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Re: Oracle On Linux -- Install Is Just Aweful !!!

From: Buck Turgidson <jcmanNOSPAM_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 23:14:11 GMT
Message-ID: <7TBw4.8069$vd7.411883@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>


I run 8.0.5 on RH 5.2. It runs like a dream. If you don't need 8i, you may wish to consider it.

Peter <peter_at_thebabystore.com> wrote in message news:89ui9c$mb8$1_at_nntp5.atl.mindspring.net...
>
> I've still got some frustration... I still havent got the 8i
> working... but i did manager to get Oracle8 kinda working. The
> sqlplus utility core dumps though...
>
> Earlier today, I did notice on the RedHat site that they're
> going to be releasing the Redhat Enterprise Edition in
> mid-april which is optimized for Oracle8i where the site
> promo says:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/products/
> Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition Optimized for Oracle 8i.
> Oracle Integration-fully tested and supported by Oracle
> and Red Hat-ensures a stable, reliable environment.
>
> Hopefully, it'll work without any major headaches...
>
> allen
>
>
>
> Buck Turgidson wrote in message
> >I assumed that Oracle was promoting linux in order to undermine Microsoft
> >and SQL Server. They need to make it much easier if they're gonna get
> >anywhere.
> >
> >Since they have an equity interest in RedHat, maybe they should release
an
> >RPM version of Oracle.
> >
> >
> >Peter <peter_at_thebabystore.com> wrote in message
> >news:89tuut$827$1_at_nntp5.atl.mindspring.net...
> >> The Linux Oracle Install -- what a beast !!
> >>
> >> I just received my Linux install CD's from technet Thursday.
> >> Oracle on NT installs really easy & quick. The install of
> >> Linux was so cool- i was thoroughly impressed !!!
> >>
> >> The Oracle for Linux install is just aweful! Even when i went to
> >> technet and read the install update notes. Its says that this
> >> doesnt work and that doesnt work and that i'll have to go to some
> >> other site to get this jre version and then over to redhat for
> >> another download...
> >>
> >> All i've got is Redhat 6.1 straight out of the box and i've got
> >> to do all these other things... which i did and i'm still having
> >> linking problems. There's all these other sites on the net from
> >> people who've managed to get it to work and they've posted the
> >> various work arounds they've discovered....
> >>
> >> EVERY DAY i read the newsgroups and see postings where people
> >> are having Linux install problems.
> >>
> >> This is NOT the way that a company as large as Oracle should
> >> be releasing software. This is ridiculous !!!
> >>
> >> Its just so disappointing that Oracle has done this. I really
> >> feel they've dropped the ball with respects to the Linux install
> >> CD's !!!!
> >>
> >> Oracle was even offering a promo deal directly from the RedHat
> >> corporate site...
> >>
> >> and from what i've read... Linux development at Oracle is even done
> >> using RedHat... but you can't even give us a CD set that works
> >> without having me go thru all this crap ???
> >>
> >> So.... Hey Oracle... the Oracle RDBMS on Linux can be a really great
> >> thing... Get your act together !!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Allen Hayden
> >> Senior Partner
> >> Hayden Worthington, Inc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kurt Fitzner wrote in message <89pl7t$283$1_at_burn.ab.videon.ca>...
> >> >I am having a rather frustrating time getting 8.1.5i installed on
Linux.
> >> >The dbassist program won't run for me. I get the warning that
everyone
> >> >mentions "JNLS Exception...Unable to find any National Character
Sets".
> >> >The FAQ, and all sorts of other postings, say to ignore the error. I
> >have
> >> >no choice but to ignore it, since after I get the error, nothing else
> >> >happens.
> >> >
> >> >The above error comes up on a message box. As soon as I click 'OK',
the
> >> >following appears on the terminal used to run dbassist:
> >> >
> >> > java.lang.NumberFormatException:
> >> > at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java)
> >> > at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java)
> >> > at WizOSD.DBQueryAvailableRAM(WizOSD.java:296)
> >> > at CheckerClass.CheckAvailableRAM(CheckerClass.java:496)
> >> > at CheckerClass.DetectAll(CheckerClass.java:63)
> >> > at DBConfigInfo_base.<init>(DBConfigInfo_base.java:901)
> >> > at DBConfigInfo.<init>(DBConfigInfo.java:44)
> >> > at DBCreateWizard.<init>(DBCreateWizard.java:421)
> >> > at DBCreateWizard.main(DBCreateWizard.java:1082)
> >> >
> >> >After that appears, it just hangs. Sits there. No return to the
> >> >command prompt, no further windows open, no CPU usage, no disk
activity.
> >> >
> >> >Is there some Java setting to have it continue after exceptions? If
so,
> >> >I'd sure appreciate any feedback.
> >> >
> >> > Kurt.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sun Mar 05 2000 - 17:14:11 CST

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