Java Applet on x86_64
 

Well, I am trying to get java applet to work with 64 bit firefox, and I have never gotten java to work and I am fed up with not having it. I downloaded j2sdk-1.4.2-fcs-linux-amd64.bin and installed it in the directory /usr/java/. After that I made a symbolic link in /home/Daniel/.mozilla/plugins/. Every time I try to load a java applet firefox crashes without warning and without any errors. I am really frustrated with this and help would be greatly appreciated.

*EDIT* ignore my sig, those are old computer specs.

Are you sure this can be done at all with 64 bit firefox/java? I believe that option is only available to 32 bit Linux/java.

Well I have had this same issues with 32 bit, and what I found says it was made for 64 bit and I can't imagine it wouldn't work if it's formated for it. Aside from the, the version on the java app download site says "use the 32 bit version for java applets" which makes me assume it works.

Yes, but you would have to use 32 bit firefox too in that case, not 64 bit. 64 bit java doesn't do any applets, and 64 bit firefox doesn't know how to handle 32 bit java. Firefox and java should match.

Java
 

Hi Monki


Check your java dir, mine looks like this:
graeme@localhost ~ $ ls /home/graeme/.jre/1.4.2/plugin/i386/
ns4 ns610 ns610-gcc32

Notice there are a number of directories, you should try each one and see if you get a "fit".

Also try different versions of java, for example there is a non-sun version named blackdown. Not sure about that spelling...

So you know I have also battled like mad. In my case the 1.4.2 version is a must as I run Oracle Applications however the orig 1.4.2 from sun is bugged... so what did i do? Found another Oracle application which i had to install (read "hack") on my system, I then zipped the java component and carry that around so that it's easy enough to load java on my machines. Rest assured there is a way and just like the Matrix "it's right in front of you" ;)

Hope this helps
G

Blackdown is what I've been trying to get to work. I tried a few different version of it and I always get the same result. if you go here, you will see that the plugin IS supported for x86_64, and so that really confuses me as to why it isn't working. I followed the directions exactly.

I'm not convinced that the link you provide says "the plugin IS supported." At any rate if it can be made to work at all, it's only through nspluginwrapper. Did you install that?

Furthermore, 1.4 Java is really old. My advice: Install the newest 1.6 Java for your day to day Java needs, and if you have to see a Java applet through a web browser, use Konqueror. It doesn't need a plugin.

I'm pretty confident that there will be a 64-bit Mozilla plugin before too long since Java has finally been open-sourced.

I have and use nspluginwrapper for flash, but it says that the pluggin is the incorrect type when I try to use the java app pluggin. I'll check out konqueror though, I don't have it installed on my current build, so that's why I never tried.