Re: Java/Mozilla - serious failure

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Ben Thompson wrote:

> > > I'm running sid with mozilla 1.0.0-3 and j2re1.3 apt-getted from the
> > > ftp.tux.org blackdown mirror. They were both working fine for a few weeks
> > > until the other day when web browsing a site with java, mozilla suddenly
> > > quit. Now every time I try to access a sit which has Java, I have
> > > problems. Mozilla usually quits immediately. Please could anyone suggsest
> > > how to find out whats wrong?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Ben Thompson.
> > >      
> > I had some problems with Java/Moz the other day; finally gave up.
> > However, during the process, I had moz crash on me quite a bit. Each
> > time  I had to restore prefs.js from a backup that I had in order to get
> > Moz to start up again. If you don't have a backup of that file, or
> > that's not a solution for you, you can move your current .mozilla
> > directory out of the way (rename it), and then Moz should start clean;
> > you can then copy over your mail files and bookmarks and address books,
> > etc, and reset some of your preferences.
> >
> >    
> I tried deleting my .mozilla directory but it didn't fix the problem. The 
> first website I visited with java caused mozilla to quit immediately. It's 
> just about instant too, so you have no time to try and find out the problem. 
> I have had to go back to using netscape 4.77 as my main web browser. This is 
> a shame, cos I was really getting to like mozilla.
>
>
>  
In that case, I'd remove the link to the java plugin from 
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and see if that allows Moz to visit those sites 
without crashing. Of course the java stuff won't work, but it may 
provide a clue as to what's happening.

Kent