[desktop-discuss] Java plugin 1.6_18 is not working with Solaris10_x86 and firefox 3.6

[Michael E. Thomadakis]

Hello,

I just upgraded to Firefox3.6 and the java plugin is not working:

Error messages >>>>>>
mikefire1[pts/10]:~ > Exception in thread "main" 
netscape.javascript.JSException: Plugin instance for applet ID 2 was already 
released
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.LiveConnectSupport.getInfo(LiveConnectSupport.java:409)
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.LiveConnectSupport.shutdown(LiveConnectSupport.java:41)
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.JVMInstance.unregisterApplet(JVMInstance.java:1296)
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.JVMInstance.recycleAppletID(JVMInstance.java:381)
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.JVMManager.recycleAppletID(JVMManager.java:316)
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.MozillaPlugin.stopApplet(MozillaPlugin.java:325)
          at 
sun.plugin2.main.server.MozillaPlugin.destroy(MozillaPlugin.java:225)
>>>>>

I have Java JDK 1.6_18 installed on my Solaris10 x86_64 box. I am running 
64-bit version of Solaris on an AMD64 Ultra20 M2 desktop.

mikefire1[pts/17]:docs > cat /etc/release
                          Solaris 10 11/06 s10x_u3wos_10 X86
             Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
                          Use is subject to license terms.
                             Assembled 14 November 2006

mikefire1[pts/17]:docs > uname -a
SunOS mikefire1 5.10 Generic_142901-03 i86pc i386 i86pc



mikefire1[pts/17]:docs > ls -la /opt/sfw/lib/firefox/plugins
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          30 Jan 27 12:45 libnpjp2.so -> 
/usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so

where
mikefire1[pts/17]:docs >  /usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.6.0/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_18"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_18-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 16.0-b13, mixed mode)

Can you please let me know what am I doing wrong ?


thanks!

Michael