Can't figure out Firefox Plugin Requirement

[Tech Writer]

Don't think I sent this from the right account...  thought I'd add an update on my "problem" with Firefox...

I talked to someone else who had the same problem, and was told that I have to make my own softlink for Firefox to recognize the Java plug-in... Here's what I had to do:

Find the java plugin:
  /usr/java/jrel.5.0_11/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Find the plugin directory for firefox:
  /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.9/plugins

Create a softlink as follows:
  ln -s /usr/java/jrel.5.0_11/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.0/plugins

I am no longer getting the error that the JVM plug-in is missing.

Peg
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tech Writer 
  To: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:02 PM
  Subject: Can't figure out Firefox Plugin Requirement


  I'm using Firefox in Red Hat EL5, and trying to run a web application that requires a Java Virtual Machine. When I start my application, I get an informational message that "additional plugins ar required".  When I click the "Install Missing Plugins" button, it directs me to the java web site, where I downloaded the file:  jre-1_5_0_11-linux-i586.rpm.  I installed this, went back into Firefox, and back to the java website, where I did a "verify installation".  All appears good (the verify worked).  Yet... I'm STILL getting the message that I'm missing the JVM plugin.

  Any ideas?


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