Re: WG install on solaris 2.5.1 IIS patched x86 platform

On Solaris 2.5.1 for Sparcs, the IIS patch is the center of all evil in the universe as far as Oracle is concerned ;-).

Seriously, though, we had the exact same problems you had, and eventually just took the patch out entirely. Examination of the kernel dumps hinted that the problem might be with Oracle's use of asynchronous I/O and this patch, but
the way the Wg install works, it wasn't clear it would be easy to turn off
the use of asynchrnous I/O during the install.

It's a shame, too, since this patch reportedly has a dramatic impact on Solaris's
Web performance.

Craig Shaver wrote:

> Has anyone had trouble installing Oracle 7.3.2.3 workgroup server on
> a
> Solaris 2.5.1 intel x86 platform? I tried to install it and got an
> error of: User Interface Failure: Window System Startup.
>
> Then I copied over the whole CD and modified the scripts to use the
> orainst.cm instead of the motif installer. This seemed to install
> most
> of the software, but caused a page fault in the kernel when it got
> to
> the "Creating a new database" step.
>
> Am I doing something wrong? I read the documentation provided, but
> I am
> new to setting up Oracle.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> --
> Craig Shaver (craig_at_progroup.com) (415)390-0654
> Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088
Received on Sun Apr 06 1997 - 00:00:00 CST