9i install error: sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics...

From: Dan Bikle <dbikle_at_rahul.net>
Date: 26 Mar 2002 19:07:24 GMT
Message-ID: <a7qgtc$dlq$1@samba.rahul.net>

Hi,

I bumped into this during a 9i install:

$ ./runInstaller
$ Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /tmp/OraInstall/jre/bin/jre. Please wait... Exception java.lang.NullPointerException occurred.. java.lang.NullPointerException

        at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.<init>(Compiled Code)
        at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.getFontMetrics(Compiled Code)
        at sun.awt.motif.MToolkit.getFontMetrics(Compiled Code)
        at java.awt.Component.getFontMetrics(Compiled Code)
        at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifm.OiifmSplashScreen.init(Compiled Code)
        at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.main(Compiled Code)

I fixed above error by switching the X server on my PC from X-Win32 to Exceed.

More notes here:

http://www.bikle.com/TThier/DBAtips/Solaris9iInstall/

-Dan

Daniel B. Bikle/Independent Oracle Consultant bikle_at_bikle.com | 650/941-6276 | P.O. BOX AG LOS ALTOS CA 94023 http://www.bikle.com

Received on Tue Mar 26 2002 - 13:07:24 CST