Java applets not starting F-9 , firefox-3
Ed Greshko
Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Sat Aug 23 15:29:40 UTC 2008
Per Anton Rønning wrote:
> Ed Greshko wrote:
>> Per Anton Rønning wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> 2) http://www.forex.com
>>>>>>> Both these are made for JRE 1.4... are there major revisions in
>>>>>>> 1.5 that might
>>>>>>> cause problems?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This works fine on FF 3.0.1 and Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_07-b06 on
>>>>>> RHELv5. It does not work on FF 3.0.1 with:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) 1.2
>>>>>>
>>>>>> File name: gcjwebplugin.so
>>>>>> The GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) executes Java applets.
>>>>> This is installed -- but it does not work in your environment?
>>>>> Maybe that is the problem then,...
>>>>> and RHEL - Red Hat Enterprise?? What plugin does it use to execute
>>>>> applets?
>>>>
>>>> gcjwebplugin.so does not work as hoped. This is the open source
>>>> environment.
>>>>
>>>>> Is there something else besides gcjwebplugin.so that might help
>>>>> execute java applets?
>>>>
>>>> I think what needs to be understood is that, at least for me, the
>>>> Sun supplied java pieces work just fine with the URLs that you have
>>>> listed.
>>> Ok, that may be it. I'd better clean the PC of everything Java
>>> runtime-related, and reinstall
>>> the programs from Sun.
>>> Fedora 9 had Java installed ($java did execute before I started
>>> downloading anything)
>>> I guess this is Java Development then - since JRE was missing.
>>> Am I then safe to assume that removal of everything under
>>> /usr/java/jre1.n... (I have both n=5 and n=6) will be enough?
>>> The libjavaplugin_oji.so is set to point to jre1.5... and I cannot
>>> remember where I got that from.
>>> So, my procedure would be:
>>> Delete everything below /usr/java - download jre.1.5-- from Sun and
>>> install it.
>>> (I did also use www.java.com before)
>>> I did not use .rpm downloads, some advice I picked up in some article
>>> I read.
>>> I have observed that the install procedure (starting the self
>>> extracting .bin file) is creating some libraries, do I have to remove
>>> these as well, or will they be overwritten?
>>> I cannot remember where they were located, perhaps yum can list then
>>> .. (that I cannot remember either, I am going to buy more memory! :-) )
>>
>> I would surely buy more memory. :-)
>>
>> I would also recommend using the rpms in the future. Makes
>> installing/uninstalling/updating much easier.
>>
>> FWIW, you can also confirm what lib FF is referencing by doing an:
>>
>> lsof -p XXXX where XXXX is the PID of FF and then grepping the
>> output for "plugin".
>>
>>> BTW: In what environment exactly did you manage to bring up the login
>>> screen?
>>
>> My environment is Red Hat Enterprise Linux V 4.7 with FF 3.0.1 and
>> Sun's latest java and java plugin.
>>
>>> You use jre1.5--- ?
>>
>> No, I've installed Sun's jdk-1.6.0_07-fcs.
> I downloaded
>
>
> JDK 6 Update 7
>
> /The Java SE Development Kit (JDK) includes the Java Runtime Environment
> (JRE) and command-line development tools that are useful for developing
> applets and applications.
>
> /from the SUN site.
>
> I went through the motions, executing the ....*.rpm.bin inder /usr/java,
> created symlinks (libjavaplugin_oji.so) both in ---/.mozilla/plugins and
> (to be sure) /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.
>
> Still no effect. And the funny thing is:
> about:plugins now report this:
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_06-b02
>
> File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
> Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_06
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> I was expecting _07, not _07 if the last 2 digits identify the update
> number.
>
> I also have:
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) 1.2
>
> File name: gcjwebplugin.so
> The GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) executes Java applets.
I can't think of a reason to have both of these.
I now have only Sun's Java installed on FF 9. I "rpm -e" the open-java
stuff. And both of your sites run just fine.
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> Deepak Bhole wrote:
>
>> openjdk in Fedora 9 currently uses the GCJ web plugin, which lacks
>> LiveConnect support. So sites that make use of that will not work. We
>> are working on that support, and you can always check out iced tea and
>> try out the new experimental plugin if you like to live on the edge :)
>
> I do not mind living on the edge as long as I manage to bring up the
> application
> in question.Could it be that openjdk runs the whole show so that it does
> not matter what softlinks I enter? I.e. they don't take effect because
> openjdk tries to do the job and fails - and that's it?
> Where do I find such experimental plugins? Is it just to replace the old
> one by a new one
> wherever it is installed?
>
> brgds
> PAR
>
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