Re: Oracle 8.1.7 download won't install properly on Linux

I've experienced similiar problems on my RedHat 6.1, and the solution was to install the patch files provided with Oracle database.

Good luck,
Stik

"vrw" <linux4me2000_at_netscape.net> wrote in message news:95aidf$f23$1_at_news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hello everyone,
> I have recently downloaded Oracle 8.1.7 Enterprise Edition from Oracle's
> website, and I'm trying to get it to run on my system, for which the specs
> are:
> dual Pentium 3 Katmai, 450 Mhz
> 512 MB RAM
> SuSE 7 Pro base system
> upgraded to 2.4.0 kernel with SMP support
> glibc 2.1
> XFree86 4.0.2
> KDE2
> Java Runtime Environment 1.1.8 v3, from blackdown.org
> Here's the problem: The installer starts up, no problem there, and
 proceeds
> to install the various elements of the 'typical' installation. However,
> whenever it gets to installing the database itself (also chose predefined
> options to keep things simple at first) it just 'hangs' on 'Initializing
> Database'. There are no error messages, and nothing crashes, the
> harddrive(s) just stop doing anything, and I waited for 25 mins. (With my
> system specs, that ought to be plenty...)
> When I then kill the installer windows with Ctrl-Alt-Esc, and try to look
 on
> the drive that contains the home directory for Oracle, it doesn't display
> the contents of that folder, but rather freezes.
> Does anyone have a similar problem ?
> I'm grateful for any advice !!
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> Regards,
>
> Volkmar
>
>
>
Received on Wed Feb 14 2001 - 21:19:34 CST