Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:17:47 +0200 From: "Chris Billington" <billington.chris@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> Subject: Re: JDK for linux-firefox 2.0.0.5 Message-ID: <6d0bead20707231217o5eddb63bla41ed898b1c59412@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070724002120.4dd32ec3@localhost> References: <6d0bead20707230230h1ace46dtee41f74ad2afe96a@mail.gmail.com> <20070724002120.4dd32ec3@localhost>
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On 7/23/07, Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:30:34 +0200 > "Chris Billington" <billington.chris@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear list, > > > > Which jdk should be used for the current version of linux-firefox > > (2.0.0.5)? (6.2-STABLE) > > > > I have tried linux-blackdown/jdk14, linux-sun/jdk15, and even the > > latest linux jdk 1.6 from the Sun website. linux-sun/jdk15 reports > > security vulnerabilities and won't install. > > > > All of the above 3 report successful plugin installation after making > > the symlink to libjavaplugin_oji.so in the > > /usr/local/lib/linux-firefox/plugins directory, but fail to run > > website Java applets or show correct installation on the Sun Java test > > page http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml > > I imagine the java plugin doesn't show in about:plugins . > In that case, make sure that you have (well, this was for linux-firefox with the lot): > > /usr/local/lib/linux-firefox/plugins > $ ls -l > total 20 > > But you really want this : > sudo ln -s /usr/local/linux-blackdown-jdk1.4.2/jre/plugin/i386/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/local/lib/linux-firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so > > > > The jdk1.6 linux binary installer hangs the browser on the test page. > > > > Which is the most suitable JVM for the linux-firefox port? > > I used to have linux-blackdown 1.4 running with no problem. > > > > > nspluginwrapper port is installed. Are any other ports required, for > > example linuxpluginwrapper? (this last one doesn't seem to make any > > difference). > > > > Obviously I would prefer to use the native Firefox, but there are > > stability and audio issues with the Flash plugin that make this > > difficult. > > Works fine here: ffox native, native jdk 1.5, flash 7, acrobat reader, most multimedia formats inline There have been a couple of threads in July in questions@ about this. > > firefox-2.0.0.5,1 > javavmwrapper-2.3 > diablo-jdk-1.5.0.07.01_6 > linux-flashplugin-7.0r69 > nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.4_2 > > B > _________________________ > {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome I checked and it is as you say- the native Firefox works fine using nspluginwrapper properly. The only issue is the well-known audio out of sync on Flash videos from Youtube. Even my favourite flash7-crasher www.davehum.com works correctly with a feeble *** NSPlugin Wrapper *** WARNING: unhandled variable 11 in NPP_GetValue() in the console window now and again. However, I gave up on getting Java working in Linux-Firefox. The plugins _do_ show in about:plugins, but the Java test page shows 'applet testvm not inited' (on the sun-jdk14 only, otherwise nothing). The Java console works, and 's' for system settings shows '/usr/local/bin/opera' as the 'browser distribution path'. Hmm. This is in linux-firefox. My eye is on the opera-linuxplugins port as a possible culprit. regards Chris
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