Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 11:35:32 +0100 (CET) From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it> To: Chip Wiegand <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mozilla and java plugin Message-ID: <1017484532.3ca594f407683@webmail.neomedia.it>
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>>> My guess is the problem lays with the plugin being for the linux
>>> version of mozilla and I am using the native fbsd port version.
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> I got it to work last night by doing this:
>>
>> Update your ports if you haven't recently, then go to
>> /usr/ports/java/linux-jdk13 and do a make install. It'll tell you how
>> you have to download the files from Sun and elsewhere. Download them
>> and do the make install again.
>>
>> That gets you the Linux JDK, which is needed to build the native Java
>> JDK (sigh). Now go to /usr/ports/java/jdk13 and make install.
>> Download the files it specifies (different ones from before). Do the
>> make install again, it will build for a pretty long time, and then it's
>> done.
>>
>> At least I think this is right--Mozilla runs Diamond Mine now. 8-)
>>
>> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
>
>Thanks for the tips, I installed the above mentioned files as described and
>it appeared to be all installed okay. Restarted mozilla and still get the
>pop-up box asking for the x-jave-vm plug-in.
>Anymore suggestions?
If you type ``about:plugins'' in the mozilla 'address bar', you should see the
following items:
<blockquote>
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.3.1-p6-root-020327-23:22
File name: /usr/local/jdk1.3.1/jre/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so
Java(TM) Plug-in1.3.1
application/x-java-vm Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.3.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.3.1 Java(tm) Plug-in Yes
<blockquote>
AFAICS, java appears to work: http://www.sun.com/java is displayed correctly
(I suppose), as well as other sites (in particular, sites that used to show a
'loading applet' message lasting forever -- and crashed netscape-4XX as well).
Which sites are causing you problems, if I may ask?
-- Salvo
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