Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Microsoft Windows specific usage questions
Forum rules
Please post only Windows specific questions in this forum category. If you don't know where to post, please read the different forums' rules. Thanks.
Dakotaraptor
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 4
Joined: 21 Apr 2022 01:25
VLC version: 3.0.16
Operating System: Windows 10

Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby Dakotaraptor » 21 Apr 2022 22:35

The Java Update released 4/19/2022 is not detected by any version of VLC, even after updating the PATH. What further can I do to get Java menus to work again on VLC?

imladenol
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 1
Joined: 22 Apr 2022 02:10

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby imladenol » 22 Apr 2022 02:18

I think this is the same problem I am having (I'm an idiot when it comes to software, so forgive me please). I'm trying to use the Skin Editor, and it told me that JAVA was not detected on the machine, and offered to download it. When I agreed a small dialog thingy opened up and seemed to start downloading JAVA. Then the dialog disappears and nothing further happened. So I went to the JAVA site and downloaded and installed it manually. And still the VLC Skin Editor tells me that JAVA isn't on this computer. I've tried placing things along different paths, but that still doesn't do anything to change what the computer/software keeps telling me.

Is this because of the JAVA update, or did I do something incorrectly? Please help!

Dakotaraptor
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 4
Joined: 21 Apr 2022 01:25
VLC version: 3.0.16
Operating System: Windows 10

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby Dakotaraptor » 23 Apr 2022 19:33

A further mystery, after updating JAVA to JDK as some other threads prior have suggested, VLC crashes if I try to play blurays with menu enabled, what can be done to remedy this?

Lotesdelere
Cone Master
Cone Master
Posts: 9964
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 04:39
Location: Europe

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby Lotesdelere » 25 Apr 2022 15:04

You should create a new ticket on the VLC Trac with your above report and the link to this thread:
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues

Don_Bubbles
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 3
Joined: 24 Apr 2022 16:41

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby Don_Bubbles » 25 Apr 2022 16:25

It broke Bluray playback for me as well. Trying to load .mpls or .m2ts files after the jre-8u331 update was causing insta-crash to desktop 100% of the time. Re-installing VLC did not work. Rolling back to jre-8u321 fixed the problem for me.

Dakotaraptor
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 4
Joined: 21 Apr 2022 01:25
VLC version: 3.0.16
Operating System: Windows 10

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby Dakotaraptor » 26 Apr 2022 19:27

It broke Bluray playback for me as well. Trying to load .mpls or .m2ts files after the jre-8u331 update was causing insta-crash to desktop 100% of the time. Re-installing VLC did not work. Rolling back to jre-8u321 fixed the problem for me.
How did you roll back Java?

rtos
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 3
Joined: 26 Apr 2022 21:08

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby rtos » 26 Apr 2022 21:17

To roll back JAVA visit the JVA website this is for MAC. https://java.com/en/download/help/mac_u ... _java.html.
For Windows https://java.com/en/download/help/remov ... sions.html
Once you have removed JAVA with above instructions then go the JAVA archives and install an older version of JAVA for your operating system
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologie ... 60-oth-JPR

When I was trouble shooting my MAC M1 I also removed VLC then removed JAVA Reinstalled VLC then JAVA then rebooted everything.
I installed VLC VLC (3.0.17.3) for MAC and JAVA jdk-8u202-macosx-x64.dmg
VLC is again working on my iso files showing all menus

rtos
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 3
Joined: 26 Apr 2022 21:08

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby rtos » 13 Jul 2022 18:15

I just performed my update as outline above by rtos for Windows 10. Rolled back JAVA for windows to jre-8u202-windows-x64.exe.
Followed above instruction for Windows and VLC is now working for .iso files showing Menus.

4667WKD
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 3
Joined: 07 Nov 2022 18:50

Re: Latest Java Update Breaks Compatibility

Postby 4667WKD » 07 Nov 2022 18:53

Fixed in VLC 3.0.18. Not sure when it will be finally released, but you can get rc2 here: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videol ... .0.18-rc2/


Return to “VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: 22TKD and 60 guests