Java JRE/FRC Java Installer - Help Needed

Technical NI LabVIEW
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I went to http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/13503/l/288822-installing-java-8-on-the-roborio-using-the-frc-roborio-java-installer-java-only#!prettyPhoto to follow the instructions on how to download Java onto the RoboRio, however, the links we are sent to are for Linux downloads and we are not able to find any Windows downloads. Where can I find a Windows download for the embedded file? Also, how do we get the FRC Java Installer?

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The Java installer is installed with the Eclipse plugins and is located found at: USER_DIR/wpilib/tools/java-installer.jar. You should be able to install the JRE on to the roboRIO by following the instructions in the installer.

The reason you are downloading a Linux JRE is because it is being installed on the roboRIO, which runs Linux.

3

I get an error whenever I attempt to download the necessary files though. All the the .gx Linux ones from Oracle.

4

What error?

5

It is unable to find the .gz file and it asks me to look on the internet for a solution.

6

Were you able to get to the download page and create an Oracle account, and if so did it start downloading the file? Posting a screenshot might help diagnose the problem.

7

So we got to the FRC Installer, but now when we download those files onto them, it says “This JRE does not pass vile verification”.

8

I think you need to update your Eclipse plugins. There was an update published on 1/23 to fix an issue with the Java Installer pointing to the wrong page after a JRE update changed the website.

9

We’re having the same issue. We updated the eclipse plugins and are trying to install:

ejdk-8u33-fcs-linux-arm-sflt.tar.gz

We’ve tried both downloading it ourselves and letting the installer download it. We are able to install the previous version:

ejdk-8u6-fcs-b23-linux-arm-vfp-sflt-12_jun_2014.tar.gz

Are we supposed to be able to update to the newer version? The instructions here:

http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/13809/l/288822-installing-java-8-on-the-roborio-using-the-frc-roborio-java-installer-java-only

are not clear.

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When you update the Eclipse plugins, the Java installer should have you download the old JRE, so that is what you should use. I guess they don’t want us to update to the newer version.