ThinkorSwim / Java (LMDE, Julia, Lisa)

[Allin Gaijin]

Has anyone been able to get thinkorswim working? It worked great under Mint Julia for me, but when I upgraded to Mint 12 it kept crashing. It's stable on LMDE, but it freezes whenever I open up another dialog, i.e. edit charts, studies, save grids, etc. I've tried Sun Java and runnig it through wine. In both methods it'll just crash after 30 seconds or so. Any help would greatly be appreciated, as Linux support at TDAmeritrade is noexistant.

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 uname -a
Linux heiwa 3.0.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 24 02:24:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

java -version
java version "1.6.0_23"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11pre) (6b23~pre7-1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b11, mixed mode)

This is the only output in the terminal:

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$ java -debug -jar launcher.jar
Trace/breakpoint trap
 

Here is the error report thinkorswim generates:

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Unexpected error detected.
java.lang.NullPointerException
null

java.lang.NullPointerException
   at sun.awt.X11.XWindowPeer.restoreTransientFor(XWindowPeer.java:1682)
   at sun.awt.X11.XWindowPeer.removeFromTransientFors(XWindowPeer.java:1748)
   at sun.awt.X11.XWindowPeer.setModalBlocked(XWindowPeer.java:1470)
   at sun.awt.X11.XWindowPeer.setModalBlocked(XWindowPeer.java:1441)
   at java.awt.Window.setModalBlocked(Window.java:1359)
   at java.awt.Dialog.unblockWindow(Dialog.java:1597)
   at java.awt.Dialog.modalHide(Dialog.java:1483)
   at java.awt.Dialog.hideAndDisposePreHandler(Dialog.java:1215)
   at java.awt.Dialog.hide(Dialog.java:1255)
   at java.awt.Window$1DisposeAction.run(Window.java:1053)
   at java.awt.Window.doDispose(Window.java:1067)
   at java.awt.Dialog.doDispose(Dialog.java:1273)
   at java.awt.Window.dispose(Window.java:1014)
   at com.devexperts.toschart.config.EditDialog.saveState(EditDialog.java:378)
   at com.devexperts.toschart.config.EditDialog.access$000(EditDialog.java:35)
   at com.devexperts.toschart.config.EditDialog$8.actionPerformed(EditDialog.java:223)
   at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2012)
   at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2335)
   at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:404)
   at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
   at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:252)
   at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEventMulticaster.java:290)
   at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6268)
   at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
   at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6033)
   at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2045)
   at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4629)
   at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2103)
   at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4455)
   at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4633)
   at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4297)
   at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4227)
   at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2089)
   at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2517)
   at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4455)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:649)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:96)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:608)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:606)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:105)
   at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:116)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:622)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:620)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:105)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:619)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:275)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:200)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:194)
   at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:1072)
   at java.awt.Dialog$3.run(Dialog.java:1126)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1124)
   at java.awt.Component.show(Component.java:1551)
   at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Component.java:1503)
   at java.awt.Window.setVisible(Window.java:881)
   at java.awt.Dialog.setVisible(Dialog.java:1011)
   at com.devexperts.tos.gui.widgets.Dialogs.showDialog(Dialogs.java:163)
   at com.devexperts.toschart.config.EditDialog.<init>(EditDialog.java:74)
   at com.devexperts.toschart.control.ChartEventManager.editStudies(ChartEventManager.java:1197)
   at com.devexperts.toschart.control.menu.MenuManager$50.actionPerformed(MenuManager.java:898)
   at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2012)
   at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2335)
   at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:404)
   at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
   at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:374)
   at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(BasicMenuItemUI.java:829)
   at com.devexperts.tos.ui.user.plaf.TosMenuItemUI.doClick(TosMenuItemUI.java:19)
   at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(BasicMenuItemUI.java:873)
   at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6268)
   at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
   at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6033)
   at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2045)
   at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4629)
   at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2103)
   at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4455)
   at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4633)
   at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4297)
   at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4227)
   at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2089)
   at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2517)
   at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4455)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:649)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:96)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:608)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:606)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:105)
   at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:116)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:622)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:620)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:105)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:619)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:275)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:200)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:190)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:185)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:177)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:138)


UPDATE:
Although this is sure to break something sooner or later, I changed my sources to Julia and reninstalled the openjdrk/jre packages. thinkorswim seems to be working fine now. We'll see what happens when I start going through charts tonight and trade tomorrow. If anyone has a more appropriate or final solution, please let me know.

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 java version "1.6.0_20"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.9.13) (6b20-1.9.13-0ubuntu1~10.10.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.0-b09, mixed mode)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION (No longer considered "solved")
I can confirm this works. Firefox plugins work fine. LibreOffice seems to work fine too. I know it's possible to have different java enviroments installed, and pick what software uses which enviroment, but I haven't gotten around to setting that up yet. For now, I'm just happy I can trade again.

1) Remove current java packages
2) back-up current sources
3) make a new soruces list with Julia repos only and update package list
4) install java packages
5) restore original sources list, update package list, ignore any java updates.
6) Profit!

[lilgiz]

I'm just wondering if the Thinkorswim software is still functioning properly for you? For me, since the last update 3/30 it constantly force closes on Openjdk systems (Opensuse & Fedora). I've tried it with Sun JRE on Mint and opensuse and all it does is freeze up. I've emailed tech support, but have yet to receive a response.

[Allin Gaijin]

Nope. It's broken again. I updated LMDE, which upgraded java, so now I'm back to square one.

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java version "1.6.0_24"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.1) (6b24-1.11.1-3)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)


TOS/TDAmeritrade tech support is awful, don't expect any help from them. Keep calling them back and tell them your are going to take your account somewhere else. In the mean time we'll need to figure out how to go back to the JRE that TOS works in.

[d1spat3r]

I have been looking at Mint Linux as a new OS for my laptop. One of the major issues was it must run thinkorswim. While I was messing around with it running from a USB i found the way to get TOS working (and it's not that bad).

Open a command shell:
gksudo thinkTDA

I did just download my iso and build this today so an additional item that may have helped was updating my java apps that were out of date. But I still need to launch TOS with the above command.