HotJava 3.0
I upgraded Netscape on a Solaris 2.7 system only to find that I
then would receive a "bus error" message every time I started
Netscape. I was unable to find a solution to the problem, so I
looked for alternative GUI browsers, but, unfortunately, almost
every one I found required version 8 or higher of the Solaris
operating system. I thought it might be able to use
Mozilla,
but the requirements listed for it indicated Solaris 8 or higher is
needed.
I tried
Opera, but that didn't work. I thought I might even be
able to use Internet Explorer on the system. From some websites
I visited, it appeared that Microsoft went up to a 5.0 version of
Internet Explorer for Unix, but Microsoft is no longer making
any Unix version of Internet Explorer available for download.
The system had Sun's HotJava browser on it. But that was version
1.0.2 and it didn't work very well for most websites I visited.
Fortunately, Sun does make available a much later version, version
3.0, which will run on the Solaris 2.7 operating system. That
version is available from Sun at
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/hotjava/3.0/index.html.
To install the software, make the file executable and then run the
program from the command line, which will open an InstallAnywhere window.
chmod +x hjb3_0-solsparc-jre.bin
hjb3_0-solsparc-jre.bin
When I first attempted to install the software, I had logged into the
system under a user account and then used su to become root from a terminal
console window. I would see "InstallAnywhere is preparing to install..."
appear and then the installation would appear to hang. When I logged out
and back in as root and ran the program again, I saw the window appear
that allowed me to proceed with the installation.
If you accept the default installation directory, the program will be
installed in /HotJava. Sun reports there is a bug that may affect you
if you choose an alternate installation directory:
(Solaris systems) If you run the install program as root, and the default
install location (/HotJava) does not already exist, the "Select a Folder"
dialog box for choosing a different install folder does not come up when you
click the Choose button. At this point, the Choose button becomes permanently
disabled.
You can continue the installation in either the default /HotJava directory or
in an alternate directory you type in the text field containing the default
installation directory. (bug id 4229644)
If you chose the default installation directory, you can run the
program by typing /HotJava/hotjava. If you just type
hotjava, you will still get the older version, which is in
/usr/dt/bin/hotjava, unless you set up a symbolic link or alias to point
to the new version.
One serious limitation of the browser is that it does not support
secure connections using the https protocol. So you will not be able to use it
to access any webpages requiring secure transmission of data between a
browser and a web server. I installed a fairly old version of Netscape
Communicator, version 4.05, which Sun provided with Solaris 7, to be
able to access secure webpages. The browser also can't display
png images.
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Dell Recalls Laptop Power Adatpters
Dell is recalling power adapters for some of its Latitude, Precision,
and Inspiron laptops due to the possibility that the adapters may overheat,
posing a risk of fire or electrical shock.
The adapters being recalled have "P/N 9364U," P/N 7832D" or "P/N 4983D" and
Dell's name on them. Dell is offering a free replacement adapter for the
defective adapters. See
CPSC, Dell Inc. Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers
or
www.delladapterprogram.com for further details, though the latter site
is returning a "Service Unavailable" message at the moment.
There was a prior recall of Dell Combination Auto/Air Adapters sold
with Dell Latitude X300, D400, D500, D505, D600 and D800, Inspiron 300m,
500m, 510M, 600m, I8500, I8600 and Precision M60 laptops sold between
December 2003 and May 2004. Those adapters pose the risk of electrical
shock to users. Those adapters have "DELL" and "Dell P/N W1451" printed on
the top of the adapters. For details on that recall see
www.auto-air-adapter.com or the
Dell Combination Auto-Air Power Adapter Retrofit Program webpage.
References:
Part Numbers 9364U, 7832D, and 4983D Recall
-
Dell recalls laptop power supplies
-
CPSC, Dell Inc. Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers
- Dell Adapter
Program
Part Number W1451 Recall
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Dell Recalls Portable Power Adapters
-
Dell Combination Auto-Air Power Adapter Retrofit Program
-
Dell Recalls Notebook Power Adapters
- Dell Important Safety
Advisory
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