On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 23:57 -0800, Les wrote: > On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 17:21 -0800, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > > > On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 13:29 -0800, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > > > > I installed the Java environment, jre-1_5_0_09-linux-i586-rpm.bin, > > > > according to the instructions at the Sun Java site, and made the link > > > > libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/java/jre1.5.0_09/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so > > > > in directory /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.8/plugins. > > > > > > > > Entering about:plugins in firefox shows that the plugin > > > > Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_09-b03 > > > > is installed and enabled for a large number of mime types. On the test page > > > > http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp > > > > I do *not* get the message with the jigsaw piece telling me that a > > > > plugin is needed to display page content. > > > > > > > > Nevertheless, the applet does *not* work. No dancing man. > > > > > > > > Note that I'm running an x86-64 system, but that I'm running the i386 > > > > version of firefox, and all its plugins. > > > > On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 20:53 +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote: > > > Do you have the gcc compatibility libraries installed? I don't use Sun's > > > Java version -- I'm using Blackdown's Java 1.4.2 -- so I can't test my > > > theory out. But experience with previous Java versions tells me that gcc > > > compatibility is normally the first place to look. > > > > > > Check if you have the following installed: > > > compat-libstdc++-33 > > > compat-libstdc++-296 > > > > > > I think the packages are available for i386, but I'm not sure if they > > > are for x86_64. Also, I think you may only need compat-libstdc++-33. > > > > > > I'd install it and try the applet thing again. > > > > I believe I have these libs installed. Here's the situation: > > > > These libs are installed: > > $ rpm -qa '*compat-libstdc++*' > > compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61:(none)-i386 > > compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61:(none)-x86_64 > > compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-138:(none)-i386 > > The package > > compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-138:(none)-i386 > > doesn't seem to be available in any repository, so it's probably not > > needed, especially since I am running the i386 version of firefox. > > > > Thanks for your help - jon > Hi, guys, > I have a problem with Java on a site that I used all the time under XP > pro. Now some functions don't work, and the site manager has told me > that they have seen issues with firefox but don't have a resolution. I > just checked and I do not have any of these libraries installed: > [root@localhost lesh]# rpm -qa '*compat-libstdc++*' > [root@localhost lesh]# > > Where do I get these libraries and if you don't mind, what is the > precise command sequence needed to get them installed? I believe these rpms are in either the core or the extras repo. However, as you see above, these rpms are installed, both i386 and x86-64 versions, but java still doesn't work. jon
