Description of problem: The firefox about:plugins list as Java being supported and even the SUN Java detection state it, but no Java Applet does actually work. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [ivo@sarmax ~]$ rpm -qa|grep java ant-javamail-1.7.0-1jpp.2.fc8 java-1.7.0-icedtea-demo-1.7.0.0-0.19.b21.snapshot.fc8 java-1.7.0-icedtea-1.7.0.0-0.19.b21.snapshot.fc8 tzdata-java-2007i-1.fc8 eclipse-mylyn-java-2.0.0-9.fc8 java-1.7.0-icedtea-plugin-1.7.0.0-0.19.b21.snapshot.fc8 java-1.5.0-gcj-devel-1.5.0.0-17.fc8 java-1.7.0-icedtea-javadoc-1.7.0.0-0.19.b21.snapshot.fc8 java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0-17.fc8 java_cup-0.10-0.k.6jpp.1 gcc-java-4.1.2-33 [ivo@sarmax ~]$ [ivo@sarmax ~]$ rpm -q firefox firefox-2.0.0.8-2.fc8 [ivo@sarmax ~]$ How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Fire up Firefox and head to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1 2. Fire up another instance of firefox and head to http://www.crystalsquid.com/games/ts/ts_play.php Actual results: SUN Java detection will state that everything is OK with the Java, but test game will do nothing. Expected results: Java Applet working. Additional info: [ivo@sarmax ~]$ uname -a Linux sarmax 2.6.23.1-42.fc8 #1 SMP Tue Oct 30 13:05:10 EDT 2007 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux [ivo@sarmax ~]$ firefox->about:plugins MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-vm IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.6 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.7 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.7.0_00 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.6 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.7 IcedTea class,jar Yes application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.7.0_00 IcedTea class,jar Yes
The puzzle applet at www.jigzone.com never finishes loading. That particular applet involves sound (when the pieces snap together) and works properly with Sun's JRE. I know sound is supposed to be broken with IcedTea, but would think the applet should be able to work without sound. However, some applets at Java test sites do work, so I know that the IcedTea applet is enabled and working (sort of, anyway). My box is 32-bit.
I have the same result with SUN java: Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_13-b05 File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_13 MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-vm Java Yes application/x-java-applet Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.5.0_13 Java Yes application/x-java-bean Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.5.0_13 Java Yes
Neither for the 1.6 plugin. Stopped working at some point. I WAS using it to connect to the web based VPN at work. Can no longer work from home :( Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0-b105 File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0 MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-vm Java Yes application/x-java-applet Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.6 Java Yes application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6 Java Yes application/x-java-bean Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.6 Java Yes application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.6 Java Yes
This is a work around: For sun-java6-bin: sed -i 's/XINERAMA/FAKEEXTN/g' /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.00/jre/lib/i386/xawt/libmawt.so or whatever JRE you are using, use the appropriate directory for xawt/libmawt.so Applets now work for me in ff 2.0.0.9
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 370711 ***