Re: unable to start oracle installer

vicky wrote:

> Hello All ,
> I'm trying to install oracle 8.1.6 on rhl 7.1 , i
> installed java sdk 1.4 from a magazine cd . After installing java sdk
> i created a symbolic link for the jre
> following were the series of commands I executed ....
>
> $ ln -s /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.0/jre /usr/local/java
> $ cd /mnt/cdrom/INSTALL/LINUX
> $ ./RUNINSTA (enter)
> i got the following message after executing above command
> ***************************************************************
> The java runtime environment was not found at
> ../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/datafiles/expanded/linux/bin/jre
> Hence , the oracle universal installer cannot be run .
> install JRE version 1.1.8 or higher and try again .
> ***************************************************************
>
> i want to know whether the 'jre' i installed (part of java sdk 1.4) is
> a new or old version(below 1.1.8)?
>
> if its a new version(> 1.1.8) then why does the oracle does not
> identify jre even after giving a symbolic link ? Is my
> symbolic link command correct ??
>
> do i need to download the right 'jre' for the installer to start or
> did i commit any mistake in the above series of commands
> ?
>
> Please help me out .
>
> Thanks in advance ..
> vikram.

And your machineis a Pentium 4?
And you have not searched the google archives for the hundreds of time this year we have advised people about how to deal with the Pentium 4 install bug?

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Oct 25 2002 - 12:52:32 CDT