Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:57:57 -0800 From: Matt Navarre <mnavarre@cox.net> To: crzdgns1@starpower.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Java Help Message-ID: <424256E5.2000705@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <c4fc7b2.e1d82ca4.81d1800@ms07.mrf.mail.rcn.net> References: <c4fc7b2.e1d82ca4.81d1800@ms07.mrf.mail.rcn.net>
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crzdgns1@starpower.net wrote: > Hello, > > I am having trouble installing Java on my computer. I am > primarily interested in the virtual machine. I tried > following the instructions in the handbook, to no success. > Most recently I tried installing Blackdown. Here is what I > did. I went to the Ports collection as root and found > linux-blackdown-jdk1.4.2 and performed make install clean. > There were no error messages. That sequence created a > directory (/usr/local/linux-blackdown-jdk1.4.2). Next, I > changed directories (/usr/X11R6/lib/mozilla/plugins) and > created a symbolic link to libjavaplugins_oji.so (ln -s > /usr/local/linux-blackdown-jdk1.4.2/jre/plugins/ > i386/mozilla/libjavaplugins_oji.so). Next, I exited root and > became user. Then I typed > %export PATH=/usr/local/linux-blackdown-jdk1.4.2/bin:$PATH > > Then I exited all open terminals and restarted Mozilla with > mozilla, and the following error messages were reported. > > >>Error: No running window found. >>LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library >>/usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/ShockwaveFlash_linux.so >>[/usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/ShockwaveFlash_linux >>.so: invalid file format] >>LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library >>/usr/local/linux-blackdown-jd >>k1.4.2/jre/plugin/i386/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so [Shared >>object "libdl.so.2" not found, required by >>"libjavaplugin_oji.so"] > Completely off the top of my head, and assuming you're running a native FreeBSD version of mozilla, I'd say you need to install the linux-pluginwrapper port. Both the linux-blackdown JDK and the Flash plugins that mozilla is whining about are linux shared libs, a FreeBSD program can't load them without help. OK, Matt
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