Hey there! the newer plugin should work with latest Firefox , just configure the path correctly and you are set ,or use a symlink. check out this fine article http://koolinus.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/enable-java-plugin-on-firefox-with-centos-or-rhel-64bit/ what is your uname -a ? , maybe you have a repo that has it. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011, Eero Volotinen wrote: > >> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> >> From: Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen at iki.fi> >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.5 + firefox 3.6 and 64bit javaplugin (1.6u23) > > snip > >> Looks like firefox is 32bit version, not 64bit version, but 32bit java >> 1.6.u23 still fails. >> >> about:plugins just says no plugins are installed. any clues? > > Yep ;) > > I had the same problem. It appears the name of the java > plugin has now changed. Also it lives in an obscure place. > > In a nutshell - You need a symlink from your mozilla > plugins directory to the JAVA plugin file, which is now > called libnpjp2.so > > [ajb at stxsl /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins]$ > > OLD JAVA PLUGIN: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 54 May 24 15:36 > libjavaplugin_oji.so -> > /usr/java/default/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so > > > NEW JAVA PLUGIN: > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 May 24 15:57 libnpjp2.so -> > /usr/java/default/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so > > > Please see this forum link for all the gory details: > https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=27062&forum=38&post_id=111090#forumpost111090 > > > Kind Regards, > > Keith Roberts > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Websites: > http://www.karsites.net > http://www.php-debuggers.net > http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk > > All email addresses are challenge-response protected with > TMDA [http://tmda.net] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Best Regards, Yonatan Pingle RHCT | RHCSA | CCNA