limewire and suse 72
 

hi,

i've tried the solution by editing the runlime.sh
changed:
/usr/lib/jdk1.1.8/bin/java -classpath . RunLime

That do not work.
Message:
Unable to initialize threads: cannot find class java/lang/Thread

What is wrong? Do i need jdk1.3.1?

Thx

cannot find class java/lang/Thread - SuSE 7.2
 

Hi,

I'm trying to get this LimeWire to run but I keep getting this error; "Unable to initialize threads: cannot find class java/lang/Thread ". I'm running SuSE 7.2 and I've got 1.1.8 Java installed. So do we have a solution?

I get the same error. I have Suse 7.0 PPC (Mac) and jdk1.1.8. I've downloaded jdk1.3.1 but have hard time uncompressing it and installing. Do you know what utility I should use to uncompress *.bin files? thanks.

Re: cannot find class java/lang/Thread - SuSE 7.2
 

Well I think I solved the above problem by installing j2re 1.3.1.

this is installed in /opt/jre131
LimeWire is in my home directory.

when I try to run LimeWire (sh limewire.sh)
I get a java not found error. So what do I do now?

Thanks,
DancesWithWords

Well I tried something else. According to another post I need to my a link form Java to my /usr/bin, which I've now done.

So when I put in the commands...

sh runlime.sh
or
java -cp . RunLime
or
java -cp .:LimeWire.jar:collections.jar com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main

nothing happens. No error message, just nothing. So once again I still need some help.


Ciao,
DancesWithWords

Everyone who has trouble using LimeWire heed the following advice :)

Install/Unpack troubles
(1) Download jre 1.3.1! Follow the install guide posted by SUN:
http://java.sun.com/products/archive...all-linux.html
HOWEVER be careful with the filenames! The description is for jre 1.3.0 you'll need jre 1.3.1!

(2) Running LimeWire under Linux:
at the shell run: "sh runlime.sh"

(3) Running LimeWire while you have yet another version of Java installed (very common, especially under SuSE)
(3.1) Locate the "java executable". If you installed via rpm, this should be found under:
/usr/java/jre1.3.1/bin/java otherwise use locate to locate the java file ("locate java |grep bin" unless you want to get 1000 hits and "updatedb" to get a current database)
In any case the "java" file should be a link to ".java_wrapper"!
(3.2) Try running Limewire at the shell with:
"J2SE_PREEMPTCLOSE=1; export J2SE_PREEMPTCLOSE"
followed by
"/usr/java/jre1.3.1/bin/java -classpath . RunLime"
(3.3) If this works (and thio _should_ work) you should edit the "runlime.sh" file and replace
"java -classpath . RunLime" with the last statement to point the system to the correct location of the "java" version you want to use.

Best wishes and please _share the files_ don't just grab'em!

Jochen

Well I tried want you suggested and this is what I get. So it still not working for me. (running SuSE 7.2)

root@geeko:/home/bsteph/LimeWire > J2SE_PREEMPTCLOSE=1; export J2SE_PREEMPTCLOSE/usr/lib/jre1.3.1/bin/java -classpath . RunLime
bash: export: `J2SE_PREEMPTCLOSE/usr/lib/jre1.3.1/bin/java': not a valid identifier
bash: export: `-classpath': not a valid identifier
bash: export: `.': not a valid identifier
root@geeko:/home/bsteph/LimeWire > exit
exit
bsteph@geeko:~/LimeWire >


Thanks
DancesWithWords

well I spoke to soon. It did work I just was not reading instructions properly. thanks.

starting limewire in SuSE 7.2
 

first of all i would llike to say "Thank you Jochen!" for the install help/instructions.
my question is: "Is there a way to make a desktop icon (or something similar) to start limewire (so I don't have to open a shell and type the runlime script)?"

penguin@cox-internet.com

there is a question I'd like answered too.


DancesWithWords

Placing a shortcut on LimeWire
 

Hi there,

here some instructions on creating a shortcut to limewire:

(1) Create a file (you can name it anyway you like) in your home directory (or somewhere else) with the following statement:
"cd /<complete path to LimeWire> && sh runlime.sh"
(e.g. cd /home/myhome/LimeWire && sh limewire.sh"

(2) mark the created file as an executable:
"chmod 700 <filename>"

(3) Create a standard shortcut on this file by right-clicking on the desktop, chosing a fitting name and entering the path.

(4) Click the shortcut to start LimeWire...

Hope this helped,

Jochen

i had limewire installed/running fine until just the other day when i installed star office(at least that's what i think is causing the prob). anyways, when i try to start limewire now i get an error:

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
please send this error to bugs@limewire.com

that pops up in a little window. when i installed star office it seemed to find the java i had installed and said it could live with it/wouldn't need to install any java stuff. do i need to go and reinstall jre 1.3.1?

penguin@cox-internet.com

Does anyone know what utility I should use to uncompress downloaded Java's *.bin file?

The Troubleshooting FAQ has been updated. Go to question 2-7. :-)

.bin files
 

try this at command prompt

sh what_ever.bin

you might need to su to root to do this