Instructions On Downloading Java

[t_101]

Hello, I am back again after having a sudden attack of abnesia. I need to know how to download java for limeWire. Reply as soon as possible. Thanks.

 

-t_101

[Jet2k5]

Hmm you can read this tutorial and do it your self, post back with any thing that you don't know how to do or something click here to view the Java FAQ

 

Also check out this LimeWire friendly FAQ

 

Hope your feeling better after that attatck :D ,

 

-Luis

Edited July 18, 2004 by Phoenix

[t_101]

Thanks Phoenix,

 

I did what you suggested on the links that you gave me. I followed them all the way to the part where it says to add java to your Mozilla. After I did those commands now I can't even open up Mozilla. It says ' starting Mozilla-Firefox ' but it never does. What do I do now?

 

-t_101

[devries]

Probably your settings are off. Go to the .phoenix (hidden) folder in $HOME, to default, suzsaxxxxx. In that last folder you'll find a prefs.bak and a prefs.js.

 

Delete the prefs.js and rename prfs.bak--->pref.js. Then try again.

 

As far as I know Firefox detects java automatically. No need to adjust the settings (just check the java box is ticked, if it doesn't work)

[t_101]

Thanks Devries,

 

I tried doing what you said and it still does not allow mozilla-firefox to open up I tried uninstalling it and re-installing it and it does not work either, any more suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

-t_101

[devries]

Rename the .phoenix folder and try again. You'll loose the settings but you can copy them back later.

 

(I made some typo's: it should be prefs.bak--->prefs.js Hope that was clear :unsure: )

Edited July 18, 2004 by devries

[t_101]

Devries,

 

Thanks again for the fast reply I tried to rename the .phoenix file but it still didn't work. I don't know how can I change all this and start from square 1.

 

-t_101

[devries]

It's Firefox you're using right? Just to be sure change the name of the hidden .mozilla folder? Or are you logged in as root? Then you have to rename /root/.phoenix.

 

In Linux all the user settings are stored in your home folder (or if you're root, in /root). If you mess something up and you're logged in as a user (non-root) only these user settings are changed. The program (firefox in this case) itself should still work.

[xbob]

The problem your having is usually because when you built the link for the plugins folder you linked against the wrong version (the one in the ns610 folder vs the ns610-gcc32 folder).

 

Go to your ~/firefox/plugins directory and delete anything with "java" anywhere in the name (i.e. usually a soft link to libjava.plugin.so or similair) and then open a terminal, su and run this command...

 

 Issue the following command: ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_01/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so

 

then restart FireFox. I had the same problem you do, so try that.