Ensure the "Web, XML and Java EE Development" plugins have been installed from the Eclipse Helios update site.
Usually at least a brief notice about any error is displayed in the Portus Log View.
If the Log View does not give any information, or the information presented is not sufficient to identify the problem, consult the Eclipse Error Log which is accessible from the Eclipse main menu bar via:
(this brings up a popup windows)
Click "Installation Details"
Select the Configuration tab
Click "View Error Log"
Scroll to the bottom of the error log to view information about the last error having occurred.
Possible cause: please check if the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) in use it at least JRE 1.5, earlier levels may cause the behaviour described above !
When accessing the outside world from an intranet, it may be required to specify a HTTP proxy to Eclipse, this is done as follows:
Bring up the Preferences dialog by selecting Window -> Preferences from the Eclipse main menu.
Select the Network Connections section, specify the Proxy settings as appropriate
Click OK to confirm the settings.
The overall font of the Portus Control Centre can be modified by selecting
, , , , , and the item from this. The Portus Control Centre must be restarted after modifications.
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x9bbfc3e3, pid=13780, tid=3062007584
#
# JRE version: 6.0_29-b11
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (20.4-b02 mixed mode linux-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [libxul.so+0xb573e3] JSD_GetValueForObject+0x35319
#
Include the following option in the eclipse.ini file
-Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=/dev/null
