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Java 1.4.1 - how to remove
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Mar 11, 2003, 02:22 PM
 
Installed Java 1.4.1 and now my video conferencing software won't work. Anyone know how to revert back to version 1.3.1?

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Mar 11, 2003, 02:31 PM
 
Ummm...find someone that has the 1.3.1 installer or worse yet, reinstall
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Mar 11, 2003, 03:11 PM
 
1.3.1 is still installed. It's just not "Current" anymore.

Just go to:

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions

and change the CurrentJDK symlink to point to "1.3.1"
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Mar 11, 2003, 03:15 PM
 
This should switch the default VM to 1.3.1 :

sudo -s
cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions
rm CurrentJDK
ln -s 1.3.1 CurrentJDK

edit : Arkham_c, you've been faster than me
     
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Mar 11, 2003, 03:49 PM
 
This doesn't seem to work.
sudo -s
cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions
rm CurrentJDK
ln -s 1.3.1 CurrentJDK



How do I change the symlink?

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Mar 11, 2003, 03:52 PM
 
did you enter your password after sudo -s ?
try this and post the result (just to see if the link has been changed) :

ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK
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Mar 11, 2003, 04:03 PM
 
This is what I get;

[Bob-Woods-Computer:~] bob% ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK

lrwxr-xr-x 1 bob wheel 5 Mar 11 16:58 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK -> 1.3.1
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Mar 11, 2003, 04:12 PM
 
It looks correct. What is this video conferencing app? how do you launch it? Terminal ? Finder? Is this a application or just a jar file?
     
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Mar 11, 2003, 04:24 PM
 
ISPQ is the software, just launches like any other app. The app launches ok, but can't connect to anyone. The only thing that's changed is Java.
     
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Mar 11, 2003, 04:53 PM
 
Originally posted by BobW:
ISPQ is the software, just launches like any other app. The app launches ok, but can't connect to anyone. The only thing that's changed is Java.
Did you restart after changing the SymLink? I would think that you shouldn't need to, but the computer wanted to be restarted after installing 1.4.1 in the first place, so it could be the same in reverse.
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Mar 11, 2003, 04:53 PM
 
Originally posted by BobW:
ISPQ is the software, just launches like any other app. The app launches ok, but can't connect to anyone. The only thing that's changed is Java.
iSPQ does not use Java. I've tested it with 1.4.1 installed and it works on my iBook. You should switch back to 1.4.1 (as it's not the culprit).
     
   
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