Re: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

Simon Heaton

4 Dec 2001 4 Dec '01

13:21

Hmm, I thought it was just me having problems with Java and Mozilla 0.96. If I place the Java plugin from JDK1.3.1_01 (ns6) in the Mozilla plugin directory and enable Java, Mozilla dies silently as soon as I hit a page requiring Java support. And this to used to work under Mozilla 09.5 Any ideas? Kind regards, Simon Tim Harrell wrote:

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Hi,

I can't seem to get the Java support working for 0.96. I have the Blackdown JRE 1.3.1 netscape plugin which works great for Konq and Opera.

However when I make the symlink in MOZILLA_HOME/plugins to the same plugin.so for Mozilla, it doesn't seem to recognise it being there.

I am using the netscape6 plugin in Blackdown (I've tried the mozilla one also but it makes no difference).

Also, when I select Helper Applications in the Preferences tab the only Mime type it shows is text/html. This doesn't look right. Where's everything else?

This all used to work under Moz 0.92. :-(

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Tim Harrell

4 Dec 4 Dec

13:33

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

Doh! You just pointed me to the obvious one. Enable Java! I didn't have to do that in the 0.92 version (it must have defaulted to using Java) but once I found it from the Advanced tab it works! Lesson 1: Engage brain before posting! -- Tim Harrell On Tuesday 04 Dec 2001 1:21 pm, you wrote:

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Hmm,

I thought it was just me having problems with Java and Mozilla 0.96.

If I place the Java plugin from JDK1.3.1_01 (ns6) in the Mozilla plugin directory and enable Java, Mozilla dies silently as soon as I hit a page requiring Java support. And this to used to work under Mozilla 09.5

Any ideas?

Kind regards,

Simon

Tim Harrell wrote:

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Hi,

I can't seem to get the Java support working for 0.96. I have the Blackdown JRE 1.3.1 netscape plugin which works great for Konq and Opera.

However when I make the symlink in MOZILLA_HOME/plugins to the same plugin.so for Mozilla, it doesn't seem to recognise it being there.

I am using the netscape6 plugin in Blackdown (I've tried the mozilla one also but it makes no difference).

Also, when I select Helper Applications in the Preferences tab the only Mime type it shows is text/html. This doesn't look right. Where's everything else?

This all used to work under Moz 0.92. :-(

Simon Heaton

14:57

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

Argh! But does it work? As I said, Mozilla just dies on me. Kind regards, Simon Tim Harrell wrote:

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Doh! You just pointed me to the obvious one.

Enable Java!

I didn't have to do that in the 0.92 version (it must have defaulted to using Java) but once I found it from the Advanced tab it works!

Lesson 1: Engage brain before posting!

Ain Vagula

15:02

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

java path must be set correctly, in 7.3 with Mozilla latest rpm-s (0.9.6), mozilla tries to find java in a wrong place. (at least it's so with IBM's Java). Run mozilla from x terminal and look what he's talking... ain Simon Heaton wrote:

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Argh! But does it work? As I said, Mozilla just dies on me.

Kind regards,

Simon

Tim Harrell wrote:

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Doh! You just pointed me to the obvious one.

Enable Java!

I didn't have to do that in the 0.92 version (it must have defaulted to using Java) but once I found it from the Advanced tab it works!

Lesson 1: Engage brain before posting!

Simon Heaton

17:26

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

Thanks for the suggestion Ain. Indeed I see it is spitting out the error: "Plugin: can 't find plugins/../java directory" Now what directory is it trying to find? I tried putting a symlink called java in the "plugins/../java" directory, pointing to $JAVA_HOME but still got this error. Any ideas? Kind regards, Simon Ain Vagula wrote:

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java path must be set correctly, in 7.3 with Mozilla latest rpm-s (0.9.6), mozilla tries to find java in a wrong place. (at least it's so with IBM's Java). Run mozilla from x terminal and look what he's talking...

ain

Simon Heaton wrote:

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Argh! But does it work? As I said, Mozilla just dies on me.

Kind regards,

Simon

Tim Harrell wrote:

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Doh! You just pointed me to the obvious one.

Enable Java!

I didn't have to do that in the 0.92 version (it must have defaulted to using Java) but once I found it from the Advanced tab it works!

Lesson 1: Engage brain before posting!

Ain Vagula

17:39

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

I'm not behind my Linux box at moment, but when trying to remember... mozilla thought, that java directory is /usr/lib/IBMjava/jre/bin/ but actually it was /usr/lib/IBMjava/bin/, so I made link to satisfy him... I'm quite sure, it is not a very good solution, but it worked. ain Simon Heaton wrote:

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Thanks for the suggestion Ain.

Indeed I see it is spitting out the error: "Plugin: can 't find plugins/../java directory"

Now what directory is it trying to find? I tried putting a symlink called java in the "plugins/../java" directory, pointing to $JAVA_HOME but still got this error.

Any ideas?

Kind regards,

Simon

Ain Vagula wrote:

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java path must be set correctly, in 7.3 with Mozilla latest rpm-s (0.9.6), mozilla tries to find java in a wrong place. (at least it's so with IBM's Java). Run mozilla from x terminal and look what he's talking...

ain

Simon Heaton wrote:

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Argh! But does it work? As I said, Mozilla just dies on me.

Kind regards,

Simon

Tim Harrell wrote:

...
Doh! You just pointed me to the obvious one.

Enable Java!

I didn't have to do that in the 0.92 version (it must have defaulted to using Java) but once I found it from the Advanced tab it works!

Lesson 1: Engage brain before posting!

Ed Harrison

20:40

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

** Reply to message from Ain Vagula on Tue, 04 Dec 2001 19:39:11 +0200 # I'm not behind my Linux box at moment, but when trying to remember... # mozilla # thought, that java directory is /usr/lib/IBMjava/jre/bin/ but actually # it was # /usr/lib/IBMjava/bin/, so I made link to satisfy him... I'm quite sure, # it is not # a very good solution, but it worked. I think I read in a README in Mozilla distribution that symlinks should be in /xxx/xxx/mozilla/plugins. Mine works great. Ed Harrison, broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(7.3), Kernel 2.4.10, X 4.1 or Windows98 (running in vmware 3.0beta for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.21b with IBM JDK 1.3.0

Jason Van Cleve

22:03

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

There's an installer bug in Bugzilla regarding the Java plugin: http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100393 It's flagged as a Win98 bug, but the release notes indicate it may affect Linux as well: http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla0.9.4/#java --Jason Van Cleve

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-----Original Message----- From: Ed Harrison [mailto:ed.tman@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:41 PM To: SuSE ListServer Subject: Re: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

** Reply to message from Ain Vagula on Tue, 04 Dec 2001 19:39:11 +0200

# I'm not behind my Linux box at moment, but when trying to remember... # mozilla # thought, that java directory is /usr/lib/IBMjava/jre/bin/ but actually # it was # /usr/lib/IBMjava/bin/, so I made link to satisfy him... I'm quite sure, # it is not # a very good solution, but it worked.

I think I read in a README in Mozilla distribution that symlinks should be in /xxx/xxx/mozilla/plugins.

Mine works great.

Ed Harrison, broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(7.3), Kernel 2.4.10, X 4.1 or Windows98 (running in vmware 3.0beta for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.21b with IBM JDK 1.3.0

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Simon Heaton

5 Dec 5 Dec

14:51

New subject: [SLE] How to get Java working in Mozilla 0.9.6?

Thanks to all those who gave help. Indeed I found the solution on the Mozilla Home v0.9.6 Release Notes. The solution is to create the following sym link: ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.3.1/jre/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so /opt/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so With this (and enabling Java of course!) everything now works fine. Kind regards. Simon Ed Harrison wrote:

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** Reply to message from Ain Vagula on Tue, 04 Dec 2001 19:39:11 +0200

# I'm not behind my Linux box at moment, but when trying to remember... # mozilla # thought, that java directory is /usr/lib/IBMjava/jre/bin/ but actually # it was # /usr/lib/IBMjava/bin/, so I made link to satisfy him... I'm quite sure, # it is not # a very good solution, but it worked.

I think I read in a README in Mozilla distribution that symlinks should be in /xxx/xxx/mozilla/plugins.

Mine works great.

Ed Harrison, broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(7.3), Kernel 2.4.10, X 4.1 or Windows98 (running in vmware 3.0beta for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.21b with IBM JDK 1.3.0

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