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Re: Oracle 8.1.6 on Linux (Mandrake 9.1)

From: Gerry Sinkiewicz <sinkiege_at_snet.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 00:34:25 GMT
Message-ID: <lGmLb.23085$%C3.17289@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com>

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1073531484.729183_at_yasure...
> 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.
>
> --
> Daniel Morgan
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> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Amen to that, the only thing worse than 8.1.6 was 8.1.5. Received on Thu Jan 08 2004 - 18:34:25 CST

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