Ed Greshko wrote:
Per Anton Rønning wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
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. -- snip --
Then there should be hope for me as well. But I must admit that I have not dived into this java plugin stuff so much before, (under Fedora Core 5 it was just to enter the softlink .._oji.so in /home/.../.mozilla/plugins and then everyting played nicely. So there is a lot of new stuff now that I try to bring under control. Therefore I am compelled to ask more uninformed questions: rpm -e ? I.e: What should I enter after the erase clause to make sure that I get it all erased?
rpm -e java-1.6.0-openjdk java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin
is all you need do.
rpm -e gave error messages, but yum remove did the trick. And THEN: The login screen popped up, and everything worked as it used to work after logging in.
I am very grateful for all good help, I have learned a lot from this, I have some more understanding of how Java plugins work, but also how Firefox deals with plugins. I will study Java more and use it for some purposes, then I don't have to ask so many uninformed questions - hopefully.
Brgds PAR