Re: Installing Oracle 8.1.6

Speaking of 8.1.6, has anyone been able to reset the compatible parameter to 8.1.6 from 8.1.5? I can't.

Van

Fred Pierce <fpierce_at_avialantic.com> wrote in message news:38EC7B0F.CEF82FF1_at_avialantic.com...
> The 8.1 install utilities are X and written in Java. I usually run it
> remotely using Exceed on a Windows box. Not sure what you mean by the
> console but any X-term with the env set up right should work. Had some
> problems using Exceed with the 8.1.5 gui not topping windows right
> sometimes and entering text in some boxes but the 8.1.6 seems much
> better and faster. You can start it up and play with it to see if it's
> working right before commiting to an install.
>
> fdp
>
> K Stahl wrote:
> >
> > I will soon be performing my first installation of Oracle 8.1.6 on a
> > Solaris 2.6 box. The only version I have ever installed before is 7.3.4.
I
> > read in the installation guide that orainst has been replaced with
another
> > installtion program that apparently uses some type of gui. Is this a
text
> > gui or an X-Windows gui? Will it run on the console or must it be run
from
> > a separate terminal?
>
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