Mercury Messenger

[bleecher]

I wanted to get Messenger worikng with video support. I installed Mercury messenger but it will not launch. The error that I get says that it does not recognise the version of javal that came with FC10. I tried upgrading to Sun Java, but Mercuy Mesenger seems to still be looking and the Java that came with FC10.

Anyone have any ideas on this?

[bee]

Hi !!

You have nothing to fear now, bee is here to help you!!

try this way to setup the Sun java:
At first go here to download and install the RPM package by Sun (i hope you installed that one, is it? if no, ask if you need help to install that package ).
Then, open a terminal:

su -
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/latest/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so 20000

(the second line is for a 32bit version of firefox....)

Result:

[bee@localhost ~]$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_10"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_10-b33)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.0-b15, mixed mode, sharing)

I did it just before and it work, so you have to copy me and nothing else

bye!!!

[bleecher]

Originally Posted by bee

Hi !!

You have nothing to fear now, bee is here to help you!!

try this way to setup the Sun java:
At first go here to download and install the RPM package by Sun (i hope you installed that one, is it? if no, ask if you need help to install that package ).
Then, open a terminal:

su -
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/latest/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so 20000

(the second line is for a 32bit version of firefox....)

Result:

[bee@localhost ~]$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_10"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_10-b33)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.0-b15, mixed mode, sharing)

I did it just before and it work, so you have to copy me and nothing else

bye!!!

While the java appears to be installed when I click on the icon that it added to my "system--preferences" tab in FC10, when I go to the java page in Firefox, it says that it is not running. I am not sure where I have gone wrong.

[bee]

you haven't explain really good your problem here

Well, at first, what is your output if you type
$ java -version
in your console?

and if you type "about: plugins" (without the space) in the addresses bar of firefox, do you see that Java plugin (an extension with a filename like libjavaplugin*.so) running?
ah, and of course check in the Preferences of Firefox if Java is active ([X] Enable java)

bye!!!

[bleecher]

Originally Posted by bee

you haven't explain really good your problem here

Well, at first, what is your output if you type
$ java -version
in your console?

and if you type "about: plugins" (without the space) in the addresses bar of firefox, do you see that Java plugin (an extension with a filename like libjavaplugin*.so) running?
ah, and of course check in the Preferences of Firefox if Java is active ([X] Enable java)

bye!!!

[david@localhost ~]$ java -version
java version "1.5.0"
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.3.2 20081105 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)

Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
[david@localhost ~]$


and...

Installed plugins
Find more information about browser plugins at mozilla.org.
Help for installing plugins is available from plugindoc.mozdev.org.
Shockwave Flash

File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 10.0 r12

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes
Totem Web Browser Plugin 2.24.3

File name: libtotem-basic-plugin.so
The Totem 2.24.3 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-ogg Ogg multimedia file ogg Yes
application/ogg Ogg multimedia file ogg Yes
audio/ogg Ogg Audio oga Yes
audio/x-ogg Ogg Audio ogg Yes
video/ogg Ogg Video ogv Yes
video/x-ogg Ogg Video ogg Yes
application/annodex application/annodex type anx Yes
audio/annodex audio/annodex type axa Yes
video/annodex video/annodex type axv Yes
video/mpeg MPEG video mpg, mpeg, mpe Yes
audio/wav WAV audio wav Yes
audio/x-wav WAV audio wav Yes
audio/mpeg MP3 audio mp3 Yes
application/x-nsv-vp3-mp3 NullSoft video nsv Yes
video/flv Flash video flv Yes
application/x-totem-plugin Totem Multimedia plugin Yes
VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 2.24.3)

File name: libtotem-cone-plugin.so
The Totem 2.24.3 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-vlc-plugin VLC Multimedia Plugin Yes
application/vlc VLC Multimedia Plugin Yes
video/x-google-vlc-plugin VLC Multimedia Plugin Yes
Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem)

File name: libtotem-gmp-plugin.so
The Totem 2.24.3 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-mplayer2 AVI video avi, wma, wmv Yes
video/x-ms-asf-plugin ASF video asf, wmv Yes
video/x-msvideo AVI video asf, wmv Yes
video/x-ms-asf ASF video asf Yes
video/x-ms-wmv Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-wmv Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-ms-wvx Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-ms-wm Windows Media video wmv Yes
video/x-ms-wmp Windows Media video wmv Yes
application/x-ms-wms Windows Media video wms Yes
application/x-ms-wmp Windows Media video wmp Yes
application/asx Microsoft ASX playlist asx Yes
audio/x-ms-wma Windows Media audio wma Yes
DivX® Web Player

File name: libtotem-mully-plugin.so
DivX Web Player version 1.4.0.233

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
video/divx AVI video divx Yes
QuickTime Plug-in 7.2.0

File name: libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so
The Totem 2.24.3 plugin handles video and audio streams.

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
video/quicktime QuickTime video mov Yes
video/mp4 MPEG-4 video mp4 Yes
image/x-macpaint MacPaint Bitmap image pntg Yes
image/x-quicktime Macintosh Quickdraw/PICT drawing pict, pict1, pict2 Yes
video/x-m4v MPEG-4 video m4v Yes


I do not see that it is recogning any of the java that I downloaded and had thought that I had installed. On the java aplet under <system> - <preferences> in xwindows it says:

JavaTM 6
Version 6 update 10 (build 1.6.0_10-b33)

What do you think has happened? Its like it is sort of there, but not being used by anything.

[bee]

Originally Posted by bleecher

What do you think has happened? Its like it is sort of there, but not being used by anything.

Have you followed what i wrote in my message #2 ?

Post the output of what you see if you type:
[bee@localhost ~]$ /usr/java/latest/bin/java -version

bye!!

[bleecher]

Originally Posted by bee

Have you followed what i wrote in my message #2 ?

Post the output of what you see if you type:
[bee@localhost ~]$ /usr/java/latest/bin/java -version

bye!!

I did not understand when I first read thread 2. After reading it again, I used your syntax and it works! Thank you sooooo much. I never would have gotten this on my own.

I still have a copuple of other FC10 bugs to work out such as why it will not broadcast my web cam with Mercury and why it Rythmbox will not play my mp3s and why Movie Player will not read my mpegs or avi files. I'll struggle with these issues for a while longer before posting again. You never know, I may be able to work them out on my own. I would not have been able to have worked out this one on my own so I am greatly appreciative.

[bee]

You're welcome!!

Later (when you are sick and tired to attempt and fail j/k ), open a new topic for each of your other issue so maybe i can help you again (hopefully ) . Anyway i know nothing about 'web cams and mercury' so i can't help you on this point.
I dislike Rythmbox (i like more Exaile, but it's a personal preference lolololol) if it doesn't play MP3 it's because .....i believe you haven't got the Audio codecs installed! and not even the video-codecs.
So if you open a new thread about this problem, i may try to help you and tell how to install multimedia applications. Let mercury and java here and move on

bye!!!!