Success! OK, partial success. I removed all trace of java from my machine, ran the upgrade from the 9.0 discs and then installed the Blackdown java. Mozilla and Galeon now work OK, but for some reason Netscape 7.0 still refuses to recognize java. Oh well, if I need it, I have it!
Thanks for everyone's help. Rich On Fri, 2003-01-03 at 13:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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]> > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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