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Java, Mountain Lion: Chome: Doesn't Work Safari: Does Work

Use Safari and ditch Chrome :-P

reply to Edrick
Try getting Java directly from Oracle.

»www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/···588.html

reply to Edrick
Says a higher version is already installed.

 
Apollo:~ edricksmith$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_33"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_33-b03-424-11M3720)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.8-b03-424, mixed mode)
Apollo:~ edricksmith$ 
 

1.7.0_06 is the latest version for download on that site.

Here is the direct link: »download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java···-x64.dmg

Open the Java Preferences app in the Utilities folder. If you see Java SE 7 there drag it to the top of the list and check java -version again.

and you've rebooted I'm sure... well something is seriously f00bar here... not sure b/c mine installed on all 4 of my computers w/o any errors or anything. Somehow your installation must have messed up. There must be a way to manually uinstall Java -- does it install to /bin? should be able to just delete its directory and re-install it.

reply to Edrick
Defiantly have rebooted, a few times. I've had this issue since the original install but could never be bothered to fix it and just used the older version I suppose via safari. This was an upgrade from 10.7.

There is nothing under /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/

reply to Edrick

reply to Edrick
Well I tried following this tutorial although for an older version of OS X.

»reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10···mfiredir

I was then able to install with that package but now java doesn't work period.
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Try reinstalling Java for OS X from Apple. Maybe something got borked up and a reinstall will put everything back to a default Java setup.

»support.apple.com/kb/DL1515

reply to Edrick
The Apple version tells me a newer version of that package is already installed. I suppose i'll have to do a clean install eventually or say good riddance to Java.

reply to Edrick
So I just went to download Java and apparently Chrome isn't 64bit, thus doesn't support Java anymore?

Chrome does not support Java 7. Java 7 runs only on 64-bit browsers and Chrome is a 32-bit browser.

If you download Java 7, you will not be able to run Java content in Chrome and will need to use a 64-bit browser (such as Safari or Firefox) to run Java content within a browser. Additionally, installing Java 7 will disable the ability to use Apple Java 6 on your system.

It would also seem in my attempt to remove Java by only removing the Java specific files based on the article I linked, I've hosed the system from allowing me to use spotlight, mount disk images, or open iTunes. Although I suppose it could also be the 10.8.1 update I installed a few short hours ago as I haven't done any of those three items since.

Strange.

reply to Edrick
It sounds like you may need to do a clean install. That solved a lot of the problems I had with Lion.

I haven't updated (which will be a clean install) to ML yet. I'm waiting for a good, stable version (maybe 10.8.2?), and waiting for the drivers for my Fast Track Ultra to be updated to 10.8.
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reply to Edrick
Running a install which was basically an archive and install fixed it all

reply to bobrk

Chrome 64bit