Dec 11 2009
did java update break Glow Meet on your mac?
I had a tweet from Drew Burrett asking if I had experienced any difficulties with Glow Meet since the most recent Java update from Apple.
I hadn’t but then it’s been a while since I used Glow Meet. So I logged in to Glow and, sure enough, it gave an error about halfway through the start-up process. I did some digging and found Glow was not the only site experiencing problems with the Java update.
Unfortunately, Snow Leopard would not allow me to install java 1.5 for Leopard and I was to be left without a working Glow Meet until I found this site with instructions on how to reinstall the older version of Java that works with Glow Meet.
You need to run these commands from the terminal but I have tested the process and it does indeed fix the problem and allow Glow Meet to run once more.
There is a simple fix for this see the Glow Blog about this know issue
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2009/10/14/glow-meet-and-mac-os-x-10-6-snow-leopard/
And the simple fix from RM without using the terminal
http://www.rm.com/Support/TechnicalArticle.asp
cref=TEC1534703&nav=0
Thanks, Jim. I know about that issue – I was the one who found that fix and passed the details on to Fraser at RM!
The issue I mentioned in this post is result of an Apple software update released earlier this month. It installs a new version of Java that somehow prevents Marratech from loading. The fix of switching from 64bit to 32bit doesn’t fix this one, it was the first thing that Drew and I tried.
I passed the details on to Fraser so hopefully it will appear on the Glow blog as well.
Thanks Sinclair. BTW where is the picture in your image header?
It’s Thurso Bay from the beach. Land on the right is Dunnet Head with Hoy in the background. You might be able to make out top of Old Man on the far left?