LimeWire Won't install
 

This is the messages I get
Error: Unrecognized JVM specific option `-Xmx50331648'.
Error: Unrecognized JVM specific option `-Xms16777216'.
This Java Application has encountered an unexpected error and will now exit. (LA
X)

What version of java are you using? When you type "java -version" into a console, what shows up?

Same Problem
 

I get the same message. Here is my java version:


Engine: Just-in-time v3 Version: 1.0.6 Java Version: 1.1

Umm, the Limewire download page clearly states that you need to have at LEAST java version 1.3.1. I think a simple Java upgrade (preferably Sun's Java 1.4 version) will put your problems to rest.

Java versions?
 

I'm having the same problem, but...

I installed what I thought was Java version 1.3.1. I followed the link from LimeWire's website, and downloaded an install file named j2re-1_3_1_02-linux-i386-rpm.bin. This then decompresses to jre-1.3.1_02.i386.rpm. I installed the RPM as usual, so far so good.

When I then tried to install limewire, I got the same errors as those described in the first message of this thread. I checked the Java version as you suggested, and it returned:

Engine: Just-in-time v3 Version: 1.0.6 Java Version: 1.1

This is puzzling, since I installed the 1.3.1 RPM.

So I went back to Sun's site and downloaded 1.4.0. After I installed it, I still get the exact same problem, and java -version still returns

Engine: Just-in-time v3 Version: 1.0.6 Java Version: 1.1

What's going on here?

Linux will take the first version of Java that it sees in your path. In your case, you have two (and now possibly three) versions of Java installed. UNINSTALL ALL VERSIONS and then reinstall version 1.4 and you shouldn't have any problems. Remember, before installing ANY more versions of Java, make sure that the "java -version" command gives a responce of "bash: java -version command not found" or something like that. Only then is it safe to install a new version. Make sense? No? Of course not ;)

It's so EZ
 

Hey dudes that's so easy. I had the same problem, and it's all related to java version.

Do:

java -version

if it's anything else than:

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_02-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_02-b02, mixed mode)

then you have the wrong java version in your path.

Check in /usr/bin

There should be a symbolic link to java executable.

Remove it with: rm java

Now you need to make a link to the java executable of the Sun JRE kit you just installed for that purpose.

ln -s /usr/java/jre1.3.1/bin/java

now you will have a symlink to the right java executable. I had Kaffe installed and it's totally outdated. go anywhere else in your system and do that:

java -version

Now you should have the right virtual machine version number.

and now try again to start your install.

Good luck!

TMR
tmr.at.iScream.ca
http://www.iscream.ca

Terrible Installation under Mandrake
 

You guys have to do a better job of making the installation of LimeWire under Mandrake. What a pain in the rear. Basically I have given up on this. Why dont you write directions on how to do this and put it on the webpage. I would never even consider paying for a product I can not install.

jament@yahoo.com

Once you've managed to install a newer JRE, the installation of LimeWire is a piece of cake. Unfortunately many Distribution still install JRE 1.1.8 (or even older ones) by default.

Nobody said it was going to be easy, but hey, that's what we are using linux/bsd for.

Cheers guys this worked gr8

Getting the right java version...
 

Well I did indeed have the wrong version installed, odd, having multiple jre instances running, oh well, but now that I have the correct version running, I am now getting this error...
Launching installer...

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.noClassDefFoundError: com/zerog/lax/LAX

What in the world...

I Have The Solution To All Install Problems
 

Because of the number of views to this thread and the fact that 9 out of 10 had success. I am posting here to take care of that other ten percent as well. The person with the working suggestions was so close to what I had to suggest that I thought he had cut and pasted my solution to this thread but the date of his post quickly vouched for his originality and authorship. Like I said "close" but not exact. My solution is the "be-all-end-all" of all installation woes. I know as I have four distributions of linux installed on one computer. That allows me to test and fine tune my methods for multiple distributions. The methods I speak of are listed in my own thread titled, "The Solution to All Install Problems". I've posted many times throughout this forum because this program is truly worth the effort. I have tried napshare and gtk-gnutella of the linux persuasion as well as morpheus and kazaa of the windows xp persuasion. Kazaa is the best for my needs and second is limewire if I had to compare all gnutella programs, regardless of OS.

how can i remove the older versions of Java?

rpm -e kaffe --nodeps

if it is a rpm package.

rm -fr /usr/java/j2sdk1.2.1

if it was installed by tarball (tar.gz or tar.bz2)

Enjoy.

Great i got it, Im running Suse 8.0 and I had to delete a couple of directories in /usr/lib directory (sunjava1 and sunjava1.1.8)
Then I installed 1.3.1 (rpm)
Next I ran SuSEconfig
and LimeWire installed smoothly

Great news!

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Limewire Still Won't Install
 

Hi...

OK, I've read through the faqs, I'm running the right version of Java (ok, it's 1.3.1_03-b03 instead of 02, but surely that won't matter), and Limewire _still_ won't install.

Here's my error message:

Launching installer...

Error: Unrecognized JVM specific option `-Xmx50331648'.
Error: Unrecognized JVM specific option `-Xms16777216'.
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. Thi s application will now exit. (LAX)

Stack Trace:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ZeroGcf
at ZeroGcj.<init>(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x8cf498c)
at ZeroGb3.a(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x8cd192d)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.a(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x 8dafee1)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x 8c781c1)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x8569a61)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:native )
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x82979 d6)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(source file unknown:line unknown, pc 0x824f3eb )
[root@pleiades joelp]# java -version
java version "1.3.1_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_03-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_03-b03, mixed mode)

Re: Limewire Still Won't Install
 

Sounds like you have java in your /usr/bin pointing to another directory. Try this link to solve your problems:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=11187

HTH
altoine

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