[ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

[Tony Arnold]

Colin,

On 21/10/12 15:46, Colin Law wrote:
> I find I am unable to run the bt speedtester [1] on ubuntu 12.10 in
> Firefox or Chromium.  It says "We have detected that Java is not
> installed or enabled on your device.To use the diagnostic tests on
> this Performance Tester Java must be installed on your device and
> enabled in the browser".  I believe that I have got (a) java
> installed.  update-java-alternatives -l shows
> java-1.6.0-openjdk-i386 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-i386
> 
> The Beta tester linked to from that page (which uses flash I think)
> works ok but it does not show the current BT profile speed which is
> what I am trying to find and I believe is shown in the java test.
> 
> I can't see anywhere in the browsers to enable java.  Can anyone offer
> suggestions?

You probably need the plugin. Install icedtea-plugin, which is the one
that is part of openjdk.

Regards,
Tony.
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