Java applets not starting F-9 , firefox-3

[Per Anton Rønning]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> Per Anton Rønning wrote:
>
>>>>>> 2) http://www.forex.com
>>>>>> Both these are made for JRE 1.4... are there major revisions in 
>>>>>> 1.5 that might
>>>>>> cause problems?
>>>>>
>>>>> This works fine on FF 3.0.1 and Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_07-b06 on 
>>>>> RHELv5.  It does not work on FF 3.0.1 with:
>>>>>
>>>>> GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) 1.2
>>>>>
>>>>>     File name: gcjwebplugin.so
>>>>>     The GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) executes Java applets.
>>>> This is installed  -- but it does not work in your environment?
>>>> Maybe that is the problem then,...
>>>> and RHEL - Red Hat Enterprise?? What plugin does it use to execute 
>>>> applets?
>>>
>>> gcjwebplugin.so does not work as hoped.  This is the open source 
>>> environment.
>>>
>>>> Is there something else besides gcjwebplugin.so that might help 
>>>> execute java applets?
>>>
>>> I think what needs to be understood is that, at least for me, the 
>>> Sun supplied java pieces work just fine with the URLs that you have 
>>> listed.
>> Ok, that may be it. I'd better clean the PC of everything Java 
>> runtime-related, and reinstall
>> the programs from Sun.
>> Fedora 9 had Java installed ($java did execute before I started 
>> downloading anything)
>> I guess this is Java Development  then - since JRE was missing.
>> Am I then safe to assume that removal of everything under 
>> /usr/java/jre1.n... (I have both n=5 and n=6) will be enough?
>> The libjavaplugin_oji.so is set to point to jre1.5... and I cannot 
>> remember where I got that from.
>> So, my procedure would be:
>> Delete everything below /usr/java - download jre.1.5-- from Sun and 
>> install it.
>> (I did also use www.java.com before)
>> I did not use .rpm downloads, some advice I picked up in some article 
>> I read.
>> I have observed that the install procedure (starting the self 
>> extracting .bin file) is creating some libraries, do I have to remove 
>> these as well, or will they be overwritten?
>> I cannot remember where they were located, perhaps yum can list then  
>> .. (that I cannot remember either, I am going to buy more memory! :-)  )
>
> I would surely buy more memory.  :-)
>
> I would also recommend using the rpms in the future.  Makes 
> installing/uninstalling/updating much easier.
>
> FWIW, you can also confirm what lib FF is referencing by doing an:
>
> lsof -p XXXX    where XXXX is the PID of FF and then grepping the 
> output for  "plugin".
>
>> BTW: In what environment exactly did you manage to bring up the login 
>> screen?
>
> My environment is Red Hat Enterprise Linux V 4.7 with FF 3.0.1 and 
> Sun's latest java and java plugin.
>
>> You use jre1.5--- ?
>
> No, I've installed Sun's jdk-1.6.0_07-fcs.
I downloaded


      JDK 6 Update 7

/The Java SE Development Kit (JDK) includes the Java Runtime Environment 
(JRE) and command-line development tools that are useful for developing 
applets and applications.

/from the SUN site.

I went through the motions, executing the ....*.rpm.bin inder /usr/java,
created symlinks (libjavaplugin_oji.so) both in ---/.mozilla/plugins and 
(to be sure)  /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.

Still no effect. And the funny thing is:
about:plugins now report this:
---------------------------------------------------------


    Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_06-b02

    File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
    Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_06
------------------------------------------------------

I was expecting  _07, not _07 if the last 2 digits identify the update 
number.

I also have:
-------------------------------------------------------------


    GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) 1.2

    File name: gcjwebplugin.so
    The GCJ Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea) executes Java applets.

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Deepak Bhole wrote:

> openjdk in Fedora 9 currently uses the GCJ web plugin, which lacks
> LiveConnect support. So sites that make use of that will not work. We
> are working on that support, and you can always check out iced tea and
> try out the new experimental plugin if you like to live on the edge  :) 

I do not mind living on the edge as long as I manage to bring up the 
application
in question.Could it be that openjdk runs the whole show so that it does 
not matter what softlinks I enter? I.e. they don't take effect because 
openjdk tries to  do the job and fails - and that's it?
Where do I find such experimental plugins? Is it just to replace the old 
one by a new one
wherever it is installed?

brgds
PAR