Re: Oracle 8.1.6 on Linux (Mandrake 9.1)

Sri wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm trying to install Oracle 8i (8.1.6) on Mandrake 9.1. One of the
> requirements before installing Oracle is to change SHMMAX in
> /usr/local/src/linux/asm/shmparam.h to half of physical ram and a few
> other shared memory parameters like SHMMIN, SHMMNI and SHMSEG. The
> problem is, the header file I have does not have any of these defined
> currently. When I run the 'ipcs' command, I get one line for shared
> memory segments with key 0x0000001. My question is, are these values
> stored somewhere else on Mandrake 9.1? If so, how do I change them?
> Or, can I just add them to the header files and rebuild the kernel?
>
> thanks in advance

Two thoughts.

1. As DJ suggests ... add these parameters to /etc/system and then bounce the machine so they take effect.
2. Why are you installing an unsupported, quite frankly terrible, version of Oracle? 8.1.6 was a disaster when it was supported. I can't think of a single good use for 8.1.6 CDs that doesn't involve a microwave oven.

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