64Bit Java

[Falcon]

Hi Stan,

Appreciate some advice please.

My operating System is WIN 8.1 64 bit and then I have java running at 32bit - I have another program that requires 32bit Java - and of course EL5 works well in this environment.

However under 32bit Java I cannot access more than 32mb of memory and I wish to raise this to higher level. So I have just downloaded and installed a 64bit version of Java but EL5 will not run at all -doesn't get past the first EL5 splash screen.
(Uninstalled the 64bit java and EL5 works perfectly again - thank goodness Phew)

So two questions -

is there anything in a config file I can update to to enable EL5 to work with the 64bit Java, or do I need to uninstall EL5 and then reinstall it within the Java 64bit environment?

Many thanks

falcon

[motiram]

Hello Falcon, Please refer to link below....may help
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2175#p19812
Regards,
Moti

[Falcon]

Thanks Moti,

Yes I have been in there - it relates to upgrading memory etc but this is only if you already have Java 64 bit installed.

I think I am going to have to re install EL5 in a Java 64 bit environment but this I am trying to avoid if I can.

falcon

[motiram]

Hello Falcon, why don’t you backup of all your lotteries and save them, uninstall & than reinstall EL5 extract all your lottery files to get back all your data, without any loss of datas and settings.
Regards,
Moti

[stan]

Hi Stan,

Appreciate some advice please.

My operating System is WIN 8.1 64 bit and then I have java running at 32bit - I have another program that requires 32bit Java - and of course EL5 works well in this environment.

However under 32bit Java I cannot access more than 32mb of memory and I wish to raise this to higher level. So I have just downloaded and installed a 64bit version of Java but EL5 will not run at all -doesn't get past the first EL5 splash screen.
(Uninstalled the 64bit java and EL5 works perfectly again - thank goodness Phew)

So two questions -

is there anything in a config file I can update to to enable EL5 to work with the 64bit Java, or do I need to uninstall EL5 and then reinstall it within the Java 64bit environment?

You don't need to reinstall anything. You can have 32-bit and 64-bit Java runtimes installed side-by-side.
You can either start the application with "--jdkhome <path to 64-bit Java runtime>" command line switch. Or you can edit file <expert lotto install path>\etc\expertlotto.conf and add line
jdkhome=<path to 64-bit Java runtime>

[Falcon]

Thanks Stan,

I can handle that - will do it some time this week.

falcon