Re: installation error

From: Michael Austin <maustin_at_firstdbasource.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:53:41 -0500
Message-ID: <wMHGl.24983$c45.7040_at_nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com>



happytoday wrote:
> have downloaded all necessary packages needed for Oracle
> installation but with failure in installation as below :
>
> oracle _at_ inhome /opt/oracle/database>echo $DISPLAY
> 192.168.1.8:0.0
>
> oracle _at_ inhome /opt/oracle/database>./chk_pkg.sh
> system SUNWbtool CCS tools bundled with SunOS
> system SUNWgcc gcc - The GNU C compiler
> system SUNWhea SunOS Header Files
> system SUNWi15cs X11 ISO8859-15 Codeset Support
> system SUNWi1cs X11 ISO8859-1 Codeset Support
> system SUNWi1of ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) Optional Fonts
> system SUNWlibm Math & Microtasking Library Headers & Lint Files
> (Usr)
> system SUNWlibms Math & Microtasking Libraries (Usr)
> system SUNWtoo Programming Tools
> system SUNWuiu8 Iconv modules for UTF-8 Locale
> system SUNWxwdv X Windows System Window Drivers
> system SUNWxwfnt X Window System platform required fonts
> system SUNWxwplr X Window System platform software configuration
> system SUNWxwplt X Window System platform software
> ERROR: information for "SUNWwfrun" was not found
> ERROR: information for "SUNWsport" was not found
>
> oracle _at_ inhome /opt/oracle/database>. runInstaller
> Starting Oracle Universal Installer...
>
> Checking installer requirements...
>
> Checking operating system version: must be 5.10. Actual 5.10
> Passed
>
> Checking Temp space: must be greater than 250 MB. Actual 1982 MB
> Passed
> Checking swap space: must be greater than 500 MB. Actual 2348 MB
> Passed
> Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors
> >>> Could not execute auto check for display colors using
> command /
> usr/openwin/bin/xdpyinfo. Check if the DISPLAY variable is set.
> Failed <<<<
>
> Some requirement checks failed. You must fulfill these requirements
> before
>
> continuing with the installation,at which time they will be rechecked.
>
> Continue? (y/n) [n] q
> Continue? (y/n) [n] n
>
> User Selected: No
>
> Exiting Oracle Universal Installer, log for this session can be found
> at /tmp/OraInstall2009-04-18_09-39-12PM/
> installActions2009-04-18_09-39-12PM.log

To be an effective DBA you must also be a pseudo-SysAdmin to be able to troubleshoot simple stuff like this. Read the install guide and other resources on configuring X-Windows to function with your server/pc. Received on Sun Apr 19 2009 - 10:53:41 CDT

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