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Re: Problems with install Oracle8.1.7

From: Cameron <chughes1_at_nyc.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 03:04:46 GMT
Message-ID: <3cec8698.11979215@news-server>


On Wed, 22 May 2002 18:17:29 +0200, "Patrice Castet" <patrice.castet_at_in-fusio.com> wrote:

>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.
>
>1. Obtain patch number 1507768 from Metalink
>
>2. unzip the patch
>
>3. unjar the contents
>
>4. 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.
>
>1. Create a temporary directory on your server.
>
>2. Copy the contents of the Oracle RDBMS Server CD to the temporary
>directory created in step 1.
>
>3. Search the directory structure created in step 1 for the existence of
>the filename symcjit.dll.
>
>4. Rename each copy of the symcjit.dll to symcjit.old.
>
>5. 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.

This doesn't apply to me, I have a Pentium II. Or does this bug and the fix work for both Pentium IV and Pentium II machines?

Received on Wed May 22 2002 - 22:04:46 CDT

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