Java in Firefox 2 on Fedora 7 PPC

[billb]

I am running Fedora 7 on my PS3 and after a bit of searching it didn't seem immediately obvious how to get Java applets running in Firefox. I tried using the same method as used on Yellow Dog Linux (described here but couldn't get it working --the plugin wouldn't show up at all in Firefox).

I also tried the libgcj plugin, noting security warnings in the README:
/usr/share/doc/libgcj-4.1.2/README.libgcjwebplugin.so

That plugin would show up in Firefox but wouldn't run the applet I wanted.

So, here are the steps I followed to get it working:

Install IBM Java

Go here:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerwork.../download.html

Click on the link for J2SE 5.0 for 32-bit iSeries/pSeries

You'll need to register with IBM, sign in, accept license agreement, yada yada yada...

Click on the link to Download using http

Download this one:
rpm format
ibm-java2-ppc-jre-5.0-5.1.ppc.rpm

Open with system-install-packages, Click OK

Install the Mozilla plugin

Once IBM Java install is finished, open a terminal window

Create a plugins folder in your home .mozilla folder:

mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins

Create a symbolic link to the libjavaplugin_ojigtk2.so file in the ~/.mozilla/plugins folder:

ln -s /opt/ibm/java2-ppc-50/jre/bin/libjavaplugin_ojigtk2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

Restart Firefox if it's already running.

In Firefox, where you normally would enter an http: address, enter:

about:plugins

You should see this show up in the list:

IBM Java(TM) Plug-in: J2RE 1.5.0 IBM build jclxp32devifx-20070725

    File name: libjavaplugin_ojigtk2.so
    Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0

After this, you should be able to run Java applets in Firefox 2, complete with sound.

Of course then you'll want to make sure it's working:

Try selecting a time zone ... ZZZzz...
http://www.time.gov

JaC64 Commodore 64 emulator
http://www.jac64.com/home/index.php

JEmu2 Arcade emulator applet
http://www.gagaplay.com/jemu2/applet/index.html
(The games start slowly then auto-adjust to a better speed. Not all have sound. Galaga, Ms. Pacman, Ghost's'Goblins all work with sound)

http://www.flyordie.com/
A very active mutliplayer Java game site featuring pool, chess, Reversi, etc. Expect to see lots of banner ads.

[sarenax]

How can I make firefox work on my computer? My Firefox stopped working saying the server wasn't found but Internet Explorers still works. I used to use firefox all the time but only recently it stopped working. I already checked the firewall and it allows firefox so i don't know what's wrong.