Re: Oracle 8i & Red Hat 7.0

I found a copy of RH 6.2, installed it, and installed Oracle and it works great. Thanks...

On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:07:34 -0500, Dave Pulaski <dave_at_dpulaski.net> wrote:

>This must come up at least three times a day. Unless you already kludged your
>GLIBC package, forget it, it won't work. Yes, your database is not running,
>which is why sqlplus is bombing. But you simply won't be able to start the
>database because 8i is incompatible with the GLIBC that ships with Red Hat 7.0.
>There is a workaround, but frankly it isn't worth it. Use RH 6.2.
>
>I know everything seems OK because the install seems to work OK. But Oracle
>can't relink properly so you won't be able to start it. You can't even create a
>database.
>
>Dave Pulaski
>Database Consultant
>
>Randy Houseworth wrote:
>
>> I was able to get it installed. My problem is when I try to go into
>> sqlplus I get the message:
>>
>> ORA-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not
>> exist
>>
>> I'm assume this means the database has to be started? If so, what are
>> the steps involved to get it started.
>>
>> I'm new to Linux but have Oracle experience at work and usually see
>> this message when the database is down.
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 03:53:37 GMT, "Jeff Nicoll" <jnicoll_at_nbnet.nb.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >I am having a problem getting the oracle installer to run in red hat 7.0.
>> >
>> >I run the 'runInstaller' file but it just dies. Has anyone experienced this
>> >problem?
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance,
>> >Jeff Nicoll
>> >
  Received on Tue Feb 27 2001 - 05:11:04 CST