Re: Firefox Plugin Problems Redux (x86_64)

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Jeff Spaleta wrote:

x86_64 firefox would require 64bit plugins... afaik there is no 64bit
java plugin from sun yet.
If you want to use flash plugi from macromedia.. or sun's java
plugin.. you'll need to run the 32bit version of firefox.

After banging my head on the Firefox wall, I decided to install Mozilla
and see what happened.

The 32bit or the 64bit version of mozilla?

-jef
Here is what I found out...

I have Mozilla x86_64 v1.7.7
I have Fedora/1.0.3-2 Firefox/1.0.3 x86_64
The link to install java as supplied by Mozilla / Firefox plugin link is for the 32 bit JRE 1.5. There is a JRE x86_64 version but it is for JRE 1.4
JRE 1.5 works with Mozilla x86_64 but not Firefox x86_64
The JRE 1.4 x86_64 crashes Firefox, but can be seen in Firefox's 'about:plugins'

My question is...

Since FC is porting Firefox to x86_64, will FC be porting Firefox plugins? Or making Firefox x86_64 backwards compatible plugin-wise? Mozilla seems backwards compatible and it would be a shame to have a browser with no flash and java capabilities.

Thanks,

Ken


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