Comments below.
HJR
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"Jan Eliasen" <eliasen_at_cs.auc.dk> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.33.0112081918210.18807-100000_at_borg.cs.auc.dk...
> Hi there.
>
> I'm writing my masters in databases right now, and I need to install
> oracle 9i on my Redhat 7.2. This is the first time I'm installing oracle,
> and I'm not doing that great. I've read installation files, oracle-HOWTO
> and other stuff... but I can't get it working.
>
> I have some questions.
>
> 1. Is it really necessary to change all those parameters in the kernel
> that the installation file says? These shmmax, shmmin and so on. Three of
> them, I can't even find in my /proc/sys/kernel directory. Note: My PC is a
> PentiumII 350MhZ with 512MB RAM and 1,5GB swap.
>
Yes it is necessary. You'll get intermittent end-of-file on communication
channels if you don't set them properly.
> 2. I haven't installed blackdown as the installation file says I must. The
> installation file says that I must install jdk1.3.1_01 AND blackdown JRE -
> but oracle also comes with its own JRE. Why all three of them? Are they
> really necessary?
>
Yes. The JRE it comes with is only for the use of the Installer itself.
For the database to do its Java thing, it needs what the installation docs.
say it needs.
I can't comment directly on question 3, other than to say that if you follow
the advice of the installation documents in respect of the earlier two
questions, it shouldn't happen.
In all seriousness, the installation documents aren't just thrown together
for the hell of it, and the steps they outline are there for a reason.
Regards
HJR
> 3. During the installation I chose Standard edition - I don't want to
> configure anything... First I just want it to run. I've set up some
> environments for the user that is installating oracle (tcsh);
>
> setenv ORACLE_BASE /usr/local/oracle;
> setenv ORACLE_HOME $ORACLE_BASE/product/9.0.1;
> setenv ORACLE_DOC $ORACLE_BASE/doc;
> setenv ORACLE_SID dia2;
> setenv ORACLE_TERM xterm;
> setenv ORA_NLS33 $ORACLE_HOME/ocommon/nls/admin/data;
> setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:$ORACLE_HOME/lib
> set path = ( $path $ORACLE_HOME/bin $ORACLE_HOME/lbin );
> setenv CLASSPATH $ORACLE_HOME/JRE:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:\
> $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/network/jlib
>
> When trying to install oracle 9i I get an error;
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lclntsh
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [wrap] Error 1
>
> The oracle-howto says that this is easily corrected. I just need to put
> $ORACLE_HOME/lib in my LD_LIBRARY_PATH... but as you can see above, I
> allready have it. I even tested that it is there by having the runinstall
> script echo the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable before starting the actual
> installation.
>
> So, what am I doing wrong? I have spend 3 whole days now... the error
> comes after about 1 hour.. pretty annoying :-)
>
>
> Please help.
>
> --
> Eliasen Jr.
>
Received on Sat Dec 08 2001 - 16:10:01 CST
