Re: Problems with install Oracle8.1.7

From: Patrice Castet <patrice.castet_at_in-fusio.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 18:17:29 +0200
Message-ID: <3cebc522@news.mhogaming.com>

hello !

I now what is happening to you, I had once exactly the same problem : there is a bug in the Pentium 4 preventing the installer Java Virtual Machine to start, so the install NEVER start !

There is nevertheless 2 workarounds (see below).

Good luck !

            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.

References

[BUG:1507768] INSTALLER FAILS WHEN RUNNING ON NEW PENTIUM 4 (IV) PROCESSORS [BUG:1507946] INSTALLER FAILS WHEN RUNNING ON NEW INTEL PENTIUM 4 (IV) PROCESSORS "Mariusz Berner" <m_berni_at_poczta.onet.pl> a écrit dans le message news: ace2e1$gfs$1_at_news.tpi.pl...
> I have problem with install Oracle 8.1.7 on the Compaq computer with Pentium

> 4 processor and Windows 2000 Prof.
> The installation will not start.
>
>

Received on Wed May 22 2002 - 11:17:29 CDT