.
(exit with sound of that guy from Thriller laughing...door shuts)

How can I install Flash Player 11.7 on my Mac?

I've been trying to install Adobe Flash Player 11.7. on my Mac for months. Finally, today I decided to "take the bull by the horns" and have spent several hours trying to get to the bottom of the problem -- to no avail. I've followed every support directive on Google, on Mac Support, and on Adobe Support and Forums (so difficult to use, by the way). Now my computer has NO Flash Player; I've uninstalled it as directed in one step of the process.
I'm running a MacBook Pro, OS X, 10.6.8
My browser is Mozilla Firefox
Please help
T. Breher

It didn't install following your steps.
Here is the Flash Player installation log:
2012-08-04 11:54:54 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-08-04 11:54:54 -0700 Failed install check: System Flash Player version is 11.3.300.268; Trying to install Flash Player version 10.3.183.10
2012-08-04 11:55:01 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-08-21 08:58:53 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-08-21 08:58:54 -0700 602
2012-08-21 08:59:09 -0700 11861772
2012-08-21 08:59:10 -0700 verifySignatureWithData : Message Verified!
2012-08-21 08:59:20 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-08-21 08:59:27 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-08-21 08:59:27 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-08-21 08:59:43 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-08-21 09:00:01 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-08-21 09:00:03 -0700 [install completed]
2012-08-21 09:00:03 -0700 [install failed]
2012-08-21 09:02:37 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-08-21 10:44:51 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-08-21 10:44:51 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-08-21 10:45:59 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-08-21 10:45:59 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-08-21 10:46:01 -0700 [install completed]
2012-08-21 10:46:01 -0700 [install failed]
2012-08-21 11:39:14 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-08-21 11:39:13 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2012-08-21 11:39:22 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-08-21 11:39:22 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-08-21 11:39:31 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-08-21 11:39:31 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-08-21 11:39:32 -0700 [install completed]
2012-08-21 11:39:32 -0700 [install failed]
2012-08-21 11:42:52 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-08-21 11:42:52 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2012-10-12 22:24:58 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-12 22:24:59 -0700 602
2012-10-12 22:25:16 -0700 11866905
2012-10-12 22:25:17 -0700 verifySignatureWithData : Message Verified!
2012-10-12 22:25:23 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-12 22:25:30 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-12 22:25:30 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-12 22:25:48 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-12 22:25:58 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-12 22:26:00 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-12 22:26:00 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-12 22:33:55 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-12 22:34:07 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-12 22:34:40 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-12 22:34:51 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-12 22:36:32 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-12 22:36:32 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-12 22:36:46 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-12 22:37:20 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-12 22:37:21 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-12 22:37:21 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-12 22:43:26 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-12 22:48:35 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-12 22:48:35 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-12 22:48:48 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-12 22:48:53 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-12 22:48:54 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-12 22:48:54 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-12 22:49:04 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-12 22:49:04 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2012-10-13 05:39:45 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-13 05:39:45 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-13 05:40:28 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-13 05:40:32 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-13 05:40:33 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-13 05:40:33 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-13 05:43:27 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-13 05:49:56 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-13 05:49:56 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-13 05:50:11 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-13 05:50:18 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-13 05:50:19 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-13 05:50:19 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-13 05:59:52 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-13 05:57:22 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be uninstalled.
2012-10-13 05:57:45 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-13 05:59:57 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-13 05:59:57 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-13 06:00:10 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-13 06:00:10 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-13 06:00:11 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-13 06:00:11 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-13 06:07:04 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-13 06:07:12 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-13 06:07:12 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-13 06:07:23 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-13 06:07:26 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-13 06:07:27 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-13 06:07:27 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-13 15:23:48 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-13 15:20:02 -0700 All install checks pass
2012-10-13 15:20:14 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2012-10-13 15:20:27 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2012-10-13 15:20:28 -0700 [install completed]
2012-10-13 15:20:28 -0700 [install failed]
2012-10-13 15:23:34 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2012-10-13 15:23:33 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2012-10-13 15:23:48 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2012-10-13 15:23:48 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2013-04-11 08:58:44 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-11 08:58:44 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-11 08:59:06 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-11 08:59:24 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-11 08:59:26 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-11 08:59:26 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-11 09:00:24 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-11 09:00:23 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2013-04-11 21:57:47 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-11 21:57:47 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-11 21:58:08 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-11 21:59:40 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-11 21:59:46 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-11 21:59:46 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-11 21:59:57 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-11 21:59:58 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-11 21:59:59 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-11 21:59:59 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-11 22:00:05 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-11 22:00:04 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2013-04-17 22:54:35 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-17 22:54:36 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-17 22:55:06 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-17 22:55:31 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-17 22:55:34 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-17 22:55:34 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-17 22:58:23 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-17 22:57:38 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-17 22:57:51 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-17 22:58:08 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-17 22:58:09 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-17 22:58:09 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-17 22:58:14 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-17 22:58:13 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2013-04-17 22:58:23 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-17 22:58:23 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2013-04-21 15:23:17 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 15:23:18 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 15:25:48 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 15:26:13 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 15:26:16 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 15:26:16 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 15:28:56 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 15:28:55 -0700 Changing update mode to 0
2013-04-21 15:29:28 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 15:29:28 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 15:29:43 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 15:29:57 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: Operation not permitted
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: Operation not permitted
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 15:29:58 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 15:29:58 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 15:31:22 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 15:44:55 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 15:45:11 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be uninstalled.
2013-04-21 15:45:36 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 15:45:22 -0700 Changing update mode to 1
2013-04-21 15:48:13 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 15:48:13 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 15:48:26 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 15:48:37 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 15:48:39 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 15:48:39 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 15:52:59 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 15:53:56 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 15:53:56 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 15:56:25 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 15:56:35 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 15:56:35 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 15:56:35 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 15:56:42 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 15:57:38 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 15:57:38 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 15:57:49 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 15:57:49 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 15:57:50 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 15:57:50 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 15:57:55 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 16:16:34 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 16:16:34 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 16:16:46 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 16:17:25 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 16:17:26 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 16:17:26 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 16:17:32 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 16:27:27 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 16:27:27 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 16:27:40 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 16:27:56 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 16:27:57 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 16:27:57 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 16:28:04 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 16:45:30 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 16:45:30 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 16:45:44 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 16:46:06 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 16:46:08 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 16:46:08 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 16:46:11 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-21 20:42:54 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-21 20:42:54 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-21 20:43:10 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-21 20:43:23 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-21 20:43:26 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-21 20:43:26 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-21 20:55:52 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-22 06:49:30 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-22 06:49:30 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-22 06:49:45 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-22 06:49:55 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-22 06:49:57 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-22 06:49:57 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-22 07:49:53 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-23 07:40:06 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-23 07:40:06 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-23 07:40:19 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-23 07:40:19 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-23 07:40:21 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-23 07:40:21 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-23 07:40:38 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-26 20:39:14 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-26 20:39:29 -0700 User has 2 processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be uninstalled.
2013-04-26 20:41:05 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-26 20:43:02 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-26 20:43:02 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-26 20:43:24 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-26 20:43:24 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-26 20:43:26 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-26 20:43:26 -0700 [install failed]
2013-04-26 20:45:37 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-26 20:48:22 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-26 20:48:39 -0700 User does not have any processes that need to be closed before the Flash Player can be uninstalled.
2013-04-26 20:48:51 -0700 ---------- log end ----------
2013-04-26 20:50:24 -0700 ---------- log start ----------
2013-04-26 20:50:24 -0700 All install checks pass
2013-04-26 20:50:37 -0700 User has 1 process that needs to be closed before the Flash Player can be installed.
2013-04-26 20:50:50 -0700 [install started]
installer: This package requires authentication to install.
chmod: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist: No such file or directory
chmod: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud: No such file or directory
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
2013-04-26 20:50:51 -0700 [install completed]
2013-04-26 20:50:51 -0700 [install failed]

I cannot get Flash Player to install on my Mac

I cannot get Flash Player to install on my Mac Air. I have repeatedly confirmed that I meet the system requirements and installed and uninstalled the software. It always fails at 51% installation and give me and alert that says Install Error. Please help!
MAC OS 10.8.5
Safari 6.1
Firefox 26.0
Just performed the update to FP12 on my iMac. Worked perfectly.
MAC OS 10.6.8
Safari 5.1.10
Firefox 26.0
It appears the problem is with the newer OS...

"Allllllllrighty then!" as "Ace Ventura" said....
The problem ISN'T with Flash Player...
If you remember back in September, when Apple released the 10.8.5 update, shortly thereafter... you no doubt discovered a file named "mach_kernel" was in your Mac HD directory. And... unaware of what it was, you deleted it.
That (mach_kernel) is a base file of OS X and Apple screwed up the update and made it "visible" when it's supposed to be hidden.
Hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Mac Users worldwide deleted it and it'll make things worse as time goes by.
YOU'RE in luck, though. I have a fix.
If you have a TIme Machine and use the "Secrets" pereference pane to reveal "hidden files", you can restore it from a "pre 10.8.5" backup.
If not, I have a "fresh" mach_kernel file you can download.
You'll need to download and install the Secrets prefpane. It'll then be in your System Preferences.
Make sure you have it set to "show hidden files"
Check the box and you have to restart Finder
Press "Quit This" and then go to the Finder Dock icon and right click it
Select "Open"
Open your TIme Machine
Go back to September 28 or earlier.
You'll see the mach_kernel file in the Mac HD directory
(I can't show it in the TM because screenshots don't work while it's open but here it is in my MAc HD)
Right click it and select "Restore to"
Then, when it goes back to Finder, choose the Mac HD directory and click OK.
It will place the mach_kernel back where it was and you can install software again
DON'T FORGET to go back and hide your files (and restart Finder) again, or you'll have a mess with the clutter of hidden files everywhere.
IF you don't have the Time Machine...
WITH hidden files shown, download this file (mach_kernel.zip)
Move it to your Mac HD directory and THEN unzip it with Stuffit Expander or TheUnarchiver, whichever you use (most people have Stuffit).
You should see the mach_kernel file there.
You can delete the zip file, and then go back to Secrets in your System Preferences, and uncheck Show Hidden Files.
Restart Finder and it'll be safely hidden again.
THEN you can install Flash Player and other software without the "General Installation Error".

How do I download the latest flash player 11.9 version in mac computer?

How do I download the latest version in flash player 11.9 in my mac computer. It quits unexpectedly

Hi Peter,
You can download Flash Player from this page: Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions
Best,
Sara

Video won't run. telling me to update flash player. click on update for mac won't load?

video won't run, telling me to update flash player, click on update for mac won't update. do i need to load flash player and is it ok for mac?

Yes, it's fine for your Mac ...
Most sites such as YouTube require the Flash plugin.
Flash isn't a player per se, but a plugin.
Sometimes uninstalling the current plugin then reinstalling new can help.
Troubleshoot Flash Player | Mac OS
Make sure and uninstall the old plugin first then restart your Mac.
If you use Safari to view videos, from the Safari menu bar click Safari > Empty Cache
Now try a video.
edited by: cs

Adobe flash player CPU usage

I recently purchased MacBook Pro with retina display , I use Adobe flash player a lot , and it takes a lot of my computer’s CPU percentage , how can I reduce the CPU usage ?
Is there any adjustable resolution ( for flash player ) that I can reduce ? And is there any alternative for adobe flash player that is more efficient ?
I appreciate any suggestions ,
Thanks a lot ,
Best regards ,

siraj.mac wrote:
I recently purchased MacBook Pro with retina display , I use Adobe flash player a lot , and it takes a lot of my computer’s CPU percentage , how can I reduce the CPU usage ?
Disable Flash.
Is there any adjustable resolution ( for flash player ) that I can reduce ?
I'm afraid not.
And is there any alternative for adobe flash player that is more efficient ?
Sorry, no.
I appreciate any suggestions ,
Safari menu, Safari Extensions, ClickToFlash. Lets you only use as much flash as you want.

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