FJ 7.6.4 beta

this version is meant for testing of FJ Command line and FJ in 64 bit. If you are interested in these areas you may email me to request a beta license (simm at treestar dot com.)

 

*update April 11th* -

• I've changed the x64 bit installer to deposit FJ into the program files folder of 64 bit programs (vs the ".. (x86)" one), but, 
•  the 64 bit installer now carries the java 1.6.0_22 VM pack so users don't have to hack the .lax file to run it, only to get rid of the Java Version nag.  
• some performance prefs were removed from the UI, since they did not contribute to performance significantly enough to justify their cluttering up the UI. 
• Preferences changed so that "engine dispatcher" is automatically enabled for 4 cores or better. 
• Calculation of how many engines to dispatch was changed from N+1 to N/2 (N=number of CPU's.) 
• because of these changes I recommend deleting/resetting your prefs in this version. 

 

VERY IMPORTANT JAVA CHANGE IN 7.6.4 (if nothing else, read this.)

FLowJo 7.6.4 "requires" (won't start without) Java 1.6. Additionally, we suggest (will start without, but will nag you) that your java 1.6 be the latest build 24. 

32 bits:

• FIRST:  install/update your java: Download 32 bit Jre-6u24 
• SECOND:   Download FJ7.6.4_32bit 

64 bits:

• FIRST: Download Install_FJ7.6.4_64bit (installer now includes java 1.6.0_22 64 bit) 
•  OPTIONALLY: Download 64 bit Jre-6u24 and edit FlowJoxyz.lax to point to it, to get rid of the "java version nag" dialog. 

checksums for the above 4 files: 

install_FJ7.6.4_32bit.exe =  6af50b67f524b344cefd5ec4c4aa2b53
install_FJ7.6.4_64bit.exe =  15ed854494ff5e0e7ae96451a74b13a9
jre-6u24-windows-i586.exe  5d5a5ed9776db0026a46a8bdd55b723c
jre-6u24-windows-x64.exe = 648a40ad51e84c46af03706bb39098eb

 

 

COMMON KNOWN ERRORS: 

ERROR: "cannot start/create Virtual Machine" or similar error.

SOLUTION1: uninstall FJ. Install Java 64 bit (linked above). Reinstall FJ. 
SOLUTION2: go inside FJ's installed folder and edit the flowjoXYZ.lax file (using notepad.exe). Locate where javaw.exe is called and adjust the path to point to your 64 bit java installation. Some examples follow: 

#   LAX.NL.CURRENT.VM#   -----------------
#   the VM to use for the next launch
lax.nl.current.vm=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre6\\bin\\javaw.exe

shown above is a typical 64 bit java path. Shown below is a typical 32 bit path, notice the x86 in the Program Files. Using a 32 bit java will trigger the "cannot create VM" error. 

#   LAX.NL.CURRENT.VM#   -----------------
#   the VM to use for the next launch
lax.nl.current.vm=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jre6\\bin\\javaw.exe

 

ERROR: "FlowJo Engine was not found/null/other" error. 

SOLUTION: for some reason the microsoft visual C redistributable library was not installed properly. Do this manually. Please note, that the 64 bit installer needs BOTH the 32, and 64 bit packages of the redistributable.

 

ERROR: "FlowJo requires Java 1.6 revision 24 or later." AKA "java version nag"

SOLUTION: make sure java 1.6.0_24 is installed first. Then, go inside FJ's installed folder and edit the flowjoXYZ.lax file (using notepad.exe). Locate where javaw.exe is called and adjust the path to point to your updated _b24 java folder. 

Comments

[mrig]

Can i download it for testing??