Java and Mozilla problem

Java and Mozilla problem

[Dave]

Several web sites have told me that I need x-java-vm plugin installed in 
my Mozilla 1.6.  I downloaded it and it says it installed properly. 
However, when I put about:plugins in the URL of Mozilla, it is not 
listed and the pages still won't load.

I think the issue is that my Mozilla was loaded a Root and I'm trying to 
  install the plugin as a user.  I'm afraid I'm too new to know where to 
turn next.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Dave

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SuSE Linux 9.0 2.4.21-166-Athlon
i686 Athlon i386 GNU/Linux
73 K6DBH Dave . .


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Re: Java and Mozilla problem

[mike]

Dave wrote:

> Several web sites have told me that I need x-java-vm plugin installed 
> in my Mozilla 1.6.  I downloaded it and it says it installed properly. 
> However, when I put about:plugins in the URL of Mozilla, it is not 
> listed and the pages still won't load.
>
> I think the issue is that my Mozilla was loaded a Root and I'm trying 
> to  install the plugin as a user.  I'm afraid I'm too new to know 
> where to turn next.
>
> Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Dave
>
Just a guess but, make sure you linked your java plugin in your mozilla 
plugins directory.
At the plugin document site http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html
look under java section and you need to make a soft link in 
/mozilla/plugins
directory something like this
[mike@avatar plugins]$ ln -s 
usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
Or where ever the path is to the libjavaplugin_oji.so on your system 
then restart mozilla and
it should be there when you type about:plugins

You may have to be root to make the link, I forget.

Mike


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Re: Java and Mozilla problem

[mike]

Dave & Kim Howe wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Mike.  I checked an I have a link from the 
> libjavaplugin_oji.so file to the  mozilla/plugins directory.  I 
> changed the permissions from root to Dave (user) and from root to 
> users (group).  I have RWX permissions.  I made these permission 
> changes to the link, the source file and the source file's directory.  
> Still no go.  Any other tips or suggestions?
>
> Dave


I dont believe there is a need to change permissions. One other thing 
you may
check is later mozillas are built with gcc3.x, you can type 
about:buildconfig into
the addressbar and see what it says.
If gcc3.x, then link should have been made to--> 
/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
not-->  /ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Heres a link to a mozilla java faq
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/java.html#Linux
it will explain it better.

Other than that, I don't think I can help much more. I've been lucky on 
the plugins
for mozilla, I guess. (knock on wood) ;-)

Perhaps if someone on this list does not reply, you could try a Suse 
list or Mozilla list.
And of course www.google.com is a great search tool.

Good luck
Mike

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