Name: gm110360 Date: 06/17/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
mj dave $ /opt/j2sdk1.4.0_01/bin/java -version
There was an error trying to initialize the HPI library.
Please check your installation, HotSpot does not work correctly
when installed in the JDK 1.2 Linux Production Release, or
with any JDK 1.1.x release.
Could not create the Java virtual machine.

The file I installed from is j2sdk-1_4_0_01-linux-i586.bin



FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :

Linux mj.cherryville.org 2.4.19-gentoo-r5 #7 Thu Jun 6
01:14:43 GMT 2002 i686 AuthenticAMD

glibc-2.2.5
binutils-2.12.90.0.7

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
I have built my linux system using gcc3.1
I have tried passing various options to the java command,
-client, -server, -Xint, but it doesn't change anything.



A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I cannot get the jvm to start up. Any of the $JAVA_HOME/bin
commands (and those in $JAVA_HOME/jre/bin) fail when trying
to start the jvm. I have tried using strace and ltrace to
see if I could see anything obvious, but obviously it hasn't.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. install j2sdk-1_4_0_01-linux-i586.bin
2. $JAVA_HOME/bin/java (anything that starts up a jvm)


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
I expect the jvm to start and execute the code.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
There was an error trying to initialize the HPI library.
Please check your installation, HotSpot does not work correctly
when installed in the JDK 1.2 Linux Production Release, or
with any JDK 1.1.x release.
Could not create the Java virtual machine.

This bug can be reproduced always.
(Review ID: 153323)
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