Re: Problems with installing Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:11:36 +0200
Message-ID: <tomkia6s8vqm2b@news.demon.nl>

"Rene Smetsers" <rene.smetsers_at_hetnet.nl> wrote in message news:1dd61ba6.0108272346.36c175d5_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> I want to install the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition on a Windows 2000
> Professional Workstation (Dell Optiplex 400, 256MB mem, P4).
>
> After inserting the CD and clicking Install in the autorun menu,
> nothing happens. I reinstalled the pc with a fresh copy of Win2000,
> but the problem remains.
>
> I tested the CD on a Windows 2000 server (512 MB, PIII) and on this
> server the installation does run.
>
> Has anyone see this problem before? Has this problem something to do
> with the Intel Pentium 4 processor. If yes, is there a workaround?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rene Smetsers

From Metalink

Doc ID: Note:131299.1
Subject: ALERT: Oracle Installer 8.1.X Hangs on Machines with Pentium 4 Processors
Type: ALERT
Status: PUBLISHED
Content Type: TEXT/PLAIN
Creation Date: 02-JAN-2001
Last Revision Date: 26-JUN-2001

This alert was modified 14-May-2001 by modifying the vesions affected section to a generic RDBMS version and adding a simplified workaround.

This alert was modified 16-January-2001 by specifying specific Oracle Universal
Installer Versions in the the Versions Affected section.

Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) for RDBMS 8.1.x Hangs on Machines with Pentium 4 Processors

Versions Affected

Oracle Universal Installer for RDBMS 8.1.x

Platforms Affected

Any platform that uses the Intel Pentium 4 processor, with the Sun JRE and Symmantec JIT will encounter this problem. Windows NT, Windows 2000 and NetWare platforms are confirmed to be affected.

Description

When installing Oracle 8.1.x Server Products with the Oracle Universal Installer on machines that use the Sun JRE and Symmantec JIT, the installer
hangs.

Specifically for the Windows platform, versions of OUI lower than 1.7.1.9.0 will encounter this problem.

Likelihood of Occurrence

Any platform that uses the Intel Pentium 4 processor, with the Sun JRE and Symmantec JIT, OUI version 1.7.1.9.0 and earlier, will encounter this problem.

Windows NT, Windows 2000 and NetWare platforms are confirmed to be affected.

Possible Symptoms

The failure typically is that the affected application simply terminates.

Workarounds

Solution 1.

Obtain patch number 1507768 from Metalink
unzip the patch
unjar the contents
Go to the directory

       .\cd\Disk1\stage\Components\oracle.swd.jre\1.1.7.30/1\DataFiles\Expan
               ded\jre\win32\bin\symcjit.dll


       rename symcjit.dll to symcjit.dll.ori

5. Invoke OUI and install OUI to disk

cd ./cd/Disk1/stage/win32/setup.exe

6. Use the installed OUI to install the RDBMS

7. Invoke OUI from the start menu, and install RDBMS software.

Solution 2.

Create a temporary directory on your server.
Copy the contents of the Oracle RDBMS Server CD to the temporary directory created in step 1.
Search the directory structure created in step 1 for the existence of the filename symcjit.dll.
Rename each copy of the symcjit.dll to symcjit.old.
Run the setup.exe from the \install\win32 directory and install Oracle 8.1.x.

Patches

Currently there is not a patched installer available to deal with this problem, one of the two workarounds listed above must be used.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA Received on Tue Aug 28 2001 - 03:11:36 CDT