Just to double check. Your 'path' env var includes an entry like: c:\j2sdk1.4.2_07\bin - (some people forget the \bin) and your java_home env var is like: c:\j2sdk1.4.2_07
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mar 1, 2005 11:59 AM To: Tomcat Users List <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org> Subject: Re: Installation problems on Windows Some more updates... Tried the .EXE installer with JDK 1.5. Still no go, I get the same installer hang right after "Using jvm....". Tried the .ZIP installation again, and verified an accurate JAVA_HOME pointing to the 1.4 JDK in this case. Running "service install" resulted in a Failed to install service error. Does anyone know what the .EXE installer is supposed to do after the "Using jvm" message? I can't tell if this is a Windows XP/SP2 security problem or some other JDK problem without knowing what the installer is trying to do when it hangs. Also, in case I never get to try Tomcat, is there a recommendation for other J2EE web/ejb app servers I should try? Thx, Steve -----Steve Henty/TechFlow wrote: ----- To: "Tomcat Users List" <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org> From: Steve Henty/TechFlow Date: 2005-03-01 09:43AM Subject: Re: Installation problems on Windows You're right about jvm.dll... one typo and a bunch of cut-and-paste. None of the options you mentioned worked. Starting with using the ZIP file directly, I apparently have some JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH problems that prevent the service.bat (is that the one I want to install the Windows XP service?) from completing. I've never had to pay a lot of attention to CLASSPATH at the Windows level, since I use WSAD/Eclipse. JAVA_HOME is new to me, and I was counting on the installer to take care of this mundane detail. That said, I *did* set JAVA_HOME to both the public J2RE1.4.2_07, and the full J2SDK1.4.2_07 on separate installer attempts, along with adding the respective /bin directories to the Path. No go either. Installing to a directory without spaces (C:\www\tomcat5.0) didn't help. In any case, Windows hasn't had a problem with spaces in directory names since Win2K, so I'd be surprised if that were truly the problem. There are a zillion programs that use Windows installers successfully, and if I read the mail archives correctly, Tomcat didn't used to have this problem in versions prior to 5.0.19. Does the installation process actually transfer control to the JVM partway through (which is what "Using jvm ....jvm.dll" implies)? If so, what would prevent that transfer of control to the JVM? I've successfully compiled and run Java applications in WSAD/Eclipse on this machine, so there is nothing inherent in my Windows setup that is JVM-unfriendly. Perhaps there's a fix around the corner? Steve -----Jason Bainbridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ----- To: Tomcat Users List <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org> From: Jason Bainbridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2005-02-28 08:37PM Subject: Re: Installation problems on Windows On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:26:31 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I hope this message makes it to the list (my Welcome email didn't include > the examples of the proper email command syntax, only the headings...?) > > The Tomcat 5.x binary installer for Windows hangs at the point where it > says it's using the dvm.dll. This is true under all the following > circumstances: > -Windows XP Pro, SP2 > -JRE 1.4.2_06 (picks client/dvm.dll) > -JDK 1.4.2_07 (picks client/dvm.dll or server/dvm.dll, seemingly at random) > -JRE 1.4.2_07 (picks client/dvm.dll) > -fresh install (with reboot) of each of the JDKs/JREs above > -Tomcat 5.0.28 (should be okay with 1.4.x, right?) > -Tomcat 5.5.4 > -Tomcat 5.5.7 > -leave the partially installed Tomcat directories and registry entries > intact on subsequent attempts > -remove the Tomcat directories and registry entries prior to subsequent > attempts > -allow Tomcat to use default installation directory (C:\Program > Files\Apache Software Foundation\...) > -TinyFirewall enabled, and disabled 1. dvm.dll do you mean jvm.dll? Thought it was just a typo at first but it's consistent through your email. 2. Try installing to a directory path without spaces, Windows is really tempermental about such things. 3. Ditch the binary installer and just download the .zip, if need be a Windows service can be easily installed using the batch file that comes with the .zip 4. Try explicitly setting your JAVA_HOME environment variable to point where you want it. One of those should set you right. Cheers. -- Jason Bainbridge http://kde.org- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Site - http://jasonbainbridge.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
