Originally I did an upgrade on both of my computers, the laptop is still working, but my main computer crashed about a week later, reason unknown. I was unable to recover from the crash,so did a fresh install.
I think my step step, if I can find the time, will be to hunt down all vestiges of java and then do an upgrade followed by a fresh install of java. Rich On Fri, 2003-01-03 at 10:32, Myers, Dennis R NWO wrote: > Did you upgrade or do a fresh install. One of the features with 9.0 > was supposed to be it's ability to upgrade over an older OS but I > don't think that it works consistantly and may be you are better off > with a clean install? Dennis M. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:56 AM > To: Mandrake > Subject: Re: [newbie] Java - lost it > > > On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 16:57, erylon hines wrote: > > On Thursday 02 January 2003 12:44 pm, you wrote: > > > > > My installation is also from the discs and uninstalling and > > > re-installing didn't work for me. > > > Mozilla and Galeon crash when encountering applets; > > > Konqueror doesn't crash, but the applet freezes when it's 29% > loaded; > > > Netscape still refuses to even acknowledge that java is loaded. > > > > > > Where to next?? > > > > > > Rich > > > > There is a fairly high probablility that you have two java's > installed, and a > > bad link to the *.so going (or, maybe no link at all). Note that > this must > > be a link to the javaplugin_oji.so, copying the *.so to the > > /usr/lib/netscape/plugins directory will NOT work--same for mozilla. > > > > Mozilla>Help>About plug-ins shows the java that you have > installed?? > > (should be the Sun version) > > > > #java -version returns what? (Kaffee should be o.k., but you > can > > uninstall it using the package manager and re-make your path to the > Sun > > version as a last resort--since this is only for web browsers that > shouldn't > > be necessary). I'm trying to determine just what mods the rpm > installer made > > to your directories and links. > > > > Everyone else reading this--I recommend that you use the version > from > > Blackdown if you must have a JVM because it is a bzipped tarball and > not a > > *.bin or rpm. If you use tarballs you can have more control of the > install. > > Installing java ain't really hard--honest. > > > > 1. Download the bz2 tarball and put it in /usr/local then cd to > /usr/local > > > > 2. Unpack it with the command tar -xvvIf name_of_tarball (note > that is an > > "eye" not an "ell" -- a directory /usr/local/java_version_directory > will be > > created) > > > > 3. ln -s > > > /usr/local/java_version_directory/plugin/i386/mozilla/javaplugin_oji.so > > /usr/lib/mozilla plugins > > > > 4. Repeat for netscape (note to use the proper plugin > directory--moz and > > netscape are different) > > > > I don't use Galeon--you are on your own for that > > > > If you must have a real JVM for some 3rd party program (not very > likely, but > > possible) remove Kaffee from your system. > > > > 1. open /etc/profile with your favorite editor > > > > 2. Add the line: export > PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/java_version_directory/bin > > > > (this sets the variable PATH to the previous PATH and adds the new > line to it) > > > > 3. Add the line: export > JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java_version_directory > > > > 4. Reload /etc/profile > > > > If none of this works for you, I've exhausted my suggestions, but I > assure > > you, it has worked for me. > > > Well, I've exhausted all of my possibilities, none of the java > installs > will work, Sun or Blackdown or Netscape. I've also noticed that > Konqueror file manager crashes sometimes when I click on a Mozilla > directory. There's something very wrong with my installation. > Strangely, another computer that I upgraded (this one was a fresh > install) works perfectly! > > Thanks to everyone for all of their efforts. > > Rich > > -- > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
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