Jmf instalation problem on Linux

Question

On my slackware 9.0 with java sdk1.4.2_04 I've tried to install jmf 2.1.1e. I've downloaded and executed the bin file. I've added the CLASSPATH=.:/usr/lib/java/JMF-2.1.1e/lib/jmf.jar and the LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/java/JMF-2.1.1e/lib but I can't run applets using appletviewer unless I use appletviewer -J-cp -J$CLASSPATH html_file. The problem is that I still get some errors java.io.IOException: File Not Found
java.io.IOException: File Not Found
Got exception javax.media.NoPlayerException: Error instantiating class: com.sun.media.protocol.file.DataSource : java.io.IOException: File Not Found
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at PlayerApplet.start(PlayerApplet.java:21)
        at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:377)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)This is the applet source code:
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.media.*;
public class PlayerApplet extends Applet implements ControllerListener {
   Player player = null;
   public void init() {
      setLayout(new BorderLayout());
      String mediaFile = getParameter("FILE");
      try {
         URL mediaURL = new URL(getDocumentBase(), mediaFile);
         player = Manager.createPlayer(mediaURL);
         player.addControllerListener(this);
      catch (Exception e) {
         System.err.println("Got exception "+e);
   public void start() {
      player.start();
   public void stop() {
      player.stop();
      player.deallocate();
   public void destroy() {
      player.close();
   public synchronized void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent event) {
      if (event instanceof RealizeCompleteEvent) {
         Component comp;
         if ((comp = player.getVisualComponent()) != null)
            add ("Center", comp);
         if ((comp = player.getControlPanelComponent()) != null)
            add ("South", comp);        
         validate();
}Is there is a way to config the environment to use appletviewer without extra options?
Second problem is with http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/jmfdiagnostics.html
I get
Java 1.1 compilant browser...Maybe
JMF classes..Not FoundI downloaded the jmfdiagnostics I run it using extra options from command line and the applet could't find the native libraries which are in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
What should I do to get it fixed?
Thanks in advance
Morfi

Answer 1

<p><b>This</b> will give you some help with installing Linux. Although <b>this</b> is for 11g, it can be helpful when installing 10g.</p>
Tom