Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
Pat Wall wrote: Hi Stephen To follow up from my other post, I have tried a number of Java applets on my iBook using Firefox 3.6b5 and the latest IBM Java on my iBook. Except for the error message with the java.com version test all others have worked correctly as far as I can tell. Try using at least Firefox 3.6b5 (or the release candidate). Given the change to the new plugin format there may be some bugs in 3.6b1 that are not there in the later versions. I doubt that it is my use of an iBook versus a PS3. It was the release candidate I was trying so I dropped back to 3.6b5 with unfortunately the same result. I my case accessing http://www.javatester.org/version.html will cause Firefox to crash. I'm using a Powermac G5 so I'll build the release candidate on a Powerbook G4 so see if the result differs. Will keep you posted. Well I finally have Java up and running perfectly under Firefox 3.6! I compiled the final release version of FF 3.6 and created a symlink in /usr/local/bin/ to the script firefox exactly as I had done after building the release candidate. Previously I have been testing Firefox 3.6 by starting it from the command line but this time I tested the build by clicking on the Firefox application icon in the E17 shelf. (As I have /usr/local/bin set to take precedence over /usr/bin in my PATH /usr/local/bin/firefox starts instead of /usr/bin/firefox) I experienced no crashes loading a java applet starting FF 3.6 from the shelf but yet if I start it from the command line it will crash loading an applet every time. Not sure why this is ... main thing is that it's (and obviously always was) now working :-) Pat ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3
Derick Centeno wrote: On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:16:34 + Pat Wallpjw...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, I appreciate your clarification. ... Hi Derick That's very interesting. I just couldn't get the plugin to register by cp'ing, other than that, no adverse effects. Must be something peculiar to my setup. Anyway I think I better stop tinkering now before I break something ;-) All the best Pat Hi Pat! As for me, I'll never stop tinkering. Your experience got me thinking and I decided to backtrack what I did do as it appears my experience is completely different from what you and others reported. Well I did discover what I did, however I didn't use the copy (cp) command -- I used move (mv) instead. Here's the actual execution: [agu...@arakus ~]$ sudo mv ./lib*so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins Explanation: I was within the directory where the java plugin existed which is: /opt/ibm/java-ppc-60/jre/plugin/ppc/ns7. So the above was executed from within the ns7 directory. I found something interesting which does apply which you can read yourself within YDL 6.2 by doing: $ info mv Here's the part which interests me which may be the root of explaining why my approach (using mv, not cp) works. Note: `mv' can move any type of file from one file system to another. Prior to version `4.0' of the fileutils, `mv' could move only regular files between file systems. For example, now `mv' can move an entire directory hierarchy including special device files from one partition to another. It first uses some of the same code that's used by `cp -a' to copy the requested directories and files, then (assuming the copy succeeded) it removes the originals. ... What is interesting is that the *.so remains in the ns7 directory and mv executed the function implementing some of the same code used by cp -a. This strategy may have created an unintended side effect; I noticed that mv did not erase the original location of *.so but created in fact a link to *.so where it actually resides in the ns7 directory! The reason for this may be the result of how I used mv as opposed to the way it was designed to be used. I'll send a query to the programmers who created mv and present to them the details I'm omitting here. Interesting how we began talking about tinkering and here we are. All the best... Hi Derick Tinkering, occasionally breaking and (hopefully) fixing is definitely the best way of learning. My wife is always giving out that the computer never works when she wants to use it as I normally haven't gotten around to the fixing part yet ;-) What you described with the mv command is certainly intriguing. Best wishes Pat ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 03:02:13PM +, Pat Wall wrote: On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:49:19 + Pat Wall pjw...@mac.com wrote: Firefox crashing may be related to the Sun's JRE plugin only. According to the IBM sdkandruntimeguide.lnx.htm: I am on leave and not reading this list frequently (I can't get the mail from my ADFA account when out of campus except through a webmail interface). On my iBook G4, running Firefox 3.6b5 there is no crash using the java.com version test. I do get an error message, which is shown below: = Java Plug-in 1.6.0 Using JRE version pxp3260sr6-20090925_01 (SR6) IBM J9 VM User home directory = /home/sjh c: clear console window f: finalize objects on finalization queue g: garbage collect h: display this help message l: dump classloader list m: print memory usage o: trigger logging q: hide console r: reload policy configuration s: dump system and deployment properties t: dump thread list v: dump thread stack x: clear classloader cache 0-5: set trace level to n Reading certificates from 11 http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2.jar | /home/sjh/.java/deployment/cache/6.0/50/75db0232-4f384094.idx java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1092) at testvm2.Main.init(Main.java:92) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Plugin2Manager.java:1540) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:736) Exception: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException java.lang.NullPointerException at testvm2.Main.start(Main.java:150) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Plugin2Manager.java:1603) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:736) Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException == For what it may be worth the version tester at http://www.javatester.org/version.html works without problems. -- Stephen Harker s.har...@adfa.edu.au PEMShttp://sjharker.customer.netspace.net.au/ u...@adfa ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:02:13 + Pat Wall pjw...@mac.com wrote: On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:49:19 + Pat Wall pjw...@mac.com wrote: On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:45:24 -0500 Derick Centeno dcent...@ydl.net wrote: ... You must symbolically link the plug-in, rather than copy it, so that the browser and plug-in can locate the JVM. Presumably if it doesn't register in the first instance it can't crash Firefox. Hi Pat, I appreciate your clarification. However, I've not experienced any crashes or difficulties Firefox within YDL 6.2 resulting from the method I posted. Indeed, despite the advice recommending a symbolic or soft link I was able to play on my old favorite game site which is very java intensive using the method I posted previously. The version of Firefox I'm using is the standard release which was installed in YDL 6.2. = Refranes/Popular sayings: The Taino say:No hay mal que por bien no venga. There is no evil out of which good cannot blossom. signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3
Hi Pat, I appreciate your clarification. However, I've not experienced any crashes or difficulties Firefox within YDL 6.2 resulting from the method I posted. Indeed, despite the advice recommending a symbolic or soft link I was able to play on my old favorite game site which is very java intensive using the method I posted previously. The version of Firefox I'm using is the standard release which was installed in YDL 6.2. Hi Derick That's very interesting. I just couldn't get the plugin to register by cp'ing, other than that, no adverse effects. Must be something peculiar to my setup. Anyway I think I better stop tinkering now before I break something ;-) All the best Pat ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3
As usual Robert, the easy way to get what you want is the least obvious. First, take the time to learn how to modify the standard application called yum which YDL uses for updates, installations, etc. The detailed instructions are here: http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=19t=3017 Take the time and make sure you understand what is there and then modify yum accordingly. Remember that when you come across a very long explanation with a window you can scroll down within it for more information within the YDL Board. Pay attention to the section on YDL 6.2 and implement those recommendations. After all that, I recommend that you include one more modification which I'll share with you. Include something called ps3bodega. Why? Because they already have the rpm and dependencies for IBM JRE which you are having trouble with. Here's a snapshot what yum refers to: [agu...@arakus etc]$ cd yum.repos.d [agu...@arakus yum.repos.d]$ ls dribble.repops3bodega.repo yellowdog-updates.repo fedora-extras.repo yellowdog-base.repo livna-stable.repo yellowdog-extras.repo [agu...@arakus yum.repos.d]$ Explanation: Within the yum.repos.d directory are several files one of which is ps3bodega.repo. The ps3bodega.repo file consists of the following: [PS3Bodega] name=PS3Bodega repo for Yellow Dog 6.2 baseurl=http://pleasantfiction.ipower.com/ps3linux/ps3bodega62/ppc/ gpgcheck=0 enabled=1 After all the above has been done then do: #yum install ibm*jre* then the jre and whatever programs/dependencies it needs to run are all found and installed by yum for you. Now regarding getting the java plugin to be seen and used by Firefox. The instructions posted by Fixstars is old and hasn't been corrected. Here's the shortcut after all the above has been completed find it (libjavaplugin_oji.so) in YDL 6.2. It should be here: /opt/ibm/java*/jre/plugin/ppc/ns7 I don't like recommending links soft or hard as they can be hard to remember and more problematic to change without affecting a Linux installation. An alternative is to use the copy command (cp) and copy the desired plugin from the directory it was installed into and copy it into the new location so that you see this: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so Once this last step is complete, I recommend a that you logout and restart. Once you are back in YDL Firefox will see and use the JRE. All the best... On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:18:13 -0500 Robert Black robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov wrote: I too have so far failed to get a working Java on the PS3. I downloaded the all files with the latest release from the IBM web site, Tried to install them, got a message that the JRE and SDK needed another .so file. I found downloaded that, re-installed the SDK, that worked. Tried to re-install the JRE, and it now claims to be incompatible with the latest SDK from IBM. A complete runaround. Result: No java capability w/Firefox on the PS-3. YDL 6.2 (so far) fails to meet minimal functionality requirements for me, although I can check email with it. Good thing this is at home, not here at work. Robert A. Black Research Meteorologist 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy. NOAA/AOML/HRDMiami, FL 33149-1026 Ph: (305) 361-4314 FAX: (305) 361-4528 (NEW) E-Mail: robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov (Any opinions expressed are mine alone, not NOAA policy) ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com' = Refranes/Popular sayings: The Taino say:No hay mal que por bien no venga. There is no evil out of which good cannot blossom. signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
On Sun, 2010-01-10 at 09:38 +1100, Stephen Harker wrote: On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 02:33:04PM -0500, Derick Centeno wrote: So if you are building any applications from source you need to make sure that you also build from source all related rpms, but before all that you also need to remove from YDL the rpms of dependencies and applications which are already installed which you intend to replace. I've gotten caught by this requirement myself several times. This whole process is rather tedious but if you get through it all, you will have eventually what you want as you want it. There was no problem in building Firebox 3.6b3 or 3.6b5. They run well, it is merely that the IBM Java plugin does not work Thanks for your reply Steve. You've provided a clue regarding an approach which I previously missed regarding getting complied programs up and running. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 10:42:26PM +, Pat Wall wrote: Hi Robert Fixstars have posted a howto on ydl.net for getting IBM's Java working with Firefox - see http://www.ydl.net/support/solutions/ydl_general/firefox-java.shtml for the Howto with the runtime environment available here http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html. I had followed a similar procedure using the latest IBM Java (ibm-java-ppc-sdk-6.0-6.0.ppc.rpm) and it worked well with the Firefox supplied with YDL 6.2 and with a self-compiled Firefox 3.5.4. However, when I upgraded to a self-compiled Firefox 3.6b3 or 3.6b5 Java did not work. At the moment I have no idea why. -- Stephen Harker s.har...@adfa.edu.au PEMShttp://sjharker.customer.netspace.net.au/ u...@adfa ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
[ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
Firefox on YDL 6.2 on the PS3 has no Java, so many web pages I like to view that have animations do not work. Is there a version of Java that can be installed? Also, are there alternate web browsers available, or is Firefox the one-and-only? Robert A. Black Research Meteorologist 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy. NOAA/AOML/HRDMiami, FL 33149-1026 Ph: (305) 361-4314 FAX: (305) 361-4528 (NEW) E-Mail: robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov (Any opinions expressed are mine alone, not NOAA policy) ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
I had a iMac g3 running ydl 5.x with IBM's java 6. So my guess is yes, I think I posted the details on that on the forum, but have not been there in at least a year I think. t --- On Thu, 1/7/10, Robert Black robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov wrote: From: Robert Black robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov Subject: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2 To: yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 10:58 AM Firefox on YDL 6.2 on the PS3 has no Java, so many web pages I like to view that have animations do not work. Is there a version of Java that can be installed? Also, are there alternate web browsers available, or is Firefox the one-and-only? Robert A. Black Research Meteorologist 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy. NOAA/AOML/HRD Miami, FL 33149-1026 Ph: (305) 361-4314 FAX: (305) 361-4528 (NEW) E-Mail: robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov (Any opinions expressed are mine alone, not NOAA policy) ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com' ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
Forgot to mention that Opera is also available for YDL and can be downloaded here http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/opera/linux/1010/final/en/ppc/shared/opera-10.10.gcc4.shared.qt3.ppc.rpm Pat Pat Wall wrote: Hi Robert Fixstars have posted a howto on ydl.net for getting IBM's Java working with Firefox - see http://www.ydl.net/support/solutions/ydl_general/firefox-java.shtml for the Howto with the runtime environment available here http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html. Other browsers that come with YDL 6.2 are text-based elinks, lynx and w3m with Konqueror available if you install KDE. The Epipheny browser is not available within the YDL repositories but is available with Fedora Core 6 - http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/6/ppc/os/Fedora/RPMS/epiphany-2.16.0-4.fc6.ppc.rpm. Dillo and Seamonkey can be compiled from source (I've compiled Dillo but not Seamonkey). All the best Pat Robert Black wrote: Firefox on YDL 6.2 on the PS3 has no Java, so many web pages I like to view that have animations do not work. Is there a version of Java that can be installed? Also, are there alternate web browsers available, or is Firefox the one-and-only? Robert A. Black Research Meteorologist 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy. NOAA/AOML/HRDMiami, FL 33149-1026 Ph: (305) 361-4314 FAX: (305) 361-4528 (NEW) E-Mail: robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov (Any opinions expressed are mine alone, not NOAA policy) ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com' ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
Re: [ydl-gen] Java on PS3-YDL 6.2
Hi Robert Fixstars have posted a howto on ydl.net for getting IBM's Java working with Firefox - see http://www.ydl.net/support/solutions/ydl_general/firefox-java.shtml for the Howto with the runtime environment available here http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html. Other browsers that come with YDL 6.2 are text-based elinks, lynx and w3m with Konqueror available if you install KDE. The Epipheny browser is not available within the YDL repositories but is available with Fedora Core 6 - http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/6/ppc/os/Fedora/RPMS/epiphany-2.16.0-4.fc6.ppc.rpm. Dillo and Seamonkey can be compiled from source (I've compiled Dillo but not Seamonkey). All the best Pat Robert Black wrote: Firefox on YDL 6.2 on the PS3 has no Java, so many web pages I like to view that have animations do not work. Is there a version of Java that can be installed? Also, are there alternate web browsers available, or is Firefox the one-and-only? Robert A. Black Research Meteorologist 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy. NOAA/AOML/HRDMiami, FL 33149-1026 Ph: (305) 361-4314 FAX: (305) 361-4528 (NEW) E-Mail: robert.a.bl...@noaa.gov (Any opinions expressed are mine alone, not NOAA policy) ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com' ___ yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try 'lt;keywords site:us.fixstars.com'
