I've got it working....the problem is that orainst is looking for the file
/etc/pw-syscall4.1 where as /etc/rootpre.sh creates the file
/etc/pw-syscall. The work around is to copy (since rootpre.sh adds a line
to inittab which references the /etc/pw-syscall file) /etc/pw-syscall to
/etc/pw-syscall4.1 then orainst will continue with the install. It must
have been included with the CD but I don't have the original manuals...just
the installation guide I download from technet.oracle.com. Oh well, took me
7 hours to realize that maybe I should look at orainst (didn't know it was
just a script)...such is life!!!!
Just4SC <SPAMjust4sc_at_geocities.com> wrote in message
news:FE0o9H.H1x_at_news.boeing.com...
> Hi! I'm having problem running orainst. I'm trying to install Oracle
8.0.5
> on an RS6000 running AIX 4.3.1. I'm getting this error:
>
> Available SIDs: SE SE2
> ORACLE_SID=[SE]?SE2
> % cd /cdrom/orainst
> % ./orainst /c
> Orainst was unable to find the post/wait kernel extension.
> Please run rootpre.sh as described in the Installation and
> Configuration Guide and restart orainst.
> Exiting orainst procedure.
> % su root
> root's Password:
> # ./rootpre.sh
>
> Installing kernel extension...
>
> Oracle Kernel Extension Loader for AIX
> Copyright (c) 1998, Oracle Corporation
>
>
> Kernel Extension Version: 2
>
> nkext ver: 2
> > > /etc/pw-syscall
> /etc/pw-syscall
> /etc/pw-syscall
> /etc/pw-syscall
> /etc/drivers/mca_pwr_busdd
>
> Oracle Kernel Extension Loader for AIX
> Copyright (c) 1998, Oracle Corporation
>
>
> Kernel Extension Version: 2
>
> Pkext ver: 2
>
> Oracle Kernel Extension Loader for AIX
> Copyright (c) 1998, Oracle Corporation
>
>
> Extension /etc/pw-syscall found with kmid: 0x11c7284
>
> is not loaded : 0
> Post-wait kernel is currently loaded on the machine.
>
> Existing kernel extension is same as the new one.
>
> Configuring Asynchronous I/O...
> Asynchronous I/O is already defined
> # exit
> % ./orainst /c
> Orainst was unable to find the post/wait kernel extension.
> Please run rootpre.sh as described in the Installation and
> Configuration Guide and restart orainst.
> Exiting orainst procedure.
>
> ----------------
> As you can see I've ran the rootpre.sh. I'm stuck!!! Help!!
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Chris
>
> ps-I've set all the required environments (LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LIBPATH,
> LINK_CNTRL, ORACLE_BASE, ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID, ORACLE_TERM, ORA_NLS33,
> PATH, TMPDIR).
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 28 1999 - 01:54:24 CDT
