Java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin problem - (x86-64)

[Trapper]

I have been trying to resolve a java related issue with the java Firefox 
plugin since the release of Fedora 10 Alpha x86_64. I am now using F10 
Beta x86_64 and the difficulty still persists.

I have:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.21.b12.fc10 (x86_64)
java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin (x86_64)
firefox 3.0.2 (x86_64)
kernel-2.6.27-0.352.rc7.git1.fc10 (x86_64)

My problem:
The java plugin works but it does not work here:

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huirloop.html

This is a radar time loop java applet with 10 sequential frames. 
Although the progress bar shows the frame progress, the frames do not 
switch. Only the first frame is displayed. There is no animation of the 
radar display.

This exact difficulty was also prevalent in F8 and F9. One fix was Sun  
JRE and the following "adjustments":

yum install compat-libstdc++-* libXp
sed -i 's/XINERAMA/FAKEEXTN/g' $YOURPATHTOTHISJREFILE/libmawt.so

In x86_64 I've been unable to find any sort of fix that allows proper 
viewing of the above mentioned page. Any ideas other than reverting back 
to the 32 bit browser and/or Sun JRE? At last check Sun JRE did not have 
a 64 bit plugin.

Trapper

[Matthew Flaschen]

Trapper wrote:
>  I have been trying to resolve a java related issue with the java
> Firefox
>  plugin since the release of Fedora 10 Alpha x86_64. I am now using F10
>  Beta x86_64 and the difficulty still persists.
>  
>  I have:
>  java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.21.b12.fc10 (x86_64)
>  java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin (x86_64)
>  firefox 3.0.2 (x86_64)
>  kernel-2.6.27-0.352.rc7.git1.fc10 (x86_64)
>  
>  My problem:
>  The java plugin works but it does not work here:
>  
>  http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huirloop.html 
You should file a bug, either at the Red Hat bug repository or at
http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/

Best,

Matthew Flaschen

[Trapper]

>  Trapper wrote:
> > I have been trying to resolve a java related issue with the java Firefox
> > plugin since the release of Fedora 10 Alpha x86_64. I am now using F10
> > Beta x86_64 and the difficulty still persists.
> >
> > I have:
> > java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.21.b12.fc10 (x86_64)
> > java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin (x86_64)
> > firefox 3.0.2 (x86_64)
> > kernel-2.6.27-0.352.rc7.git1.fc10 (x86_64)
> >
> > My problem:
> > The java plugin works but it does not work here:
> >
> > http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huirloop.html
>  
Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>  You should file a bug, either at the Red Hat bug repository or at
>  http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/ 
Okay Matthew, I filed a bug at http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/

I am still looking for some sort of workaround in 64 bit for the 
interim. This has been an ongoing issue since F8, at least. I'm not 
expecting any real fixes anytime soon. A band-aid for now, without 
having to revert back to 32 bit apps, would be nice though. I've about 
had my fill of going backwards to resolve issues, especially with 
something that's been an ongoing issue for quite a while.

It's just a web page but it's a most important web page here. Every time 
we install a new release or machine here we have to go through gyrations 
to utilize this page. I don't know the full history of the difficulty 
but am of the opinion the difficulty arises because of some 
incompatibility between some libraries used in java and Linux. That's 
not necessarily so but what I've been led to believe.

Trapper