[opensuse] 10.2 Java broken in firefox 2.0.0.9
Any suggestions on how to fix it? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it?
It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often. Java applications still run fine -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 26 November 2007 02:16:18 pm Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it?
It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine
I think one important thing missing is the location of installation. Was it from the Mozilla Build Service (the repository from the Community Repositories)? Ben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ben Kevan wrote:
On Monday 26 November 2007 02:16:18 pm Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it? It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine
I think one important thing missing is the location of installation. Was it from the Mozilla Build Service (the repository from the Community Repositories)?
Ben
Mozilla came from download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_10.2/ Java from my regularly scheduled updates :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it?
It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine
Have you made any changes to either Java or Firefox since they did work together? Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it?
It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine
Oh, and you can force Firefox to find the Java plugin by putting a link in the firefox/plugins directory to ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so. Don't use the ns7-gcc29/ version. That is cheating on the RPM system but it should give you Java. I used to load Netscape and Java into non-SuSE locations and use that method. Since RPMs have become more available and more quickly available, I've been trusting them to keep me up to date, which they do. I would recommend loading both Firefox and Java through yast. That *should* sort out problems. Restart Firefox after re-installing. Good luck, Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Jim Sabatke wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it? It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine
Oh, and you can force Firefox to find the Java plugin by putting a link in the firefox/plugins directory to ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so. Don't use the ns7-gcc29/ version.
That is cheating on the RPM system but it should give you Java. I used to load Netscape and Java into non-SuSE locations and use that method. Since RPMs have become more available and more quickly available, I've been trusting them to keep me up to date, which they do.
I would recommend loading both Firefox and Java through yast. That *should* sort out problems. Restart Firefox after re-installing.
Good luck,
Jim
Jim, A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 05:35:48PM -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Jim Sabatke wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it? It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine
Oh, and you can force Firefox to find the Java plugin by putting a link in the firefox/plugins directory to ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so. Don't use the ns7-gcc29/ version.
That is cheating on the RPM system but it should give you Java. I used to load Netscape and Java into non-SuSE locations and use that method. Since RPMs have become more available and more quickly available, I've been trusting them to keep me up to date, which they do.
I would recommend loading both Firefox and Java through yast. That *should* sort out problems. Restart Firefox after re-installing.
Good luck,
Jim
Jim,
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/
This update should have actually fixed it. Run: update-alternatives --auto java update-alternatives --auto javaplugin and all should be fine. ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Marcus Meissner wrote:
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 05:35:48PM -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Jim Sabatke wrote:
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Any suggestions on how to fix it? It's been pointed out that more information is needed... I agree
Java applets don't execute at all. They did at one point. The sites (internal) that have the applets I don't use often.
Java applications still run fine Oh, and you can force Firefox to find the Java plugin by putting a link in the firefox/plugins directory to ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so. Don't use
Bruce Ferrell wrote: the ns7-gcc29/ version.
That is cheating on the RPM system but it should give you Java. I used to load Netscape and Java into non-SuSE locations and use that method. Since RPMs have become more available and more quickly available, I've been trusting them to keep me up to date, which they do.
I would recommend loading both Firefox and Java through yast. That *should* sort out problems. Restart Firefox after re-installing.
Good luck,
Jim Jim,
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/
This update should have actually fixed it.
Run: update-alternatives --auto java update-alternatives --auto javaplugin
and all should be fine.
ciao, Marcus
I think there may be something wrong with the plugin itself. Starting firefox with debug gives me this when I try to load a java app in the browser: VM did not start up properly java_vm process: could not find Java VM symbols Could not read ack from child process Plugin: Java VM process has died. plugin: java process exited with status 3 Could not start JavaVM! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 08:08 +0100, Marcus Meissner wrote:
This update should have actually fixed it.
Run: update-alternatives --auto java update-alternatives --auto javaplugin
and all should be fine.
This did fix it. Seems the RPM missed the mark. Before this command, I got: # ls -lLa /etc/alternatives/javaplugin ls: cannot access /etc/alternatives/javaplugin: No such file or directory After the command, java works and /etc/alternatives/javaplugin points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0_update13-sr2/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so This is ok. I would have expected it pointed to 1.6. But I guess that is another issue. I installed 1.6 because early on eclipse wanted it. I have installed: java-1_6_0-sun-1.6.0.u3-0.5 java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 java-1_5_0-sun-1.5.0_update13-0.5 BTW, I missed that this was a discussion for 10.2. I have been talking about 10.3. Still, it seems this is a problem for both releases. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Fax: Int +46 8-31 42 23 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 08:08 +0100, Marcus Meissner wrote:
This update should have actually fixed it.
Run: update-alternatives --auto java update-alternatives --auto javaplugin
and all should be fine.
This did fix it. Seems the RPM missed the mark. Before this command, I got:
# ls -lLa /etc/alternatives/javaplugin
ls: cannot access /etc/alternatives/javaplugin: No such file or directory
After the command, java works and /etc/alternatives/javaplugin points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0_update13-sr2/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
This is ok. I would have expected it pointed to 1.6. But I guess that is another issue. I installed 1.6 because early on eclipse wanted it.
I have installed:
java-1_6_0-sun-1.6.0.u3-0.5 java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 java-1_5_0-sun-1.5.0_update13-0.5
BTW, I missed that this was a discussion for 10.2. I have been talking about 10.3. Still, it seems this is a problem for both releases.
Still broken for me. I guess I'll try 1.6 and see if that helps -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 08:08 +0100, Marcus Meissner wrote:
This update should have actually fixed it.
Run: update-alternatives --auto java update-alternatives --auto javaplugin
and all should be fine. This did fix it. Seems the RPM missed the mark. Before this command, I got:
# ls -lLa /etc/alternatives/javaplugin
ls: cannot access /etc/alternatives/javaplugin: No such file or directory
After the command, java works and /etc/alternatives/javaplugin points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0_update13-sr2/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
This is ok. I would have expected it pointed to 1.6. But I guess that is another issue. I installed 1.6 because early on eclipse wanted it.
I have installed:
java-1_6_0-sun-1.6.0.u3-0.5 java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 java-1_5_0-sun-1.5.0_update13-0.5
BTW, I missed that this was a discussion for 10.2. I have been talking about 10.3. Still, it seems this is a problem for both releases.
Still broken for me. I guess I'll try 1.6 and see if that helps
Huzzah for java 1.6!!! All better now :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 17:35 -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/
Do regular java apps work (java itself, netbeans, eclipse)? I ask because a month or so ago a java update did not make correct links after installation. No java things worked. Correcting the links by hand fixed it. Then, a week or so ago a new java update came from suse. Seems the links are screwed up again. I am currently looking for the earlier post on this list that told about a program that sets the links. Because after I installed that update, my links seem to be messed up again. Sounds like you have a similar situation with a link pointing in the wrong place. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:12:48AM +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 17:35 -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/
Do regular java apps work (java itself, netbeans, eclipse)? I ask because a month or so ago a java update did not make correct links after installation. No java things worked. Correcting the links by hand fixed it. Then, a week or so ago a new java update came from suse. Seems the links are screwed up again. I am currently looking for the earlier post on this list that told about a program that sets the links. Because after I installed that update, my links seem to be messed up again.
Sounds like you have a similar situation with a link pointing in the wrong place.
update-alternatives --display java update-alternatives --display javaplugin shows the current state of the "alternatives" framework java uses. ls -la /etc/alternatives/javaplugin should show the actual symlink. And the updates _should_ have fixed all those problems now. If not, we need to review again. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Marcus Meissner wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:12:48AM +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 17:35 -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/ Do regular java apps work (java itself, netbeans, eclipse)? I ask because a month or so ago a java update did not make correct links after installation. No java things worked. Correcting the links by hand fixed it. Then, a week or so ago a new java update came from suse. Seems the links are screwed up again. I am currently looking for the earlier post on this list that told about a program that sets the links. Because after I installed that update, my links seem to be messed up again.
Sounds like you have a similar situation with a link pointing in the wrong place.
update-alternatives --display java update-alternatives --display javaplugin
shows the current state of the "alternatives" framework java uses.
ls -la /etc/alternatives/javaplugin should show the actual symlink.
And the updates _should_ have fixed all those problems now. If not, we need to review again.
Ciao, Marcus
update-alternatives --display javaplugin No alternatives for javaplugin. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:49:38AM -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Marcus Meissner wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:12:48AM +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 17:35 -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/ Do regular java apps work (java itself, netbeans, eclipse)? I ask because a month or so ago a java update did not make correct links after installation. No java things worked. Correcting the links by hand fixed it. Then, a week or so ago a new java update came from suse. Seems the links are screwed up again. I am currently looking for the earlier post on this list that told about a program that sets the links. Because after I installed that update, my links seem to be messed up again.
Sounds like you have a similar situation with a link pointing in the wrong place.
update-alternatives --display java update-alternatives --display javaplugin
shows the current state of the "alternatives" framework java uses.
ls -la /etc/alternatives/javaplugin should show the actual symlink.
And the updates _should_ have fixed all those problems now. If not, we need to review again.
Ciao, Marcus
update-alternatives --display javaplugin No alternatives for javaplugin.
Is this a x86_64 machine and Sun Java? The 64bit java does not have the plugin. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Marcus Meissner wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:49:38AM -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
Marcus Meissner wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:12:48AM +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 17:35 -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/ Do regular java apps work (java itself, netbeans, eclipse)? I ask because a month or so ago a java update did not make correct links after installation. No java things worked. Correcting the links by hand fixed it. Then, a week or so ago a new java update came from suse. Seems the links are screwed up again. I am currently looking for the earlier post on this list that told about a program that sets the links. Because after I installed that update, my links seem to be messed up again.
Sounds like you have a similar situation with a link pointing in the wrong place. update-alternatives --display java update-alternatives --display javaplugin
shows the current state of the "alternatives" framework java uses.
ls -la /etc/alternatives/javaplugin should show the actual symlink.
And the updates _should_ have fixed all those problems now. If not, we need to review again.
Ciao, Marcus update-alternatives --display javaplugin No alternatives for javaplugin.
Is this a x86_64 machine and Sun Java? The 64bit java does not have the plugin.
Ciao, Marcus
Nope, it's a P4/i686 per uname -a -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Marcus Meissner wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:12:48AM +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 17:35 -0800, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
A most useful hint. The link that was present pointed to update8 and update13 is what is installed. It appears that the java plugin in java-1_5_0-sun-plugin-1.5.0_update13-0.5 is broken from on mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/update/10.2/ Do regular java apps work (java itself, netbeans, eclipse)? I ask because a month or so ago a java update did not make correct links after installation. No java things worked. Correcting the links by hand fixed it. Then, a week or so ago a new java update came from suse. Seems the links are screwed up again. I am currently looking for the earlier post on this list that told about a program that sets the links. Because after I installed that update, my links seem to be messed up again.
Sounds like you have a similar situation with a link pointing in the wrong place.
update-alternatives --display java update-alternatives --display javaplugin
shows the current state of the "alternatives" framework java uses.
ls -la /etc/alternatives/javaplugin should show the actual symlink.
And the updates _should_ have fixed all those problems now. If not, we need to review again.
Ciao, Marcus
Regular java apps do work. I gotta get my coffee before I do email :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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