Re: Q: Install Problem on Linux

I have the same version (8.1.5), and I had the same error. All I wanted is the client, but I eventually got it installed and working. In case it may help, here's how I did it:

Instead of running "./runInstaller", I ran "./install/linux/runIns.sh" -- don't ask me why, but that script works, while the binary gives that Bad Address error.

After installing, I followed the instructions in the documentation, which says you need to run the 'root.sh' script, set up ORACLE_HOME and LD_LIBRARY_PATH and update your PATH.

I thought it odd that the Net8 assistant never ran during installation, so I tried it from the command line. But neither 'netasst' nor 'netec' would do anything. It's like they're duds. I don't get it. So I copied SQLNET.ORA and TNSNAMES.ORA from an NT client installation where my network names were already set up. Of course I had to make some changes, ... and I had to convert the CR-LFs to LFs! ... If you don't have these files already set up somewhere else, I suppose you could always construct them by hand with help from the samples.

The only other odd thing was that 'sqlplus' was installed 0644. Maybe some script forgot to chmod it? I don't get that either. So I chmod'd it to 0755 and it works fine.

It's unnerving, to say the least, that I had so much trouble. But so far the installation seems okay.

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Luke R. Brown


In article <slrn88c537.9r.rzwartje_at_rob.home.nl>,
Rob Zwartjes <rzwartje_at_knoware.nl> wrote:


>

>

>Hi Helen,

>

>I read someware that it was better to stick to 8.0.5.1 because of some

>problems with 8i. I used for my installation on SuSE 6.1 " Install notes

>for Oracle8.0.5 on RedHat5.2". I got it from the Oracle site but if you 

>are intersted I could look up the Internet adress. Maybe it works also for

>8i.

>

>wr,

>Rob

>

>

>On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:22:18 -0500, Helen <helen_kuo_at_us.sina.com> wrote:

>>I tried to install Linux version of Oracle8i (8.1.5) on my Linux box. I

>>followed the Installation Guide. When I run the runInst... script, the error

>>was:

>>----

>>Initialization Java Virtual machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre, please

>>wait...

>>Error in CreateOUIProcess(): -1

>>: Bad address

>>----

>>

>>Please help me to find the problem. Many thanks.

>>

>>Helen

>>

>>