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Hi,
Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
Derek?
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Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?!
Best wishes, M
On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi,
Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
Derek?
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This is the error screen I have.?
Seems it is related to Java.?
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On 4 Sep 2018, at 00:23, mark collins < mark.collins@...> wrote: Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?!
Best wishes, M
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I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ?
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Subject: Re: [TWS API] Install TWS or IB gateway on Ubuntu and ARM64 bit processor? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Hi Richard,
Apologize for the late response.? Last week was engaged with other urgent things.
Yes, I am interested to try, please share with me.??
And which version of Orace Java for ARM that I should install?
Thanks!
Derek
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 01:22 Richard L King < rlking@...> wrote: I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ? ? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Derek,
You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4.
Scott
On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi Richard,
Apologize for the late response.? Last week was engaged with other urgent things.
Yes, I am interested to try, please share with me.??
And which version of Orace Java for ARM that I should install?
Thanks!
Derek On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 01:22 Richard L King < rlking@...> wrote: I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ? ? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Derek,
I remembered a few other things so here is a follow up on running gateway on an ARM.? The installation will fail when installing a fresh IB or TWS download on an Arm Linux machine.? So the workaround is to install on an x86-X64 desktop, then compress and copy the 'Jts' folder onto the Arm filesystem.? Then used a modified script like the one I sent in the last post.? Make sure you install the Jts on the Arm in an identical file structure as your x86-x64 or you will get path errors.? For example, install in "/home/johndoe/Jts" in both the x86-64 and the Arm. As Richard indicated, the jar files will run fine on the Arm once started correctly, it is the install and startup scripts that are messing things up.??
Scott
On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:59 PM, MochaSatin <scott@...> wrote: Derek,
You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4.
Scott
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Thanks for that Scott. Looks like there’s no need for me to do anything. ? Derek, just download and install the ARM 64 Java SE Development Kit from here: ?
? The script that Scott offered should locate the Java and do everything to launch Gateway without further ado, once you’ve copied the Jts folder over as Scott describes. ? Good luck. ? Richard ? ? ?
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Subject: Re: [TWS API] Install TWS or IB gateway on Ubuntu and ARM64 bit processor? Derek, I remembered a few other things so here is a follow up on running gateway on an ARM.? The installation will fail when installing a fresh IB or TWS download on an Arm Linux machine.? So the workaround is to install on an x86-X64 desktop, then compress and copy the 'Jts' folder onto the Arm filesystem.? Then used a modified script like the one I sent in the last post.? Make sure you install the Jts on the Arm in an identical file structure as your x86-x64 or you will get path errors.? For example, install in "/home/johndoe/Jts" in both the x86-64 and the Arm. As Richard indicated, the jar files will run fine on the Arm once started correctly, it is the install and startup scripts that are messing things up.?? ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:59 PM, MochaSatin <scott@...> wrote: Derek, You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4. ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi Richard, Apologize for the late response.? Last week was engaged with other urgent things. Yes, I am interested to try, please share with me.?? And which version of Orace Java for ARM that I should install? ? On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 01:22 Richard L King <rlking@...> wrote: I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ? ? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Thanks Richard and Scott. Let me try.?
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On 9 Sep 2018, at 05:39, Richard L King < rlking@...> wrote: Thanks for that Scott. Looks like there’s no need for me to do anything. ? Derek, just download and install the ARM 64 Java SE Development Kit from here: ?
? The script that Scott offered should locate the Java and do everything to launch Gateway without further ado, once you’ve copied the Jts folder over as Scott describes. ? Good luck. ? Richard ? ? ? ? Derek, I remembered a few other things so here is a follow up on running gateway on an ARM.? The installation will fail when installing a fresh IB or TWS download on an Arm Linux machine.? So the workaround is to install on an x86-X64 desktop, then compress and copy the 'Jts' folder onto the Arm filesystem.? Then used a modified script like the one I sent in the last post.? Make sure you install the Jts on the Arm in an identical file structure as your x86-x64 or you will get path errors.? For example, install in "/home/johndoe/Jts" in both the x86-64 and the Arm. As Richard indicated, the jar files will run fine on the Arm once started correctly, it is the install and startup scripts that are messing things up.?? ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:59 PM, MochaSatin <scott@...> wrote: Derek, You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4. ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi Richard, Apologize for the late response.? Last week was engaged with other urgent things. Yes, I am interested to try, please share with me.?? And which version of Orace Java for ARM that I should install? ? On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 01:22 Richard L King <rlking@...> wrote: I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ? ? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Hi Scott,
I follow your steps and get the error below.
It said the twslaunch-963.jar does not exist. I checked the Jts folder copied from my Windows computer and I only found twslaunch-973.jar instead of older version 963.?
Can you please help?
Derek
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On 9 Sep 2018, at 08:52, Derek Fung < ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Thanks Richard and Scott. Let me try.? On 9 Sep 2018, at 05:39, Richard L King < rlking@...> wrote: Thanks for that Scott. Looks like there’s no need for me to do anything. ? Derek, just download and install the ARM 64 Java SE Development Kit from here: ?
? The script that Scott offered should locate the Java and do everything to launch Gateway without further ado, once you’ve copied the Jts folder over as Scott describes. ? Good luck. ? Richard ? ? ? ? Derek, I remembered a few other things so here is a follow up on running gateway on an ARM.? The installation will fail when installing a fresh IB or TWS download on an Arm Linux machine.? So the workaround is to install on an x86-X64 desktop, then compress and copy the 'Jts' folder onto the Arm filesystem.? Then used a modified script like the one I sent in the last post.? Make sure you install the Jts on the Arm in an identical file structure as your x86-x64 or you will get path errors.? For example, install in "/home/johndoe/Jts" in both the x86-64 and the Arm. As Richard indicated, the jar files will run fine on the Arm once started correctly, it is the install and startup scripts that are messing things up.?? ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:59 PM, MochaSatin <scott@...> wrote: Derek, You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4. ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi Richard, Apologize for the late response.? Last week was engaged with other urgent things. Yes, I am interested to try, please share with me.?? And which version of Orace Java for ARM that I should install? ? On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 01:22 Richard L King <rlking@...> wrote: I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ? ? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Derek, You have conflicting paths which is a problem I alluded to in the last email.? It is looking for your jar file in /root/jars, which is probably not where you installed it on your desktop PC before you ported it to the arm.? You have two options:
- Do a grep search for all the paths in your Arm device and correct them manually to match your new install directory (very onerous - there are a bunch to change)
- Install in the exact same directory that you installed on your PC before compressing and installing on the Arm.? In my case, everything is install in /home/scott/Jts on both my PC and my Arm device.
One last observation is that it is not a good idea to install applications in the root directory or as root user with root privileges.? It is a security risk and/or you could easily damage your system inadvertently by issuing the wrong commands as root.? It is better to setup a user account and use sudo or su when you need root access.??
Scott
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 12:21 PM, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi Scott,
I follow your steps and get the error below.
It said the twslaunch-963.jar does not exist. I checked the Jts folder copied from my Windows computer and I only found twslaunch-973.jar instead of older version 963.?
Can you please help?
Derek
 Thanks Richard and Scott. Let me try.? On 9 Sep 2018, at 05:39, Richard L King < rlking@...> wrote: Thanks for that Scott. Looks like there’s no need for me to do anything. ? Derek, just download and install the ARM 64 Java SE Development Kit from here: ?
? The script that Scott offered should locate the Java and do everything to launch Gateway without further ado, once you’ve copied the Jts folder over as Scott describes. ? Good luck. ? Richard ? ? ? ? Derek, I remembered a few other things so here is a follow up on running gateway on an ARM.? The installation will fail when installing a fresh IB or TWS download on an Arm Linux machine.? So the workaround is to install on an x86-X64 desktop, then compress and copy the 'Jts' folder onto the Arm filesystem.? Then used a modified script like the one I sent in the last post.? Make sure you install the Jts on the Arm in an identical file structure as your x86-x64 or you will get path errors.? For example, install in "/home/johndoe/Jts" in both the x86-64 and the Arm. As Richard indicated, the jar files will run fine on the Arm once started correctly, it is the install and startup scripts that are messing things up.?? ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:59 PM, MochaSatin <scott@...> wrote: Derek, You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4. ? On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi Richard, Apologize for the late response.? Last week was engaged with other urgent things. Yes, I am interested to try, please share with me.?? And which version of Orace Java for ARM that I should install? ? On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 01:22 Richard L King <rlking@...> wrote: I think the problem here is that the TWS and Gateway installers now include their own ‘hidden’ copy of Java, this being an Oracle Java that I pretty much guaranteed to work well with that particular version of TWS/Gateway. The rationale for this is that a) it means the user doesn’t have to take the trouble to install and maintain a suitable Java version; and b) this should reduce support problems for IB because in theory the user will not accidentally use an incompatible Java version. ? Now, the actual Java compiled class files, being pure Java, are I believe identical on all platforms for TWS and Gateway, and should run with any Java VM. So in theory you should be able to install TWS/Gateway on another machine (Ubuntu perhaps or even Windows) and then just copy the relevant jar files over to the ARM machine. You’d then need to install a suitable Java on the ARM machine: I don’t know whether Oracle produce a Java version for the ARM architecture, but if they don’t you might be able to find another implementation. Ah, I’ve just discovered that indeed Oracle do support ARM. ? Once you’ve got the JAR files and the Java runtime in place, it should just be a matter of using an appropriate Java command with the correct arguments to start the thing off. I can help with that because that’s exactly what IBC/IBController do under the covers. ? So if you think this might be an avenue worth pursuing, then please let me know and get Oracle Java installed . I’ll then post the details of which jar files to copy, and the appropriate Java command (I can’t be bothered to go and look this up unless you’re actually going to use it). ? Needless to say, there’s no guarantee this will work, but there’s also no obvious reason why it won’t. ? Richard ? ? ? ? This is the error screen I have.? Seems it is related to Java.? Hey Derek,
I use ubuntu all the time for my gateway and tws machines, the ARM64 thing might be a bit odd though, I've no experience with that.
Does it state that your java version is wrong or is that a guess? If its as statement then it's a fairly good thing to look at updating, if it's a guess, well... ummm... maybe?! Best wishes, M ? On 3 September 2018 at 17:06, Derek Fung <ibmderekfung@...> wrote: Hi, Has anyone installed TWS or IB gateway successfully on ARM64 bit processor and Ubuntu?? I have problem in installation. Guess it is because the JVM is not supported.? Any suggestion?
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Hi Scott, Richard,
The ibgateway run fine in my older Rapsberry Pi and I am upgrading to Rapsbery Pi 4 running on Ubuntu. I wonder it is powerful enough to run TWS.?
Do you have a TWS script to share? ?Thanks in advance.?
Derek
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You have to hack the ibgateway script to run correctly on Arm processor.? Do a diff on the attached script to see the changes I made to run the gateway.? I have run it on both a pi3 and and xu4.
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Hi Derek,
Did you achieve to run TWS on Raspberry Pi 4 or any other ARM processor?? If the answer is yes, could you please provide a detailed explanation of how to do it?? Does anybody else know?
I am looking forward to your reply,
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You can get quite far very quickly with the stock installation for Intel x86 processors by doing four steps:
- Download the offline installer for a Linux TWS
- Install a decent Oracle 64bit Java JVM for ARM processors that must include JavaFX
- Install it with like this: app_java_home="/path/to/your/Java/installation" sh tws-latest-standalone-linux-x86.sh
- Use the "Start TWS" option from the last installation screen
I only have an old and very tired 32bit Raspberry Pi 2 with less than 800MB of RAM. It runs a 32bit version of Debian 10 (Buster) but does not meet many of the requirements for TWS,
However, TWS installation, startup, and login works fine. It hangs at "Starting Managers" but since TWS logs are encrypted at that point, debugging would be a challenge. A modern 64bit processor with good graphics might just work.
闯ü谤驳别苍
 
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 11:13 AM, <makingmyliving-fin@...> wrote:
Hi Derek,
Did you achieve to run TWS on Raspberry Pi 4 or any other ARM processor?? If the answer is yes, could you please provide a detailed explanation of how to do it?? Does anybody else know?
I am looking forward to your reply,
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Thanks for your quick and clear response 闯ü谤驳别苍.? I'll follow your instructions and see how it goes.
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Hi 闯ü谤驳别苍?
Since the log4j upgrade requirement was announced I have been trying unsuccessfully to upgrade the gateway on the pi3b. I am going from 978 -> 981. I'm following the same steps I did before per Scott (MochaSatin) advice from above. Unfortunately, I'm seeing some JavaFX errors in the launcher logs as noted in another post.?
I'm using the default (default-jre) package from apt which appears to include OpenJDK-11 from the official raspbian/debian repository. I tried installing OpenJFX from APT as well, but there was no change in behavior in 981.?
I noticed you are saying to use the 64 Bit Oracle Java. Can you confirm how you are installing it and that you can use the 64 Bit Oracle Java on the Pi? My understanding is that the Pi OS is 32bit, so I'm confused why or how you would be installing the 64 bit version. Thanks
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My apologies for the confusion, Todd. As I said in my post, I only have an old 32bit Raspberry Pi 2 and was unable to make TWS/IBGW work on it. My next step would have been to grab a modern Pi 4, install a 64bit Debian distribution (instead of Raspbian) and try again with a 64bit JVM. It looked like 64bit ARM Java offerings were much more rich than 32bit ones. But you are correct, a 64bit JVM will not work on a 32bit OS.
Having said that, I went back to the drawing board and did some experiments on the Pi2 with 32bit OS and and 32bit JVMs. I installed the 32bit Linux versions of TWS and IBGW 981.3g and got pretty far, but not all the way. Here some thoughts that may help you:
- IBKR installation packages contain a Java JVM 1.8.0_152 with embedded JavaFX libraries. So the IBKR code relies upon pre-Java 9 rules related to access between classes from different origins and jars.
- Java 8 versions of JavaFX do exist for ARM 32bit, but they are missing some of the SWING related classes IBKR uses (such as JFXPanel).
- After Java 8, JavaFX became a separate set of modules and more stringent module access rules apply
With that background I did these steps:
- Download the stable Linux 32bit versions of IBGW and TWS. That is 981.3g right now
- Install the IBKR package with an ARM 32bit Java8 JVM:
- app_java_home="path-to-arm-java-jre" sh ibgateway-stable-standaline-linux-x86.sh
- The installation uses your ARM JRE (instead of the packaged x86 JRE) and JavaFX is not required at this stage
- Install a full featured JavaFX version that includes all SWING classes plus the corresponding JVM. After some experimenting I went with
- openjfx-17.0.1_linux-arm32_bin-sdk.zip
- OpenJDK17U-jdk_arm_linux_hotspot_17.0.1_12.tar.gz
- Small modification to the ibgateway script (in my case located in ~/Jts/ibgateway/981)
- At the bottom at the two exec java statements insert right after ...bin/java"
- --module-path path-to-your-javafx-installation/lib --add-modules=ALL-MODULE-PATH
- They have to be located at the front of the command line options and adding them to the vmoptions file will not work
- Start IBGW with
- app_java_home="path-to-your-java-JVM"? sh "~/Jts/ibgateway/981/ibgateway"
- I had to do that as the root user since JavaFX tried to access all kinds of restricted devices related to mice, video, audio. But that could be an issue with my old Pi 2 and OS installation.
- The login dialogue comes up but I cannot get past the 2FA challenge (long story, but the only account I can use for the test needs this). All input works fine but IBGW claims that I had entered an incorrect security code (which I did not)
- launcher.log and the start script show a few exceptions related to module access restrictions to certain JavaFX classes. Most likely because of the more stringent module security enforced by the JVM. That can probably be worked around with proper module-info files, but will need some work and probably requires repackaging of IBKR JARs.
- Starting TWS 981.3g works with the same recipe. Logging into a demo account eventually hangs in "Processing startup parameters ..."
Hope this helps, 闯ü谤驳别苍 PS. Contact me directly if you want to work on this some more, since this the nitty gritty is probably too far out of scope for the group.   
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Wow, 闯ü谤驳别苍 this is outstanding work. The internet is a beautiful place thank you so much for taking the time to reply and explain the steps you took.
I don't use 2fa or tws so your experience gives me motivation for the gateway. I had seen a similar suggestion on stack overflow regarding adding the openfx paths to the Java exec. I had some hunches where to trial and error in the shell script so your results are time-saving.
I also saw another suggestion to do something like a symbolic link between the default-jre (/usr/bin) Java and openjfk ( /lib something I forget).
Can't wait to get back to the office and try these ideas out. Cheers and happy holidays.
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Hello
Have you found a way to make it work? I tried different distros and always got to the same point of being unable to install IB Gateway. I installed IB Gateway in a Debian VM and copied the resulting folder but it didn't work either, not even installing Oracle's JDK1.8.0_321.
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I last tried to do this a year ago on a Raspberry Pi 4B (4GB) running Ubuntu 21.04 64 bit.
The critical factor was obtaining a JVM with Javafx for this platform (Oracle dropped support for this after 8U6).
I tried various different JVMs, Bellsoft looked the most promising.?
I could run up Gateway, login to my paper account.? But was unable to get the settings dialog to appear (to configure ports etc).? The logs showed numerous UI errors, so Gateway was not happy.
Having spent too many hours on this I decided I had more pressing tasks and put the whole project on ice.
Doubtless a more determined effort could yield success.
Andy
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