Java properly installed but Firefox 1.5 doesn't recognize it

[randomAccess]

Distro is PCLinuxOS and Firefox 1.5. The newest JRE (java...) package is installed (I even deinstalled it and installed it again), but Firefox doesn't recognize it. I still cannon open any Java chat.

I found that I have to make a link in Firefox plug-ins directory, which I did, but it didn't help.

Can anyone help me?

[sether]

What method did you use to install it? The only recommendation I have for you is to look over the installation instructions on the Java website and double check that you followed them word-for-word. Here is the url:

http://java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml

[craigevil]

Java comes preintalled in PCLinuxOS.

The newest version Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06-b05 can be installed very simply by using Synaptic.

Just open and search for jre. Select and apply. BTW it will remove mozilla-java. Restart Firefox and you should have no problems.

You can check by typing about: plugins in the address bar.

[janie]

Java comes preintalled in PCLinuxOS.

The newest version Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06-b05 can be installed very simply by using Synaptic.

Just open and search for jre. Select and apply. BTW it will remove mozilla-java. Restart Firefox and you should have no problems.

You can check by typing about: plugins in the address bar


how to do that synaptic style>?? can you tell me the steps of doing that?

[sabin]

I'm talking about a solution for Mandriva, I can't tell if it's the same for your distro : when you install Java, you need to create a symbolic link to the (blablabla-java).so into one of the firefox folders.
If you hand-installed FF, there is not that sort of link, you'll have to add this. Take the link from another existing FF installation, if you can ?