Java/Firefox craziness

[Bill Case]

Hi;

Just some clarification and double checking.

I want to use a Canadian government site with Firefox on Fedora 13.  I
get the warning message that I need Sun JVM 1.6.0_3 or greater.  There
is nothing in the repositories that I can see resembling Sun JVM.
Apparently I can download and install from Sun, but I get messages that
no new updates are being made available.

Before frustration overtakes me and I start downloading unknown and
unneeded stuff.  What exactly do I want and where should I get it?

(Irony => the site isn't working in WindowsXP  Explorer either)

[Suvayu Ali]

On 30 August 2010 14:10, William Case  wrote:
> Hi;
>
> Just some clarification and double checking.
>
> I want to use a Canadian government site with Firefox on Fedora 13.  I
> get the warning message that I need Sun JVM 1.6.0_3 or greater.  There
> is nothing in the repositories that I can see resembling Sun JVM.
> Apparently I can download and install from Sun, but I get messages that
> no new updates are being made available.

I ran into the same problem a month ago with the Canadian government
sites. I plan to file an bugzilla for this against openjdk when I have
the time.

You have 2 options,

1. Install Sun Java from Sun's website. (untested)
2. Use Windows to complete the transaction. A virtual machine would be
just perfect for this. :)
> (Irony => the site isn't working in WindowsXP  Explorer either)

Contrary to your experience I actually submitted my application on
Windows XP with firefox.
> --
> Regards Bill
> Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2
> Evo.2.20.2, Emacs 23.2.1

Java/Firefox craziness -- got it to work in IE

[Bill Case]

On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 14:43 -0700, suvayu ali wrote:
> On 30 August 2010 14:10, William Case  wrote:
> > Hi;
> >
> > Just some clarification and double checking.
> >
> > I want to use a Canadian government site with Firefox on Fedora 13.  I
> > get the warning message that I need Sun JVM 1.6.0_3 or greater.  There
> > is nothing in the repositories that I can see resembling Sun JVM.
> > Apparently I can download and install from Sun, but I get messages that
> > no new updates are being made available.
>
> I ran into the same problem a month ago with the Canadian government
> sites. I plan to file an bugzilla for this against openjdk when I have
> the time.

I will support your bugzilla.
> You have 2 options,
> Install Sun Java from Sun's website. (untested)
> Use Windows to complete the transaction. A virtual machine would be
>
> just perfect for this. :)
> > (Irony => the site isn't working in WindowsXP  Explorer either)
>
> Contrary to your experience I actually submitted my application on
> Windows XP with firefox.

Went back to WindowsXP and got it working.  Some firewall program
wouldn't let me download Sun Java.  Hardly spend any time in Windows any
more so I had to shift my thinking.  Once I got passed the Firewall JVM
was loaded in WindowsXP and I was OK.
> > --
> > Regards Bill
> > Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2
> > Evo.2.20.2, Emacs 23.2.1
>
> -- 
> Suvayu
>
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.

[Deepak Bhole]

* William Case  [2010-08-30 17:14]:
> Hi;
>
> Just some clarification and double checking.
>
> I want to use a Canadian government site with Firefox on Fedora 13.  I
> get the warning message that I need Sun JVM 1.6.0_3 or greater.  There
> is nothing in the repositories that I can see resembling Sun JVM.
> Apparently I can download and install from Sun, but I get messages that
> no new updates are being made available.
>
> Before frustration overtakes me and I start downloading unknown and
> unneeded stuff.  What exactly do I want and where should I get it?
>
> (Irony => the site isn't working in WindowsXP  Explorer either)

Which Canadian Govt. website are you trying to visit? There was a bug
open about that but it should be fixed in the latest OpenJDK release in
Fedora..

Cheers,
Deepak
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> Regards Bill
> Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2
> Evo.2.20.2, Emacs 23.2.1
>
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[Bulk] Re: Java/Firefox craziness

[Bill Case]

On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 09:49 -0400, Deepak Bhole wrote:
> William Case  [2010-08-30 17:14]:
> > Hi;
> >
> > Just some clarification and double checking.
> Which Canadian Govt. website are you trying to visit? There was a bug
> open about that but it should be fixed in the latest OpenJDK release in
> Fedora..

The site was servicecanada.gc.ca => register for epass.

You may be right, you have clarified one thing for me, OpenJDK is the
java package I should be checking for and insuring that it is updated.
I assume it is in the Fedora 13 repo if I don't have it installed.

[Bulk] Re: Java/Firefox craziness

[Deepak Bhole]

* William Case  [2010-08-31 10:59]:
> On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 09:49 -0400, Deepak Bhole wrote:
> > William Case  [2010-08-30 17:14]:
> > > Hi;
> > >
> > > Just some clarification and double checking.
> > Which Canadian Govt. website are you trying to visit? There was a bug
> > open about that but it should be fixed in the latest OpenJDK release in
> > Fedora..
>
> The site was servicecanada.gc.ca => register for epass.
>
> You may be right, you have clarified one thing for me, OpenJDK is the
> java package I should be checking for and insuring that it is updated.
> I assume it is in the Fedora 13 repo if I don't have it installed.

Hi,

Yep, you need java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin installed.

I couldn't find a way to register for epass from there, but I tried from
here:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/esrvc-srvce/tx/ndvdls/myccnt/menu-eng.html

And it works fine for me with the latest OpenJDK plugin in F13.

Cheers,
Deepak
> -- 
> Regards Bill
> Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2
> Evo.2.20.2, Emacs 23.2.1

[Bulk] Re: Java/Firefox craziness

[Suvayu Ali]

On 31 August 2010 08:10, Deepak Bhole  wrote:
> William Case  [2010-08-31 10:59]:
> > On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 09:49 -0400, Deepak Bhole wrote:
> > > William Case  [2010-08-30 17:14]:
> > > > Hi;
> > > >
> > > > Just some clarification and double checking.
> > > Which Canadian Govt. website are you trying to visit? There was a bug
> > > open about that but it should be fixed in the latest OpenJDK release in
> > > Fedora..
> >
> > The site was servicecanada.gc.ca => register for epass.
> >
> > You may be right, you have clarified one thing for me, OpenJDK is the
> > java package I should be checking for and insuring that it is updated.
> > I assume it is in the Fedora 13 repo if I don't have it installed.
>
> Hi,
>
> Yep, you need java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin installed.
>
> I couldn't find a way to register for epass from there, but I tried from
> here:
>
> http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/esrvc-srvce/tx/ndvdls/myccnt/menu-eng.html
>
> And it works fine for me with the latest OpenJDK plugin in F13.

Wow that is good news. When I tried in late June, it didn't work. I'll
try it out tonight.

Thank you :)
> Cheers,
> Deepak