i have a mac, just did the software update, java was updated, now java is not working on firefox and is not showing up in add-ons even though it works on safari and is up todate, how do i fix this?
i have a mac, just ran the software update a day ago, java was updated, now java is not working on Firefox and is not showing up in add-ons. it was fine before the update. it works on safari (i do not like safari) and is completely up to-date, how do i fix it on firefox?
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It looks that there is a serious problem with that latest Java update if I search internet and this forum and that Apple needs to fix this in an update.
You probably need to revert to the previous Java update to get it working until Apple releases an update that works better.
If you can restore the previous version from the Time Machine or otherwise then you may be lucky because I can't find a link on the Apple download site.
Thank you very much! i'll try that and see if that will work.
Modified by Stellar625
Well i checked my time machine and it was never set up, i tried to change my java preferences and also use the get info on the Firefox icon to change it to 32 bit mode but its not even an option! is there something wrong with my Firefox? i deleted and reinstalled it too. the picture with the red square is the one i found online and the other is a screen shot of mine. any suggestions?
I have found since my above post that Apple has removed support for the Java Plugin2 in the Java Update 10 for OS X 10.5, so it won't come back.
See:
The only way to get Java running with Firefox is use a parallel installation of a Firefox version that supports the Java Embedding Plugin and start that version for sites that require Java.
I don't know if the latest release of Firefox 3.6.x on Mac still has the embedding Java plugin.
See this article about how to install multiple versions on Mac OS X:
For now I'll just use safari for the sites that need java. Hopefully the safari java, or whatever it is that is allowing it to work correctly, will continue to work. If that stops then i will be able to use the Firefox multiple version downloads you provided me with. Thank you VERY much again! =)
You're welcome
If you have a 64 bit Mac then a future solution may be possible if you have Java 1.6.x installed.
I don't think that there will be a solution possible for 32 bit Mac OS X and 105.8 because that version has an old Java 1.5.x version.
I just checked the graphics/display under "about this Mac" and its a 32 bit color. I bought it in 09 so its sorta old. haha. i am glad that this problem didn't happen to just me. Thanks Again!