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IPMI KVM Java applet won't launch on anything modern

Dedicated Servers by pavel_train 6 replies 672 views
#1

The problem | everyone knows it | java 8u201 | last good build | now chrome blocks NPAPI | firefox followed | edge never supported it | grep "ikvm" /var/log/complaints | wc -l | 847 and counting

My current pipeline | docker run --rm -it -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm oldjre:8u201 | x11vnc | novnc | browser | it works | but the latency | cat latency.log | awk '{sum+=$1} END {print sum/NR}' | 340ms | unacceptable

I need | grep solution | sort -u | head -n 1 | the community spreadsheet | who maintains it | where is the canonical source | wc -l for working configs | please share

#2

The spreadsheet exists
I maintain a local copy
Last update 2026-08-12
Jre versions tested
8u201 works
8u211 broken
8u251 broken
8u301 works with patch
8u311 broken
11 never works
17 never works
Browsers
Firefox 115 esr works with plugin
Firefox 128 broken
Chromium 109 last working
Chrome 114+ broken
Palemoon still works
Waterfox classic works
Basilisk works
The real solution
Container
Xp vm
32mb video ram
1280x1024
Usb passthrough for iso
Mount ipmi iso
Java 6u45
Zero latency
Full functionality
I run this in production

#3

I tried the docker thing but I get "no matching manifest" when I pull? Is there a specific tag I need? Also my boss wants me to fix this by monday and im kinda panicking

I found a windows 7 iso in our old share but I dont know if thats old enough? The server is from 2016 I think? Supermicro maybe?

Sorry for all the questions

#4

I feel you, this java thing is going to kill us all someday

I tell you my secret: I have old laptop running xp only for this, that machine never sees internet again, it stays in the closet forever

The spreadsheet is going to save you though, someone posts the link soon I hope

chill infrastructure for chill people 🦫
#5

What docker tag did you pull for oldjre

#6

Which Supermicro board, X9 or X10 series?

one small ping for man...
#7

Windows 7 won't run Java 6u45 natively

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