160740 - Asks to install Java 2 Plug-in Version 1.3

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: Java-Implemented Plugins, defect)

Description

[Bill Hawk]

Fails to install.  Appears to download ftp data from Netscape, creates a bunch
of folders, tries to execute 'symlink.symh' (?), then returns:

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

I will e-mail the address with problems as well.

Comment 1

[Damir Perisa]

1-what build do you use?
2-do you already have java JRE or JDK installed on your linux? 
  +-if so, globaly or locale?
  +-try to use the original JRE or JDK from 'sun' directly or from any
linux-distribution (e.g. in SuSE you need only to install the java SDK from the
distribution and the plugin-calls from browsers are automaticly configured)
3-do you try to install this plugin as user or root?
 (do you have rw-access to mozilla- and profiles-installation?)

Comment 2

[Bill Hawk]

Damir - my vacationing brother-in-law and his family have moved into the 
office/spare bedroom for the week - I will have responses back to you Saturday 
or Sunday.

Comment 3

[Daniel Clemente]

Reporter: do you still have the problem? I also had it, but running Moz as root
I could install it. (Although it's better to give write permissions to a simple
user).

Comment 4

[Daniel Clemente]

Reporter, please say if it continues happening or it was solved in the latest
version of JRE on a recent nightly build. Otherwise, the bug will be INVALID.

Comment 5

[Bill Hawk]

The cause was the reporter needing to have write priveleges (logged in as 
root, etc.) 

Comment 6

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

no patch=not fixed

Comment 7

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

wfm