The version of the Virtual Classroom / Lightweight Chat included in Blackboard 7.3 is not currently compatible with Java 6. We are planning to patch Blackboard within the next two weeks to correct this issue, but for now, if you have troubles loading the Virtual Classroom, please check if you are using Java 6.
A patch is coming from Blackboard which will allow the chat tool to work with Java 6. It will be installed during one of our regular maintenance windows, Friday Morning from midnight and 5am. We hope to have this tested and ready to install in the next two weeks. For now, the workaround is to downgrade to Java 5.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:59 am
IM SO TIRED OF BLACKBOARD BEING DOWN OR BUSY OR WHATEVER…. I WORK FULL TIME AND TAKE CLASSES FULL TIME… THIS BS STINKS CAUSE THE ONLY TIME I HAVE IT NEVER GOD DAMN WORKS>>> FIX THE THING OR DONT HAVE IT AT ALL> THIS SHIT IS GETTING OLD
October 5th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
WHY does BB even need to run Java? It’s run fine without it all these years. I find the hidden_webeq_applet most annoying. It doesn’t appear to do anything useful and pawns java each time it tries to load. How ’bout just disabling the applet and let us use BB to get our coursework done? BB is supposed to FACILITATE learning, not hinder it.
June 18th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Great post!