Can't install Java Plug-in for firefox

Maxorata · #1 1st March 2007, 12:51 AM

Hi,
I've followed the intructions in the Wiki, but still can't get Java plugin for firefox 32-bit to work.
No matter what I do, the plugin does not install, or so it seems.
Any help wil be appreciated .
Thanks.

fnshman · #2 19th March 2007, 03:39 PM

If your running the 64-bit firefox, you'll have to uninstall it, and then use the 32-bit version to get java working. They don't tell you outright to use 32-bit firefox on the java website, and you can't use the 32-bit java with the 64-bit firefox

byroniac · #3 20th March 2007, 06:22 AM

First, you'll probably be glad if you install the Firefox-32 package as root:

Code:

yum install firefox-32

That way, you can launch the "/usr/bin/firefox-32" script from the command line or create a GNOME Desktop launcher and it will launch the 32-bit version instead of the default 64-bit.
Next, it IS possible to get Java working under 64-bit but you have to use a (I think) third-party, older 1.42 version of Java from BlackDown.org, per these instructions:
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux-am...java-blackdown

byroniac · #4 20th March 2007, 06:55 AM

More information is available at http://fedora64.org/desktop-64-posts/java-x86_64
But I didn't do nearly so much as that (all I cared about was the JRE plugin for Firefox 64-bit).

botsgr · #5 31st March 2007, 09:09 PM

hi m8s,
basically yes ,but what about having both sets and use whichever select for ...?
Have anybody tried working firefox 32 with last java 32 under x86_64?
maybe following url helps a bit.
http://www.fc64.org/index.php?fc=java

byroniac · #6 31st March 2007, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by botsgr

basically yes ,but what about having both sets and use whichever select for ...?
Have anybody tried working firefox 32 with last java 32 under x86_64?

Uhhh... sorry, I don't understand either one of your questions.

If you're asking, can you get java to work under both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Firefox, the answer is yes. (How easy is it? It's not agonizing at least.)

For the 32-bit Firefox, I'm using the JRE from the JDK 1.6.0 package.

For the 64-bit Firefox, I'm using the Blackdown 1.4.2 Java version.

botsgr · #7 1st April 2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by byroniac

Uhhh... sorry, I don't understand either one of your questions.

If you're asking, can you get java to work under both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Firefox, the answer is yes. (How easy is it? It's not agonizing at least.)
For the 32-bit Firefox, I'm using the JRE from the JDK 1.6.0 package.
For the 64-bit Firefox, I'm using the Blackdown 1.4.2 Java version.

Agree

My bottom line question is:
Have you tried instead Blackdown version for 64-bit Firefox , to use JRE Standard Edition HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.5.0_10-b03, mixed mode) beside 32-bit JRE ?

***glennzo*** · #8 1st April 2007, 12:22 PM

Have a look at my Wiki, www.johnson.homelinux.net, where I cover installing Java for Fedora Core 6. I feel that the biggest tripping point is WHERE you link the java plugin to. I have Firefox 2 installed in /opt/firefox so I link to /opt/firefox/plugins. If you're trying to get it working for Firefox 1.5.x.x you need to link to /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.10/plugins or /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.7/plugins, etc. You also need to restart Firefox afterwards. Type

Quote:

about:plugins

Edit: Fix the smily in yout text
Edit: How did you fix it Jim?
See Screenshot
in the Firefox url bar and you should see

Installed plug-ins
Find more information about browser plug-ins at mozilla.org.
Help for installing plug-ins is available from plugindoc.mozdev.org.
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_11-b03

File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_11

botsgr · #9 1st April 2007, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glennzo

Have a look at my Wiki, www.johnson.homelinux.net, where I cover installing Java for Fedora Core 6. I feel that the biggest tripping point is WHERE you link the java plugin to. I have Firefox 2 installed in /opt/firefox so I link to /opt/firefox/plugins. If you're trying to get it working for Firefox 1.5.x.x you need to link to /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.10/plugins or /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.7/plugins, etc. You also need to restart Firefox afterwards. Type
Edit: Fix the smily in yout text
Edit: How did you fix it Jim?

in the Firefox url bar and you should see

Installed plug-ins
Find more information about browser plug-ins at mozilla.org.
Help for installing plug-ins is available from plugindoc.mozdev.org.
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_11-b03

File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_11

Thanks m8 for your reply. :)
You've build a really interesting wiki, nice work!

byroniac · #10 1st April 2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by botsgr

Have you tried instead Blackdown version for 64-bit Firefox , to use JRE Standard Edition HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.5.0_10-b03, mixed mode) beside 32-bit JRE ?

No, I haven't. I wasn't even aware of that. Thanks. I'll go try that, if I can find it.

***glennzo*** · #11 1st April 2007, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by botsgr

Thanks m8 for your reply.

You've build a really interesting wiki, nice work!

M8 ?? Does that mean mate? You're welcome. The wiki is just something I play around with. It's as much for personal notes as it is to help anyone who's interested.

byroniac · #12 5th April 2007, 10:10 PM

I forgot to mention I needed this:

Code:

yum install libXp

Without this, blackdown 1.42 would always crash with a lengthy error message. And, I could only see this error message in the console, and then only if I did this for example:

Code:

firefox http://www.java.com/

Then I'd go to the verify option, it would dutifully crash, and spit out some awful error message. It complains about soundwrapper first, which was throwing me off, then I finally parsed it well enough to figure out it needed libXp.so.6 which is easily rectified with the yum command above.