Re: setup on 9i

Looks like I am not alone!

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"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:H2ML9.5149$jM5.15055_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
>
> "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> news:ato2as$132nf$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > Yes the other machines had 8i also, and the fact that they can co-exist
> > didn't make me think that would be an issue. I bet it is because some
> other
> > program is currently running that is blocking it... Although I have
killed
> > everythign that I possiable could...
> >
> > The other machine had sp3 so that is the next thing I will try... after
> that
> > I will just format the beast... I have no problem with that. I have an
> extra
> > 36 gig drive I can back everything up...
> >
> > I have tried VMware before (but just with Linux) and love it... It is
> > probally the most intresting but under used software I have seen in a
long
> > time!!
>
> Absolutely! It is great for doing demos and experiments. And when you
stuff
> up big time, you just delete the virtual disk files, and start again...
> perfect for loonies like me!!
>
> >
> > Thanks for the help I will let you know what happens!
> >
>
> Well, I'm just sorry I couldn't diagnose it more scientifically. I'll lay
> odds that format and clean install will fix the problem.
>
> But if you want a quiet life, I'd avoid putting on SP3 just for the
moment.
> Bear in mind that 9i (I presume this is release 2??) was released before
SP3
> became available. Not saying that you can't install SP3 afterwards, for
> sure. Not even saying that it all won't be plain sailing with SP3 in
place.
> It's just that I *know* SP2 works fine, and I've had 'odd problems' with
> SP3. Remember the KISS principle.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
>
>
>
> > Ted
> >
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:FCLL9.5134$jM5.15092_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> > > news:atnvtn$pbjm$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > I have waited a while, and yes an admin account.... This previously
> had
> > > > 8.1.7 on it...!
> > >
> > > The other machines you reported installing correctly... did they
> > previously
> > > have 8.1.7 on them? Or is yours the only machine to have a prior
Oracle
> > > install?
> > >
> > > If yes, then I think that's your problem (I'm afraid I get rather
> > monotonous
> > > on the subject of needing to install Oracle onto a 'clean' machine).
> > > Assuming the 8i installation is expendable, then it's time to
> > >
> > > (a) use oradim -DELETE etc etc to manually remove all previous Oracle
> > > installations
> > > (b) use Windows Explorer to manually delete the complete 8i Oracle
> > > installation tree
> > > (c) use regedt32 to delete the entire set of Oracle registry entries
> > > relating to the previous installation. Mostly, that's under
> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE, but you might want to use the 'Find'
> function
> > > to locate other, more hidden, entries.
> > >
> > > It's a bit odd, actually, because apart from strange problems with the
> v8i
> > > intelligent agent versus the 9i intelligent agent, 8i and 9i should
(and
> > > can) co-exist without too much hassle.
> > >
> > > If all of that's a pain in the neck, you could try getting a bit
> > > experimental (and here I tend to get a bit monotonous on another
> subject).
> > > Since you've downloaded the entire 9i install, I take it you have a
> decent
> > > Internet link. If so, take a visit to www.vmware.com, and download the
> > trial
> > > edition of VMware. Install on your machine, and get a trial licence.
> Then
> > > install Windows 2000 SP2 on a new virtual machine, and see if the
> > > installation works flawlessly (my bet is that it will).
> > >
> > > The download is only 18MB or so, and I can usually knock up an
> SP2-patched
> > > Windows 2000 installation in about 40 minutes.
> > >
> > > What does this prove? Er, that VMware is a very useful experimentation
> > tool,
> > > and a perfect way of obtaining a 'clean slate' on an otherwise
well-used
> > PC;
> > > and also that a clean install works every time!
> > >
> > > OK, so maybe that's a tad drastic an approach, but I'm now frankly a
bit
> > > stumped. It's definitely not the Pentium 4 bug, and 9i installations
are
> > > usually totally painless. So it's *something* about your machine, but
I
> > > couldn't say what for sure.
> > >
> > > Keep me posted.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > HJR
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > > > news:a6LL9.5130$jM5.15010_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > > > "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:atnup9$124fr$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > > > So now when I click auto run it brings up the splash screen.. I
> > click
> > > > > > install/Deinstall, hard drive spins for about 30 sec and the
> splash
> > > > screen
> > > > > > goes away and nothing... Any ideas now?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you sure you're being patient enough? The splash screen does
> > > > disappear,
> > > > > but the Welcome screen of the universal installer should
eventually
> > pop
> > > > up.
> > > > >
> > > > > It can take a minute or so sometimes.
> > > > >
> > > > > If that's not it, how clean a machine is this? Any prior Oracle
> > > > > installations? Of different versions?
> > > > >
> > > > > And who are you logged on as? A local administrator account, I
hope
> > > > (though
> > > > > since all your other machines installed without a hitch, I expect
> > you've
> > > > got
> > > > > this bit sorted).
> > > > >
> > > > > Keep me posted...
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > HJR
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:tPKL9.5128$jM5.14658_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > > > > > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > These are perfect instructions for dealing with the well-known
> > > Pentium
> > > > 4
> > > > > > bug
> > > > > > > in oracle 8i (repeat: EIGHT EYE).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Now read the title of this thread, and see their relevance for
> > this
> > > > > > poster.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Er, none.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > As I said elsewhere, every man and his dog has got it into his
> > head
> > > > that
> > > > > > > "installer problem=pentium 4 bug". It's not true, and we need
to
> > > lose
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > knee-jerk reaction and actually read what people are posting
> > > > carefully.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > > HJR
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "clueless" <ro_cright_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:1TKL9.27$j5.1105_at_news...
> > > > > > > > Installing Oracle on Pentium IV systems.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1. Create a temporary directory on your server.
> > > > > > > > 2. Copy the entire contents of the Oracle RDBMS Server CD
to
> > the
> > > > > > > temporary
> > > > > > > > directory created in step 1.
> > > > > > > > 3. Search the directory structure created in Step 1 for the
> > > > existence
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > the filename symcjit.dll.
> > > > > > > > 4. Rename each copy of the symcjit.dll to symcjit.old.
> > > > > > > > 5. Run the setup.exe from the \install\win32 directory and
> > > install
> > > > > > Oracle
> > > > > > > > 8.1.x(or 9i) and related products.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > > Clueless
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:atnl57$spf5$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > > > > > > I have downloaded all the files for 9i, unziped them into
> > > > > directories
> > > > > > > > > (disk1 etc) and when I double click on the setup the hour
> > glass
> > > > > > appears
> > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > a few moments then goes away. The setup runs fine on other
> > > > machines
> > > > > > over
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > network... But not for mine (win2000 sp2) the 8i setup
runs
> > just
> > > > > fine.
> > > > > > > > >
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Received on Tue Dec 17 2002 - 15:43:06 CST