Re: Oracle9i/Liuvx9.0 Install Problem

Tom Jones wrote:

> I am installing oracle9i on redhat 9.0 ... I do not run the runInstall
> program directly from the cdrom ... I switched the display settings down to
> 256 colors (that was necessary to get the installation program to run under
> windows as I dual boot and already have Oracle running under win2k on this
> same hardware).
>
> The install script works right up till I pass the review of settings portion
> and start the actual installer .. then the gui shows the following and
> hangs:
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Installing Java Runtime Environment 1.1.8.0
> Link Pending
>
> copying README
> 0%
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> and hangs here .. the last line in the lob file is
> overwrite existing link = true
>
> lots of people have problems installing Oracle on Linux of all stripes but a
> sear did not turn up this exact situation.
> is it the default version of Java?
> any help out there?
>
> Tom,

This is UNIX. Open a termial window and run the installer as appropriate for the environment.

./runInstaller &

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