les wrote: > On Fri, 2010-12-17 at 10:17 -0600, Hugh Brown wrote: >> Les wrote: >>> I started with an evolution configuration error, and now a >>> Firefox/Mozilla configuration error, so it appears to me that this might >>> be a system level error. Maybe some file or directory permissions >>> issue, or perhaps a generic configuration error. >>> >>> I tried using the Firefox ProfileManager to create a new profile, but >>> that lost me all my bookmarks, as well as not changing a problem getting >>> my home page to load at startup, in spite of that being the selection on >>> the preferences page, even after creating a new user profile with the >>> profile manager. Java won't run, even after reloading from the software >>> add/remove manager. >> Creating a new profile in Firefox does exactly that. The old bookmarks >> are in your old profile. You can restore them from the old profiles >> bookmark directory. From within the bookmark manager, choose to Import >> and Backup->Restore->Choose file and then browse to >> ~/.mozilla/firefox/<random string>.default/ and then pick the most >> recent file. >> >> When you say Java won't run, do you mean the java plugin won't load in >> your browser or that you can't get the command line tools to work? >> >> If it's the plugin that won't run, you'll need to add a link for the >> plugin into either your user plugin directory >> (~/.mozilla/firefox/plugins) or a system plugin directory >> (/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins). >> >> e.g. ln -s /usr/java/default/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so >> /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins to do it system wide >> >> >>> Next I went to the Java website to get the new package, and retrieved >>> the jre-6u23-linux-x64-rpm.bin file. when I attempted to source that >>> file I get: >>> >>> $ ./j*bin >>> Unpacking... >>> Checksumming... >>> Extracting... >>> UnZipSFX 5.50 of 17 February 2002, by Info-ZIP (Zip-Bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx). >>> replace jre-6u23-linux-amd64.rpm? [y]es, [n]o, [A]ll, [N]one, [r]ename: >>> y >>> inflating: jre-6u23-linux-amd64.rpm >>> error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/.rpm.lock >>> (Permission denied) >>> >>> but the file appears to uncompress and be present as: >>> >>> jre-6u23-linux-x64-rpm >>> >>> but I am unsure of loading it with the prior error in existence. >> By default the script from sun/oracle tries to unpack the rpm and then >> install it. You ran this as a non-root user (which is fine), it tried >> to install the rpm and failed. You can safely install the rpm. >> >> Hugh > Hi, Hugh, > I did add the link, and then corrected it, then tried > # mozilla-plugin-config -i > *** NSPlugin Viewer *** ERROR: /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libnpjp2.so: > undefined symbol: __gxx_personality_v0 > > So at this time, the jre plugin is not installed and I seem to be > missing some vital library function to get it to work. > > After a great deal of google surfing I discovered that this fuction is > supposedly part of libstdcc++. Using yum I discovered that that is > supported by: libstdc++.x86_64 > > running yum info libstdc++.x86_64 I get: > > # yum info libstdc++.x86_64 > Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit > Adding en_US to language list > Installed Packages > Name : libstdc++ > Arch : x86_64 > Version : 4.5.1 > Release : 4.fc14 > Size : 1.0 M > Repo : installed >>From repo : fedora > Summary : GNU Standard C++ Library > URL : http://gcc.gnu.org > License : GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ with > exceptions > Description : The libstdc++ package contains a rewritten standard > compliant GCC > : Standard C++ Library. > > This also shows up as installed via the graphics window, as I am not > trusting any single method to give me information now. > > # mozilla-plugin-config -l > EXCLUDE_WRAP: > libtotem* > libjavaplugin* > gecko-mediaplayer* > mplayerplug-in* > librhythmbox* > packagekit* > libnsISpicec* > EXCLUDE_LINK: > > /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/nswrapper_64_64.libflashplayer.so > Original plugin: /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so > Wrapper version string: X (1.3.0) > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-mully-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-cone-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libnpjp2.so > /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/nswrapper_64_64.libflashplayer.so > Original plugin: /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so > Wrapper version string: X (1.3.0) > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-mully-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libtotem-cone-plugin.so > File/Link /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins-wrapped/libnpjp2.so > > Which shows it as installed, but it doesn't work, and the quickjava > addon toolbar button does not enable it. > > Regards, > Les H > I did the following to get the 64-bit plugin to work: Exit out of firefox cd /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins ln -s /usr/java/default/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so libnpjp2.so Edit /etc/sysconfig/nspluginwrapper and change IGNORE_WRAP to include libnpjp2* rpm -e java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin Start firefox, go to about:plugins and verify that it lists the java plugin. Go to a page with an applet and verify that it runs. Hugh -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
