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Can anyone help me understand this error, or better yet, how to fix it?

Bootstrap (v5)
Current time is Jan 20, 2014 3:52:42 PM
System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 7'
System.getProperty('os.version') == '6.1'
System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64'
System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.7.0_45'
System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'

Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma
FATAL ERROR: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
at java.io.WinNTFileSystem.list(Native Method)
at java.io.File.list(Unknown Source)
at javax.crypto.JarVerifier.getSystemEntropy(JarVerifier.java:788)
at javax.crypto.JarVerifier.testSignatures(JarVerifier.java:706)
at javax.crypto.JarVerifier.access$400(JarVerifier.java:34)
at javax.crypto.JarVerifier$1.run(JarVerifier.java:183)
at javax.crypto.JarVerifier$1.run(JarVerifier.java:149)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at javax.crypto.JarVerifier.<clinit>(JarVerifier.java:148)
at javax.crypto.JceSecurity.loadPolicies(JceSecurity.java:316)
at javax.crypto.JceSecurity.setupJurisdictionPolicies(JceSecurity.java:261)
at javax.crypto.JceSecurity.access$000(JceSecurity.java:48)
at javax.crypto.JceSecurity$1.run(JceSecurity.java:78)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at javax.crypto.JceSecurity.<clinit>(JceSecurity.java:76)
at javax.crypto.KeyAgreement.getInstance(KeyAgreement.java:173)
at sun.security.ssl.JsseJce.getKeyAgreement(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.JsseJce.isEcAvailable(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.CipherSuite$KeyExchange.isAvailable(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.CipherSuite.isAvailable(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.getApplicableCipherSuiteList(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.getDefaultCipherSuiteList(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.init(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.createSocket(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.createSocket(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.&lt;init&gt;(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)


Please fix the error and restart.

FATAL ERROR: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
at java.io.WinNTFileSystem.list(Native Method)
at java.io.File.list(Unknown Source)

You either have something really weird going on with whatever directory Java is trying to list, or you have a really small heap configured for java (probably globally, i.e. in a _JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable) which causes Java to constantly struggle to free up memory.

Any suggestions on how to resolve either of those issues?

• Press the Windows key and the Pause/Break key one after another.
• Click on "Advanced system settings"
• Click on "Environment Variables"
• Delete the _JAVA_OPTIONS entry if it exists.

I am also having a similar problem.
I had version 1.5.2 and was trying to download the new launcher when this popped up:

System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'

Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 2/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 3/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 4/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 5/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 6/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 7/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 8/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 9/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 10/10)
Exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Recognized exception: the likely cause is a set of broken/missing root-certificates. Check your java install and perhaps reinstall it.
Unable to download remote file. Check your internet connection/proxy settings.
FATAL ERROR: net.minecraft.bootstrap.FatalBootstrapError: Unable to download while being forced
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.execute(Bootstrap.java:95)
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:381)


Please fix the error and restart.

I found a similar thread that said to disable my firewall and try again but that didn't work.
Help please!! I deleted minecraft in the hopes of just re-installing everything but I get the same message.

Quote from cestislife

Your issue has no relation to what the above user is experiencing at all. Please create your own thread for your own issues, and please provide the whole log, not just a snippet of it.

Thanks for that. So anyone with hints on how to deal with a Global memory shortage? My (minimal) experience with java lets me know that I have 3 gigs dedicated to java in its config, is that the same place as the environment variable that gerbil was talking about?

Thanks for the assist once again.

Quote from BlazingAngel665

My (minimal) experience with java lets me know that I have 3 gigs dedicated to java in its config, is that the same place as the environment variable that gerbil was talking about?

So are you saying that there wasn't a variable? If you messed up your attempt to use 3G, you could have caused this issue, for example if you accidentally configured 3 megabytes. Most people do NOT need to change the heap for minecraft (although way more people think that they do). Try letting minecraft run without trying to change it.

Nope, its three gigs. I know I don't need to change the heap for minecraft, and that change predated my problems by several months.

Bump for help. Please?