Bryen wrote: > On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 15:12 -0700, Ben Kevan wrote: >> On Saturday 20 October 2007 07:05:31 am David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote: >>> Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: >>>> On 10/20/2007 02:11 PM, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote: >>>>> What say the gurus about getting java to work in firefox? Specifically, >>>>> I want to see: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=SHV&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&; >>>>> loop=yes >>>> Worked here. I have Blackdown java 1.4.2 installed for my 64 bit >>>> browser. AFAIK, it is the only 64 bit java plugin. >>>> >>>>> Which has always worked in my suse install since 9.0. Why not in 10.3? >>>> What arch? If you run i586, this would not apply. >>> It is i586 and what is weird is that is says: >>> >>> "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page" >>> >>> huh.. no kidding? It also suggests to "Install the missing plugin" >>> >>> Still sounds reasonable. But when you go to "install plugins" it shows >>> the following plugins available: >>> >>> "Java Runtime Environment" >>> >>> But when you click "next" to install the plugin, you get the message: >>> >>> "Java Runtime Environment Not Available [ manual install ]" >>> >>> Which takes you to the generic Sun java download page >>> http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp. I have never had any problems >>> with java and firefox. Why now? I know java is installed fine because >>> >>> http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=SHV&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loo >>> p=yes >>> >>> works fine in konqueror. >>> >>> Any other places to check? >>> >> For me after doing: >> >> sudo rm /etc/alternatives/javaplugin >> sudo >> ln -s >> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0_update13/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so >> >> javaplugin >> >> I get java stuff just fine, but it still says I am missing the javaplug-in >> >> I don't know how this patch got past QA.. Must have been sleeping on the >> job.. >> >> WIth that said. the page: >> http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=SHV&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes >> >> Crashes my Opera with the changes I did above.. > > I was trying to find the missing symlinks as well and things were > getting a bit hairy for me on that path. Then someone updated Bug > #334783 with their findings, and buried in there, I was able to deduce > to try the following command: > > "/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --auto javaplugin" > > When I restarted Firefox, my missing java plugin was back and happy. > > Give it a shot and see if that cleans up the problem. >
Ah Hah! That did it ! Thanks Bryen. By the way, I love your email address and agree SuSE Rocks! -- even with its peculiarities. Nothing more than in the past, just different quirks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
