Re: Java crashing Firefox [SOLVED]
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 at 5:05pm, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
:j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so, which I
:acquired from the Sun site crashes Firefox. The mere presence of a
:symlink to it in my ~/.firefox/plugins directory and Firefox 0.8 doesn't
:even start up.
At http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/java.html, I read: "Do not use Java
with a spoofed user agent, as this may cause crashes (Bug 83376 - a JRE
issue)." I unspoofed my UA, and now java works! (The spoof was not
really necessary; I was just protecting my privacy a tiny little bit.)
Thanks to all those who suggested fixes.
Patrick
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Patrick Wiseman pwiseman@mindspring.com
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