143323 - Java 2 Plug-in for Linux: Download was unsuccessful

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 142717

(Core Graveyard :: Java: OJI, defect)

Description

[andreas hofstetter]

Hello,

surfing "http://pavisnet.com/chester/" today 09.05.2002, I got following Window:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Default Plugin:
This page contains information of a type (application/x-java-vm) that can
              only be  viewed with the appropriate Plug-in.

                        Click OK to download Plugin.

              OK                                            CANCEL
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
from my Browser:
Mozilla 0.9.9
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.9) Gecko/20020408

I then tried to download the Plugin by pressing the OK - Button
and got following Message:

============================================
>
Install Results
Java 2 Plug-in for Linux: Download was unsuccessful. Please try again. The Java
Plug-in is 7.6Mb and will take you 37 minutes to fully download with a 28.8
modem or 19 minutes with a 56K modem. Alternatively, you can download this
plug-in directly from our FTP site at
ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6.2.2/windows/win32/plugins/jre131_02i.xpi
for Windows. Please e-mail [e-mail] if you continue to have
problems. Error encountered -- -202
============================================

since I'm surfing with a Linux-Box getting a plugin for Windows is a little
confusing ...

I got the same Message some months ago.

My System:

Distribution:                Red Hat Linux
Betriebssystem:              Linux
Version der Distribution:    Red Hat Linux release 7.3 (Valhalla)
Betriebssystemversion:       #1 Thu Apr 18 07:32:41 EDT 2002
Revision des Betriebssystems:2.4.18-3
Prozessortyp:                i686
Rechername:                  linux
Benutzername:                andy
Name des X-Displays:         :0
Systemstatus:                11:10pm  up  6:52,  3 users,  load average: 0.06,
0.09, 0.05

Thanks to all,
Andy

Comment 1

[shrirang khanzode]

oh-ji

Comment 2

[R.K.Aa.]

Run moz as root when downloading the Java installer - that's the easyer approach.
Once installed: check that a symbolic link is created in the mozilla/plugins dir
to libjavaplugin_oji.so's real location. If it isn't created: link to it manually.

 Something like
 ln -s /usr/local/jre1.3.1/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/local/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
(on one line).

NOTE: Mozilla also "sees" plugins in ~/.mozilla/plugins so you can link to it
from there as instead, if you wish.

Resolving as duplicate of bug 142717 which is pretty much identical to this one.

Issues with confusing links or typos at the Netscape plugin download page should
be directed to Netscape, not Mozilla.org.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 142717 ***

Comment 3

[andreas hofstetter]

hi dark,

I run moz as root when downloading the java 2 - Plugin. Worked great!
The link was created as follows:
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           69 Mai 10 01:29
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so ->
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so

http://www.pavisnet.com/chester/ now displays proper!

Great work, Thank You

Comment 4

[Patty Mac]

Chris Petersen is a new QA contact for oji component. His email is:
[e-mail]

Comment 5

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

fixing small error for [e-mail] (filter with : SPAMMAILSUCKS)