Plz, help me !! i just cant make java run on firefox. I've read stuff over the net that tells me to do this:

go to the FireFox plugin directory, and create a symbolic link from the jre plugin into this directory:
cd ~/.firefox/plugins
ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

The problem is that there is no "Plugin" directory, neither any 'libjavaplugin_oji.so' file !! There are only these directories:

usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin
usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib
usr/java/jre1.5.0/man

and these files:

file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/java
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/keytool
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/kinit
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/klist
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/ktab
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/orbd
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/pack200
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/policytool
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/rmid
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/rmiregistry
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/servertool
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/tnameserv
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/unpack200


file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/jvm.cfg
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libawt.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libcmm.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libdcpr.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libdt_socket.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libfontmanager.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libhprof.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libinstrument.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libioser12.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjaas_unix.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjava_crw_demo.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjava.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjawt.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libJdbcOdbc.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjdwp.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjpeg.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjsig.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjsoundalsa.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libjsound.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libmanagement.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libmlib_image.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libnative_chmod.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libnet.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libnio.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/librmi.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libunpack.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libverify.so
file:/usr/java/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/libzip.so

Please help ! what should i do?

Thanks
DarkExile

Just to be sure, perhaps you could try searching:
If that doesn't find anything, perhaps no plugin has been created yet for your architecture?

JJ

ok I solved the problem. I dont know why but when I installed jre.1.4.2 instead of jre1.5.0 everything is working fine.

Thanks

hello

Where do you find jre 1.4.2 for amd64 ? there is only package for i586 on Sun site :--

actually, since you are mentioning it, I have had problems with Java 1.5 as well.
after making the symlink to the Firefox plugins directory, the browser refuses to run.
if I symlink to Java 1.4xxx it works like a charm.

is Java 1.5 not compatible with FF?