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From: Peter <pete4abw@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Java crashes firefox
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:30:34
Message-Id: pan.2006.03.11.15.23.46.1852@comcast.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Java crashes firefox by Peter
1 On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:16:48 -0500, Peter wrote:
2
3 > All of a sudden, when I go to a page with a Java application,
4 > mozilla-firefox crashes. Run from a terminal, this message is shown:
5 >
6 > peter@mars ~/.mozilla $ firefox
7 > No running windows found
8 > java_vm process: could not find Java VM symbols
9 > INTERNAL ERROR on Browser End: Could not read ack from child process
10 > System error?:: No such file or directory
11 > firefox-bin exited with non-zero status (255)
12 >
13 > peter@mars ~/.mozilla $ set |grep -i ^j
14 > JAVAC=/opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10/bin/javac
15 > JAVA_HOME=/opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10
16 > JDK_HOME=/opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10
17 >
18 > * www-client/mozilla-firefox [ Masked ]
19 > Latest version available: 1.5.0.1-r2
20 > Latest version installed: 1.0.7-r2
21 >
22 > * dev-java/sun-jdk
23 > Latest version available: 1.4.2.10-r2
24 > Latest version installed: 1.4.2.10-r2
25 > Size of downloaded files: 35,604 kB
26 > Homepage: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/
27 > Description: Sun's J2SE Development Kit
28 > License: sun-bcla-java-vm
29 >
30 > I notice that all the 1.0.7 versions of firefox are masked too.
31 >
32 > When I do about:plugins in firefox, the entire Java applet shows as
33 > enabled.
34 >
35 > (from about:plugins)
36 > Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_10-b03
37 >
38 > File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
39 > Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_10
40 >
41 > followed by all active mimetypes.
42 >
43 > I did not update firefox or java recently. Although I did update to gcc
44 > 3.4.5 from 3.4.4.
45 >
46 > I am sure it's something minor, but before I waste time recompiling,
47 > downloading etc, perhaps there's a notice I missed somewhere?
48 >
49 > Any guidance appreciated. TIA
50 >
51 > --
52 > Peter
53
54 http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-424751-highlight-java.html
55
56 According to this thread, some users solved this problem by re-emerging
57 their preferred Java. I did, and now it works.
58
59 mars ~ # java-config -cjoOv
60 /opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10/bin/javac
61 /opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10/bin/jar
62
63 /opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10
64 java version "1.4.2_10"
65 Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_10-b03)
66 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_10-b03, mixed mode)
67
68 Prior to the re-emerge, the JRE was not found. The last two lines above
69 showed ERROR.
70
71 Don't exactly know why this occurred, but at least I'm back running again.
72
73 Any reason why all the Firefox ebuilds are masked?
74
75 --
76 Peter
77
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