[SPARCbook] 1.2 JDK fails with Illegal Instruction

[Markus Mayer]

Hi Steve,

> I've just upgraded my machine to Solaris 2.6, installed all the
> Sun recommended patches and have installed the latest 1.2 JDK.
> 
> It does not work, all the commands I try to run i.e. java, javac, ...
> all blow up with an "Illegal Instruction" error. I've looked on deja
> news and seen a couple of other people (not sparcbook users) that have
> had this problem but no resolution.

I know this error quite well. And I'm in fact one of those who posted the
problem to comp.unix.solaris. I even filed a bug-report to Sun, but the only
answer so far has been that the error is not reproducable.

The good news is, however, that JDK 1.2.2 Release Candidate 1 (there may
already be a never version available from Sun) works for me without trouble.
To download it, you have to register at the Java Developer Connection
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/ (it's free).

I hope the new JDK works for you, too.

Regards,
Markus
 
> Steve
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