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Re: Problems with install Oracle8.1.7

From: Patrice Castet <patrice.castet_at_in-fusio.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:49:40 +0200
Message-ID: <3cec9f9d$1@news.mhogaming.com>


I don't know, I experienced it only on a P4 machine.

"Cameron" <chughes1_at_nyc.rr.com> a écrit dans le message news: 3cec8698.11979215_at_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?
>
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Received on Thu May 23 2002 - 02:49:40 CDT

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