java plugin for mozilla on FC1

[Kam Leo]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:22:07 -0800 (PST), David Forsman
<dforsman1065 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Nigel Wade <nmw at ion.le.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> > David Forsman wrote:
> > > I am running FC1 with mozilla and downloaded and
> > > installed java plugin version 1.4.2 on the system,
> > > went thru all the configuration steps, the system
> > says
> > > it's running this version.  but the web pages that
> > use
> > > the java plugin still won't do anything.  is there
> > a
> > > work around or am I going to have to upgrade to
> > FC2?
> > >
> >
> > What version of Java do the web pages require? If
> > they are specific to the
> > MSVM (i.e. the broken one) then they may well only
> > work with the MSVM/IE.
> > What do you see when you attempt to start an applet?
> 
> When I attempt to start the applet, I get a dialog box
> that says "This page contains information of a type
> (application/x-java-vm) that can only be viewed with
> the appropriate Plug-in."
> 
> the title of the dialog box reads "Default Plugin".
> 
> >
> > Have a look in the Java console and see if there are
> > any errors listed (IIRC
> > for Moz. that's in Tools->Web Development->Java
> > Console).
> >
> 
> in the Java Plug-in Control Panel the various tabs
> read as follows
> 
> Basic: Show Console
> Advanced:
>             Java Runtime Environment: JRE 1.4.2_05 in
>       /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_05
> Proxies:  no proxies set.
> Cache:
>         Enable Caching
>         /home/david/.java/deployment/cache/javapi/v1.0
>        maximum 50
> 
> Cerificates   signed applet  none listed
> 
> no listed errors in the java console.
> 
> > --
> > Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma
> > Physics Group,
> >              University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1
> > 7RH, UK
> > E-mail :    nmw at ion.le.ac.uk
> > Phone :     +44 (0)116 2523548, Fax : +44 (0)116
> > 2523555
> >

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