linux - mozilla - pogo.com

I've managed to get the j2re v1.4.02 running applets.  However there are
some applets that don't function.  And some that try to load from other
sources, but can't.  Some research says it's because it can't negotiate
the proxy, but I'm not running a proxy(yet)?  I'm thinking it's something
to do with the security policies.

Machine: Sony Vaio PCG-FX215 (laptop)
Distro: Debian (sid)
Browser: Mozilla 1.7
Java: sun-j2re 1.4.2_04

This one gets the red X
http://www.javatester.org/enabled.html

This one actually does stuff.
http://www.javatester.org/version.html

I'm wondering if there's a setting in about :config in mozilla that I can
set to get the enabled.html applet working.  Or something in my
/j2re/lib/security/ area that I can add/delete to get things working.
Ultimately I'd like to play pogo.com games under linux.  I've heard of
success stories for macs and SuSE 8.2 linux doing this, so I think it's
possible.  There just seems to be something messed up with my
configuration and security policies that prevent it from happening.

I've tried the unblocking of popups, which is what Netscape needs to play
pogo.com.  But there's still something missing.  It will load the page of
the games, but it doesn't seem to be loading the .jar of the game.  At
which point it times out and reports that I don't have java installed,
which I know I do.

The java console seems to point at these things that might need
alterations to their security policies.  I've tried running
/j2re/lib/bin/./ControlPanel, but it doesn't seem to have what I need.

sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getResourceAsStream()
java.net.URLClassLoader.???
java.util.PropertyPermission.???

Is there anything I can add/delete to java.policy or java.security to make
this stuff work.  Or some mods to mozilla's configuration?  Or do I need
to try something even more extreme like javamachine.sourceforge.net ?

Thanks,
Shadow_7

Shadow_7 wrote:
>
> This one gets the red X
> http://www.javatester.org/enabled.html

Check the source of this html file, it contains an applet tag without a
class specification. It can not work, for any browser, with any settings,
because the applet itself is not defined.

>
> This one actually does stuff.
> http://www.javatester.org/version.html
>
Compare the source of this page with the other one. This one has an applet
in it.

Pogo.com on Mozilla for Linux is possible. I tried it using Mozilla on
Knoppix3.6, and it worked without any problems. Unfortunately, that's the
only browser/distro I've seen it work with. I have yet to get it workin'
with Mozilla/Mandrake10 or Firefox/Crux2.0. Haven't figured out the magic
ingredients, but having a working setup oughtta help.

Of course, you could always boot Knoppix to play Pogo, but what a pain.

> Pogo.com on Mozilla for Linux is possible. I tried it using Mozilla on
> Knoppix3.6, and it worked without any problems.

I got it working when I upgraded from 1.4.2_04 to 1.4.2_05.  This is for
my debian (sid) box on mozilla 1.7.

It's still a little funky.  In that sound doesn't seem to buffer right.
But I can play the games just fine.

Shadow_7

Shadow_7 wrote: 
>
>
> I got it working when I upgraded from 1.4.2_04 to 1.4.2_05.  This is for
> my debian (sid) box on mozilla 1.7.
>
> It's still a little funky.  In that sound doesn't seem to buffer right.
> But I can play the games just fine.
>
> Shadow_7
>

The upgrade to 1.4.2_05 worked for me (Firefox 0.9.3 on Crux), too.

After banging my head against this as much as I did, it gives me a good
bit of pleasure to see folks having problems with pogo.com after
"upgrading" to XP SP2.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=sp2+%22pogo.com%22

I guess I'm just evil that way.