I'm in the exact same boat with this - I got java working (I use it on
Azureus) but it refuses to boogie with Firefox....

avi-j@pacbell.net wrote:
> OK, this one has me stumped. I have tried in vain to install a working
> J2RE plugin for Firefox under Fedora FC3 Linux. I have tried:
>
> -The Blackdown version
> -The IBM version
> -The Sun Version 1.4.2_03, 1.4.2_06, and 1.5 as JRE
> -The Sun Version as JDK
>
> I make the .bin executable, unpack the RPM, run the RPM, create the
> simlink in the Firefox plugins folder, create the java.sh, and when I
> do aboutlugins in Firefox, I can see all the java plugins. But when I
> access a site with an Applet, Firefox implodes. This happens when I do
> the same thing for the Mozilla browser.
>
> I've googled this thing backwards and forwards, checked all the Linux
> forums, and there are a lot of people with the same problem. None of
> the solutions offered have worked for me.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> THANKS!
>
> Oh, and if this is more suitable to another group (or if my crosspost
> is blatantly inappropriate), please let me know!
>