First to be clear these issues are only for Wise 3. The LOOPS OTrunk activities currently doesn't require mozswing.
There are a few of issues to consider: - which version of mozswing you are using in this wise 3 build - which mozswing installer you are using The http://www.concord.org/~scytacki/mozswing/mozswing.jnlp <http://www.concord.org/%7Escytacki/mozswing/mozswing.jnlp> is really old, you shouldn't be using that one. Since I think you are using an updated wise 3 jnlp you are probably using the more recent mozswing. So for that you should use this installer: http://jnlp.concord.org/dev/mozswing/mozswing.jnlp If for some reason you are using an older version of mozswing in wise 3, then you'll need to use this one: http://jnlp.concord.org/dev/mozswing-v1.0/mozswing.jnlp Most likely the reason your approach below worked, was because the old (~scytacki) mozswing installer you were using didn't work on java 1.5.0_16 but it did work on java 1.5.0_13. If you are still having problems you should get this tool: http://javaprefs.googlepages.com/ And take a look at your java preferences. That will tell you where the mozswing installer thinks it has installed xulrunner. Scott Geoffrey Kwan wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Earlier this week I had to format one of our macbooks because the > accounts somehow became corrupted. We couldn't log in so I had to > format the computer. After performing all the updates and java fixes, > I couldn't launch the mozswing installer. Here's what I did > > 1. Complete erase and install of Mac OS X 10.4.11 > 2. Performed all software updates (java gets updated to 1.5.0_16) > 3. Performed all java fixes for the configuration of Mac OS X 10.4.11 > with Java 1.5.0_16 (there are two fixes for this configuration) > (http://confluence.concord.org/display/CCTR/WebStart+OSX+Java+1.5+Fix) > 4. Ran the mozswing installer > (http://www.concord.org/~scytacki/mozswing/mozswing.jnlp > <http://www.concord.org/%7Escytacki/mozswing/mozswing.jnlp>) > unsuccessfully > > The mozswing installer would not work. It would launch the java web > start download progress window/bar and look like it was working, but > then after it looked like it was about done, the java web start > window/bar would just disappear and nothing would show up. What would > usually happen after that point would be the prompting of the user to > trust the certificate but that never shows up and nothing else shows > up either. > > After this, I couldn't get the mozwing installer to work even after > trying to clear the java cache and trying the java fixes again. > > > To resolve this, I formatted the computer again, but this time I > applied the java fixes before I updated java each time. Here's what I > did (the steps may not have been exact but you'll get the idea) > > 1. Complete erase and install of Mac OS X 10.4.11 > 2. Ran java patch for whatever the base configuration was (probably > java 1.5.0_06 or 1.5.0_07) > 3. Ran the mozswing installer successfully > 4. Updated java (I think to java 1.5.0_13) > 5. Ran the java patch for the new configuration of (java 1.5.0_13) > 6. Ran the mozswing installer successfully > 7. Updated java (to java 1.5.0_16) > 8. Ran the java patch for the new configuration of (java 1.5.0_16) > 9. Ran the mozswing installer successfully > 10. Updated java again > 11. Ran the java patch > 12. Ran the mozswing installer successfully > > Some of the steps might not have been necessary but I wanted to be > safe to make sure mozswing would work. > > Do you guys know about/have this issue? It seems like it could be a > problem with Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 8 which was released on > February 12, 2009. It would be nice if I didn't have to format the > computers at Foothill MS just to get mozswing working. It seems as if > Kathy and Doug were unable to resolve the mozswing issue through the > regular attempts to clear java cache, install java fixes, launch > mozswing installer though. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Geoff > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Kathy Benemann* <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Fri, May 8, 2009 at 1:32 PM > Subject: Troubles at Foothill MS > To: Geoffrey Kwan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Hiroki Terashima > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Helen Zhang > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Ken Bell > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Kimberle Koile > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Hi Folks, > > Doug and I have been working all day to preload all the projects. 6 > computers are causing problems: 3 of ours and 3 of the school's > laptops. On these laptops, we have tried installing mozswing on both > student and admin accounts (won't launch via either,) installing Java > patch (still wouldn't allow mozswing to launch,) and clearing the Java > cache. > > Margaret kindly agreed to start on Tuesday so we can get these laptops > running. (Obviously, we can't run this project with just 11 machines > given that we have 34 kids in the class.) > > Hiroki and Geoff, we need one of you to come out here on Monday to > work on these 6 computers that aren't cooperating. Let me know who > will be able to come out to Foothill MS. I can meet you here; just > let me know what time. > > Helen, this will also allow you to be here at the start of the run. > > Ok, we are going to pack up now and head home for much deserved > margaritas. > > Thanks, > Kathy > > > > -- > Kathy Benemann > Project Manager > Graduate School of Education > 4421 Tolman Hall > UC Berkeley > (925) 301-6546 > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAIL-Dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SAIL-Dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
