This is a public service announcement to SuperMicro owners who can't get the Java console to work any more. Honestly, I thought I'd solved this before, but I couldn't get the Console Redirection to work any time this year on the set of X9DRi-LN4F boards I have.
They've been upgraded to the last version 3.61 and configuration wiped (as per the Readme). On attempting to load the Java applet, on Windows with the AdoptOpenJDK v8 runtime I get this:
no iKVM64 in java.library.path
On Linux with OpenJDK 11.0.10 I get:
no iKVM64 in java.library.path: [list of paths checked].
I've tried adding the following hints to the .JNLP file as indicated by a few articles, without luck:
<property name="jnlp.packEnabled" value="true"/>
<property name="jnlp.versionEnabled" value="true"/>
Doesn't matter which OS stanza I add it to, no change.
Running at the command line I get the following output, including an obvious error:
~/Downloads$ javaws launch.jnlp
selected jre: /usr/lib/jvm/default-java
WARNING: package javax.jnlp not in java.desktop
Gtk-Message: 21:13:11.540: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Unable to use Firefox's proxy settings. Using "DIRECT" as proxy type.
selected jre: /usr/lib/jvm/default-java
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Ignoring option PermSize; support was removed in 8.0
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Ignoring option MaxPermSize; support was removed in 8.0
WARNING: package javax.jnlp not in java.desktop
Gtk-Message: 21:13:12.968: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Unable to use Firefox's proxy settings. Using "DIRECT" as proxy type.
You are trying to get resource https://w.x.y.z:443/liblinux_x86_64__V1.0.5.jar but it is not in cache and could not be downloaded.
Attempting to continue, but you may expect failure
JAR https://w.x.y.z:443/liblinux_x86_64__V1.0.5.jar not found. Continuing.
sun.misc.Launcher not found. Running jdk9 or higher? Using unsecure BootClassLoader
JAR https://w.x.y.z:443/liblinux_x86_64__V1.0.5.jar not found. Continuing.
Codebase matches codebase manifest attribute, and application is signed. Continuing. See: Preventing the Repurposing of an Application for details.
Starting application [tw.com.aten.ikvm.KVMMain] ...
If I browse the strings in the BMC firmware update (SMT_X9_361.bin) I can see that the only file matching liblinux is this one:
~/Downloads$ strings SMT_X9_361.bin | grep liblinux
liblinux_x86__V1.0.5.jar.pack.gz
If I look for libwin (for Windows) I also see only an x86 version:
~/Downloads$ strings SMT_X9_361.bin | grep libwin
libwin_x86__V1.0.5.jar.pack.gz
This brought forth an epiphany.
I killed off all the x64 JDK and JREs I had installed, and installed the x86 JRE (and the x86-86 IcedTea). Restarted the tools and the console opened first time.
They've been upgraded to the last version 3.61 and configuration wiped (as per the Readme). On attempting to load the Java applet, on Windows with the AdoptOpenJDK v8 runtime I get this:
no iKVM64 in java.library.path
On Linux with OpenJDK 11.0.10 I get:
no iKVM64 in java.library.path: [list of paths checked].
I've tried adding the following hints to the .JNLP file as indicated by a few articles, without luck:
<property name="jnlp.packEnabled" value="true"/>
<property name="jnlp.versionEnabled" value="true"/>
Doesn't matter which OS stanza I add it to, no change.
Running at the command line I get the following output, including an obvious error:
~/Downloads$ javaws launch.jnlp
selected jre: /usr/lib/jvm/default-java
WARNING: package javax.jnlp not in java.desktop
Gtk-Message: 21:13:11.540: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Unable to use Firefox's proxy settings. Using "DIRECT" as proxy type.
selected jre: /usr/lib/jvm/default-java
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Ignoring option PermSize; support was removed in 8.0
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Ignoring option MaxPermSize; support was removed in 8.0
WARNING: package javax.jnlp not in java.desktop
Gtk-Message: 21:13:12.968: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Unable to use Firefox's proxy settings. Using "DIRECT" as proxy type.
You are trying to get resource https://w.x.y.z:443/liblinux_x86_64__V1.0.5.jar but it is not in cache and could not be downloaded.
Attempting to continue, but you may expect failure
JAR https://w.x.y.z:443/liblinux_x86_64__V1.0.5.jar not found. Continuing.
sun.misc.Launcher not found. Running jdk9 or higher? Using unsecure BootClassLoader
JAR https://w.x.y.z:443/liblinux_x86_64__V1.0.5.jar not found. Continuing.
Codebase matches codebase manifest attribute, and application is signed. Continuing. See: Preventing the Repurposing of an Application for details.
Starting application [tw.com.aten.ikvm.KVMMain] ...
If I browse the strings in the BMC firmware update (SMT_X9_361.bin) I can see that the only file matching liblinux is this one:
~/Downloads$ strings SMT_X9_361.bin | grep liblinux
liblinux_x86__V1.0.5.jar.pack.gz
If I look for libwin (for Windows) I also see only an x86 version:
~/Downloads$ strings SMT_X9_361.bin | grep libwin
libwin_x86__V1.0.5.jar.pack.gz
This brought forth an epiphany.
I killed off all the x64 JDK and JREs I had installed, and installed the x86 JRE (and the x86-86 IcedTea). Restarted the tools and the console opened first time.
