I uninstalled the sun-java6-plugin package and removed a spare /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/libjavaplugin.so that survived. Firefox reported no java plugin installed.
I then ran the 1.6.0_12 installer and added a sym. link to the plugin to ~/.mozilla/plugins/
Revisited the formula1.com URL and it loads in a fraction of a second !
java.sun.com has never head of that version, but I located it on http:// download. java.net/ jdk6/binaries/
I double checked the formula1.com URL still hung.
I uninstalled the sun-java6-plugin package and removed a spare /usr/lib/ xulrunner- addons/ plugins/ libjavaplugin. so that survived. Firefox reported no java plugin installed.
I then ran the 1.6.0_12 installer and added a sym. link to the plugin to ~/.mozilla/plugins/
Revisited the formula1.com URL and it loads in a fraction of a second !
Nice find Arc Royal !