[SOLVED] Plugin needed for webpage

[floppy]

I am using Mageia 1 with Firefox 9
there are a few pages coming up with the message
"plugin needed to display content"
or similar
however when I click to install the plugin nothing happens

here is a sample page
http://www.ips.gov.au/Geophysical/4/1
Firefox fails to display the auroral oval image

any help appreciated

[doktor5000]

Seems it's a java applet. Please show the output of

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rpm -qa | grep java

in a terminal and the
content of the page you get in firefox after entering about:plugins in adress bar.

[floppy]

hi doctor 5000
out put is

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$ rpm -qa | grep java
timezone-java-2011g-1.mga1
java-rpmbuild-1.7.5-5.mga1
javamail-1.4.3-7.mga1
java-access-bridge-1.26.2-3.mga1
rootcerts-java-20110323.00-1.mga1
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-14.b22.5.mga1
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-14.b22.5.mga1
libreoffice-java-common-3.3.2.2-14.mga1


about plugins shows
Shockwave flash
Skupe buttons
DivX webplayer
Quicktime plugin 766
VLC multimedia plugin
windows media plugin 10

[sglafata]

Unfortunately, the OpenJDK project does not include a Java plugin for web browsers. You will have to install the Sun Java packages as they also include the plugin and work fine with the OpenJDK packages installed alongside them. Your link above works for me.

My output is:

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[sam@ ~]$ rpm -qa | grep java
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-24.b22.6.1.mga1
gcc-java-4.5.2-4.mga1
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-24.b22.6.1.mga1
java-access-bridge-1.26.2-3.mga1
rootcerts-java-20111103.00-2.1.mga1
java-1.6.0-sun-fonts-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree
java-rpmbuild-1.7.5-5.mga1
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-24.b22.6.1.mga1
libobasis3.5-extension-javascript-script-provider-3.5.0-13
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree
libobasis3.5-javafilter-3.5.0-13
java-1.6.0-sun-alsa-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree
javamail-1.4.3-7.mga1
timezone-java-2011n-2.1.mga1
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree


[doktor5000]

Unfortunately, the OpenJDK project does not include a Java plugin for web browsers.

Maybe you should have a look at the icedtea-web package

[floppy]

downloaded Java 1.6
restarted Firefox
problem solved
many thanx

[osifa]

...Maybe you should have a look at the icedtea-web package

Thanks doktor5000, My problem solved as well.