Re: Oracle 9i on Linux : Issues with downloaded files

sheemat_at_yahoo.com (Mathew) wrote in message news:<23881c5e.0106210836.432adbdd_at_posting.google.com>...
> All the good people of the world,
>
> I have downloaded the 3 files for ORACLE9i on Linux from OTN.I have
> noticed
> while downloading that the byte size was not equal to what is posted
> in the
> webpage for all 3 files. I am using my win98/DSL connection to
> download.
>
> Once all the files are downloaded I ftped them to my UNIX
> machine(binary) and
> started following the instructions.
>
> gunzip on the file seemed to work fine as it created a *.cpio file but
> then when I tried to do a cpio -pdcmv , it takes a while and says that
> 'End of file reached' .This happens to all the 3 files..
>
> Now since already 7000+ downloads where completed as per Oracle(I
> tried
> 4 times!),I must be doing something wrong. Am I just doing some thing
> stupid or what? My Linux is RH6.1, but then cpio and gunzip are the
> same for
> all Linuxes(?).
>
> Any body has similar experience? Does the byte size as indicated in
> the download
> window matches with what is mentioned in the webpage...
>
>
> Regards
> Mathew

Try cpio without '-c'. This works on me

Oracle tech support..... :( Received on Sat Jun 23 2001 - 00:51:54 CDT