Linux Client crashes just after entering the password

I used to work with Fedora 8 and the Notes client had no problem. But now i’ve installed Fedora 9 and when i launch the client and enter my password, the client crashes with the following message :

JVM terminated. Exit code=160

/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.j2se.linux.x86_1.5.0.SR6-200802132253/jre/bin/notes2w

-Xmx512m

-Xquickstart

-Xjit:noResumableTrapHandler

-Dosgi.framework.extensions=com.ibm.rcp.core.logger.frameworkhook,com.ibm.cds

-Xscmx64m

-Xshareclasses:name=xpdplat%g,groupAccess,keep,nonfatal

-Drcp.home=/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework

-Drcp.data=/home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace

-Dosgi.splashPath=platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding,platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding.nl1,platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding.nl2,platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding.nl3

-Dcom.ibm.rcp.install.id=1215526932963

-Drcp.install.config=multiuser

-Declipse.registry.nulltoken=true

-Dautopd.logfile.generations=3

-Dorg.apache.xerces.xni.parser.XMLParserConfiguration=org.apache.xerces.parsers.XIncludeAwareParserConfiguration

-Dautopd.instance.area=/home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace/autopd/

-Disa.ignoreESR=true

-Djava.util.logging.config.class=com.ibm.rcp.core.internal.logger.boot.LoggerConfig

-Dcom.ibm.pvc.webcontainer.port=0

-Disa.ignorePortableCollector=true

-Disa.ignoreFeedback=true

-Disa.ignoreUpdate=true

-Dderby.stream.error.file=/home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace/logs/derby.log

-Djava.security.properties=file:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/rcp.security.properties

-Djava.protocol.handler.pkgs=com.ibm.net.ssl.www.protocol

-Dosgi.hook.configurators.exclude=org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLogHook

-Drcp.osgi.install.area=/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/eclipse

-Xbootclasspath/a:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.stjavatk_8.0.0.20080130-1459/sslite140-v3.16.jar:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/rcpbootcp.jar

-jar /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/launcher.jar

-os linux

-ws gtk

-arch x86

-launcher /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/linux/x86/eclipse

-name IBM Lotus Notes

-showsplash 600

-exitdata 678013

-nl en_US

-dir ltr

-personality com.ibm.rcp.platform.personality

-product com.ibm.notes.branding.notes

-data /home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace

-configuration /home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace/.config

-plugincustomization /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/plugin_customization.ini

-vm /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.j2se.linux.x86_1.5.0.SR6-200802132253/jre/bin/notes2w

-vmargs

-Xmx512m

-Xquickstart

-Xjit:noResumableTrapHandler

-Dosgi.framework.extensions=com.ibm.rcp.core.logger.frameworkhook,com.ibm.cds

-Xscmx64m

-Xshareclasses:name=xpdplat%g,groupAccess,keep,nonfatal

-Drcp.home=/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework

-Drcp.data=/home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace

-Dosgi.splashPath=platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding,platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding.nl1,platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding.nl2,platform:/base/…/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.notes.branding.nl3

-Dcom.ibm.rcp.install.id=1215526932963

-Drcp.install.config=multiuser

-Declipse.registry.nulltoken=true

-Dautopd.logfile.generations=3

-Dorg.apache.xerces.xni.parser.XMLParserConfiguration=org.apache.xerces.parsers.XIncludeAwareParserConfiguration

-Dautopd.instance.area=/home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace/autopd/

-Disa.ignoreESR=true

-Djava.util.logging.config.class=com.ibm.rcp.core.internal.logger.boot.LoggerConfig

-Dcom.ibm.pvc.webcontainer.port=0

-Disa.ignorePortableCollector=true

-Disa.ignoreFeedback=true

-Disa.ignoreUpdate=true

-Dderby.stream.error.file=/home/teo/lotus/notes/data/workspace/logs/derby.log

-Djava.security.properties=file:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/rcp.security.properties

-Djava.protocol.handler.pkgs=com.ibm.net.ssl.www.protocol

-Dosgi.hook.configurators.exclude=org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLogHook

-Drcp.osgi.install.area=/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/eclipse

-Xbootclasspath/a:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/shared/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.stjavatk_8.0.0.20080130-1459/sslite140-v3.16.jar:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/rcpbootcp.jar

-jar /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.base_6.1.2.200802132253/launcher.jar

Subject: Problem Resolved

I am running OpenSuse 11.0 x64.

xulrunner was the culprit for me. Notes needs xulrunner 1.8x-32bit not 1.9x. Try uninstalling xulrunner1.9x and its components (It will uninstall firefox 3.0 too, but don’t worry we can reinstall it) . Then open your lotus notes. once you are done with notes, close that. and reinstall firefox 3.0 (use YAST) (it will reinstall xulrunner1.9x too,but this time notes will work with it). You will have both firefox 3.0 and notes.

It worked for me…I hope it will work for you too. Leave your comments.

Subject: A couple of extra steps for Fedora 9

when I just reinstalled firefox & xulrunner, notes failed again after restart.Solution: use yum and install the beta versions. they work.

first:

yum install xulrunner-1.9-0.60.beta5.fc9

then:

yum install firefox-3.0-0.60.beta5.fc9

Subject: Still doesn’t work

I’ve uninstalled & reinstalled Firefox & xulrunner. But the problem is still there.

I’m using firefox.i386 0:3.0.1-1.fc9 and xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.0.1-1.fc9 These versions are higher the ones you use.

Subject: RHEL 5.2 NOT supported

After talking to IBM support, and testing it. RHEL 5.1 works, merely running the updates and patching to 5.2 will break it. RHEL 5.2 and Fedora 9 probably share a common update.