Re: Installing Docs with OUI

On Mon, 02 Dec 2002 21:24:50 +0100, Frank <fbortel_at_home.nl> wrote:

> dev_at_null wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Oracle 8.1.7 on RedHat 7.3
> >
> > I am trying to install the Oracle Docs from CD-ROM using Oracle Universal
> > Installer. The procedure is:
> >
> > - Insert Oracle8i On-line Generic Documentation CD-ROM Release 3 (8.1.7).
> > - Let the CD auto-mount.
> > - Open a terminal.
> > - runInstaller
> > - Welcome: [next]
> > - File locations: [browse]
> > - Source...: Navigate to /mnt/cdrom/INSTALL & set file name to: docs_817.jar
> > - [ok]
> > - Destination: Defaults to my ORACLE_HOME.
> > - [next]
> > - Error:
> > Invalid staging area. There are no top level
> > components for Linux available for install from this
> > staging area.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Steve
> >
>
> Haven't actually tried this, but shouldn't there be a
> products.jar - that will expand docs.jar in the
> correct diry.
>
> Grtz, Frank

Yeah, found a file with that name on the CD. Long path: /INSTALL/Components/oracle.doc.product/8.1.7/2/DataFiles/Expanded/products.jar

If I use than as the Source, I get:

       There was a problem opening the staging area. Please
       make sure the 'Source' you have specified is valid.

Steve Roach Received on Mon Dec 02 2002 - 23:35:17 CST