Java Applets lets my X Crash! Help!

jakkals · 01-23-2005, 03:44 PM

Whenever I go to a site that has a java applet, my x crash and I get taken back to kdm login.
This is on suse 9.2.
Anyone any ideas?

mikechun · 02-18-2005, 10:52 AM

I fixed the exact same problem by updating the JDK to 1.5.0.
I tried re-installing video drivers becuase I saw NVIDIA logo flash for a tenth of seconds. However, it didn't help at all.
I have already Updated JDK and JRE in YOU( YaST Online Update) to 1.4.2_02.
I have also tried installing JDK (JRE) 1.4.2_07, which also resulted the same.

Lastly, updating JDK to 1.5.x fixed my problem.
Simply execute your Java bin file, then change the symbolic link of /usr/lib/java (as defined in your environment variables ) to your new JDK.
i. rm /usr/lib/java ( delete the existing link)
ii. ln -s your_jdk_directory /usr/lib/java

Then update the java plugin of your mozilla / firefox.
ln /usr/lib/java/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /some_path/firefox/plugin/

Good luck!