Re: Oracle 7.3 for SCO UNIX

From: oracle <oracle_at_nightmare.com>
Date: 1997/03/04
Message-ID: <331CD6B1.1976@nightmare.com>#1/1

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Cesar Baquerizo wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install 7.3 on Openserver 5, and all I'm getting is the following:

>
> Performing Oracle 7 Workgroup server installation
> A problem ocurred with the Oracle Installer. Try reinstalling it from
> distribution media. Or you can provide the following message to

Support

> to debug the problem:
>
> User Interface failure:Window system startup
> Installation cancelled...
>

You need to run the install of WGS as root. As root what happens if you try to run another Motif product like xclock? Does it run. If not you need to get that working first. Also make sure you execute wgsstart from the /cdrom and not from the root directory.

> cp cannot access /tmp/wgs-ows.ora: no such file or directory (error 2) > chmod : WARNING: cannot access /etc/wgs-ows.ora: No such file or directory (error 2)

>
> ./wgstart.sh: /orainst: does not exist
>
> I am installing from and xterm window and from the install CD.  If

anyone has seen this please post

>
> TIA
>
> CDB


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<DT>Cesar Baquerizo wrote: 
>  
> I'm trying to install 7.3 on Openserver 5, and all I'm getting is
the following: 
>  
> Performing Oracle 7 Workgroup server installation 
> A problem ocurred with the Oracle Installer. Try reinstalling it from 
> distribution media. Or you can provide the following message to Support 
> to debug the problem: 
>  
> User Interface failure:Window system startup 
> Installation cancelled... 
> </DT>

<DT>You need to run the install of WGS as root.  As root what happens if you try to run another Motif product like xclock?  Does it run.  If not you need to get that working first.  Also make sure you execute wgsstart from the /cdrom and not from the root directory.</DT>

<DT> 
> cp cannot access /tmp/wgs-ows.ora: no such file or directory (error
2) 
> chmod : WARNING: cannot access /etc/wgs-ows.ora: No such file or directory
(error 2) 
>  
> ./wgstart.sh: /orainst: does not exist 
>  
> I am installing from and xterm window and from the install CD. 
If anyone has seen this please post 
>  
> TIA 
>  
> CDB 
 </DT>

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