| Eclipse not running on Linux Mint 17 [message #1384887] |
Mon, 02 June 2014 19:19  |
 Bul Satar
Messages: 7
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Afternoon Everyone,
I asked the question first over at the Linux Mint forums (title is Eclipse not working - mint 17. would post link but site won't let me since new to forums) but has been a day with no answers so thought I would try at the source. If you don't want to hop over to that forum, here is what my problem is:
When I start eclipse, the initial popup comes on with the logo and version number, turns gray then does nothing. I can't even kill the process with xkill. I have to use ctrl+alt+backspace!!
What I have tried so far:
have openjre and openjdk installed (7)
installed ia32-libs-multiarch since I am on 64 bit
installed eclipse version from Software Manager (3.8 )
downloaded and extracted the newest stable Kepler version from the eclipse website
All of this has resulted in exactly the same gray popup that doesn't do anything. The UI never loads, it is just stuck. Since it never loads, there are no error logs generated (at least none I could find).
Any and all help greatly appreciated!!!!
~~Edit~~
For more information:
output from java -version
java version "1.7.0_55"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)
Anything else I can provide to help??? Would really like to get back to some programming 
[Updated on: Mon, 02 June 2014 22:43] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: Eclipse not running on Linux Mint 17 [message #1385201 is a reply to message #1385137] |
Thu, 05 June 2014 00:20  |
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On 06/04/2014 08:05 AM, Eric Rizzo wrote:
> First recommendation: don't install any Eclipse that is provided by a
> linux package manager; just download directly from www.eclipse.org.
> Experience has shown again and again that this will avoid lots of
> headaches.
> Second recommendation: Use the Oracle JDK instead of OpenJDK, and
> specify it according to https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse.ini.
Sorry we didn't respond quickly enough. Yes, it's not possible to
over-emphasize that it's a bad idea to obtain Eclipse from anywhere but
eclipse.org.
I have no problem using openJDK, but the Sun JDK is obviously the stallion.
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| Re: Eclipse not running on Linux Mint 17 [message #1385204 is a reply to message #1385200] |
Thu, 05 June 2014 00:39 |
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On 06/04/2014 06:21 PM, Bul Satar wrote:
> I installed the jdk via the ppa for the installer. also downloaded the
> automatic variable installer. I downloaded the eclipse directly from
> the download site and extracted but left in place (which shouldn't
> matter since the rest of the moving and such is just setup for ease of
> use). I also added this line to the eclipse.ini
> -vm
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin
>
> The results were exactly the same. The initial loading pop up showed up
> with the logo then turned gray and completely locked up, same as the
> other versions/ways I have tried. Anything else I can try??
It might work if you add "/java" to the end of your configuration
statement here.
I'm waiting myself to upgrade to Mint 17 LTS. I'm a little surprised
you're having trouble. This said, let me explain exactly how I set up
Eclipse (under Mint 13 LTS).
1. Download latest JDK 7 from java.sun.com. Explode on a private path
like /home/russ/dev/jdk1.7.0_45.
2. Download Eclipse JEE (in my case) from eclipse.org. Explode on a
private path like /home/russ/dev/eclipse.
3. Edit eclipse.ini pointing (just as you did above) to my private JDK:
-vm
/home/russ/dev/jdk7.0.1_45/bin/java
I like to use my own, private copy of Java. That way, no upgrade is
going to come along to change anything on me. The rest of my host uses
the installed Java; I develop in Eclipse on one that won't change until
I change it.
Maybe saying this is useful to someone Googling for answers.
Cheers
Russ
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| Re: Eclipse not running on Linux Mint 17 [message #1385209 is a reply to message #1385206] |
Thu, 05 June 2014 01:59 |
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On 06/04/2014 07:45 PM, Bul Satar wrote:
> Just tried your way Russell, with having everything separate and
> pointing to the individual extracted downloaded files. Same result.
> I had a working version on 13 lts also and had been going thru the
> coursera courses to learn android programming. was going to expand on
> that and start working up programs on my server so I could learn how to
> do some automation and communication between phone and server (not for
> anything practical yet, just for fun). At least I am not experiencing
> these problems in a production environment. That would be horrible!
>
> Still, problem exists and I have no clue how to fix it. Here is my
> whole eclipse.ini file:
>
> -startup
> plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.0.v20130327-1440.jar
> --launcher.library
> plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.1.200.v20140116-2212
>
> -product
> org.eclipse.epp.package.standard.product
> --launcher.defaultAction
> openFile
> -showsplash
> org.eclipse.platform
> --launcher.XXMaxPermSize
> 256m
> --launcher.defaultAction
> openFile
> --launcher.appendVmargs
> -vm
> /media/Private/Storage/Chrome Downloads/jdk1.8.0_05/bin/java
> -vmargs
> -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6
> -XX:MaxPermSize=256m
> -Xms40m
> -Xmx512m
Don't know what version of Eclipse you're running, but I think only
Kepler will handle it. I have not so far run Java 8 underneath though I
have added it for use as an alternative JRE. You mention Android,
otherwise I'd assume you're trying to use Kepler.
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| Re: Eclipse not running on Linux Mint 17 [message #1385211 is a reply to message #1385209] |
Thu, 05 June 2014 02:02 |
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On 06/04/2014 07:59 PM, Russell Bateman wrote:
> On 06/04/2014 07:45 PM, Bul Satar wrote:
>> Just tried your way Russell, with having everything separate and
>> pointing to the individual extracted downloaded files. Same result.
>> I had a working version on 13 lts also and had been going thru the
>> coursera courses to learn android programming. was going to expand on
>> that and start working up programs on my server so I could learn how to
>> do some automation and communication between phone and server (not for
>> anything practical yet, just for fun). At least I am not experiencing
>> these problems in a production environment. That would be horrible!
>>
>> Still, problem exists and I have no clue how to fix it. Here is my
>> whole eclipse.ini file:
>>
>> -startup
>> plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.0.v20130327-1440.jar
>> --launcher.library
>> plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.1.200.v20140116-2212
>>
>>
>> -product
>> org.eclipse.epp.package.standard.product
>> --launcher.defaultAction
>> openFile
>> -showsplash
>> org.eclipse.platform
>> --launcher.XXMaxPermSize
>> 256m
>> --launcher.defaultAction
>> openFile
>> --launcher.appendVmargs
>> -vm
>> /media/Private/Storage/Chrome Downloads/jdk1.8.0_05/bin/java
>> -vmargs
>> -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6
>> -XX:MaxPermSize=256m
>> -Xms40m
>> -Xmx512m
>
> Don't know what version of Eclipse you're running, but I think only
> Kepler will handle it. I have not so far run Java 8 underneath though I
> have added it for use as an alternative JRE. You mention Android,
> otherwise I'd assume you're trying to use Kepler.
I see you are using Kepler, but my comments stand because of my
experience. Java 8 hasn't been a priority yet, in fact, at work, Java 6
as the required runtime is only just coming to an end. I personally have
been on Java 7, even at work, for a couple of years, but there's little
impetus for me other than experimentation to move forward.
Try with Java 7 and see.
Cheers
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| Re: Eclipse not running on Linux Mint 17 [message #1385371 is a reply to message #1385212] |
Thu, 05 June 2014 22:03 |
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On 06/04/2014 08:32 PM, Bul Satar wrote:
> Tried java 7. same result. I also downloaded the 32 bit versions of
> both just to see if that made a difference. same result.
>
> ggrrrrr
Guess I won't be moving to Mint 17 until I hear more and better.
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