Re: Subject: Re: mozilla/unstable + java-jvm = crash

[Tom Allison <tallison@tacocat.net>]

Helmut Steinwender wrote:
> I had the same problem. Mozilla.org states that JRE 1.3.x may not work.
> See http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.2/#java
> Try JRE1.4 from 
> ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian
> It works for me
>
> ________________________________________________________________________

bash-2.05a$ sudo dpkg -i j2re1.4_1.4.0.99beta-1_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 68206 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace j2re1.4 1.4.0.99beta-1 (using 
j2re1.4_1.4.0.99beta-1_i386.deb) ...
Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no] yes
Unpacking replacement j2re1.4 ...
Setting up j2re1.4 (1.4.0.99beta-1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make 
/usr/lib/mozilla-cvs/plugins/javaplugin_oji.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to 
/etc/alternatives/javaplugin_oji-mozilla-cvs.so: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing j2re1.4 (--install):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 j2re1.4

mozilla-cvs??

> > From: Tom Allison <tallison@tacocat.net>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: mozilla/unstable + java-jvm = crash
> > Date: 29 Nov 2002 09:10:34 -0500
> >
> > I installed the mozilla-unstable branch yesterday.
> > the Java-jvm plugin that I had before was no longer listed as available so I 
> > tried to reinstall the java plugin from the sun.com website.
> >
> > I did the install as 'root' so that I wouldn't have any problems with access 
> > rights for installing the plugin.
> >
> > Under Mozilla, the About Plugins section shows the java jvm as installed and 
> > enabled.
> >
> > Installed the jvm from java.sun.com.
> > Mozilla reports:
> >     File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
> >     Java(TM) Plug-in1.3.1_02
> > Mozilla crashes with:
> > bash-2.05a$ /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
> > java_vm: relocation error:
> > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/java2/lib/i386/libjava.so: symbol __libc_wait,
> > version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference
> > INTERNAL ERROR on Browser End: Could not read ack from browser
> > System error?:: Resource temporarily unavailable
> >
> > libc.so.6 is version 2.3.1-5
> >
> > Does anyone know how to get this working?  I was just fine before under 
> > mozilla 1.0 (IIRC the jvm was 1.2 or 1.3).
> >
> > help
> > (Everything else about this Moz install is good!)
> > --
> > Johnson's law:
> > 	Systems resemble the organizations that create them.
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________


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