Howard J. Rogers wrote:
> Thomas Aichinger wrote:
>
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>I tryed to install oracle9.2.0.2 on a suse 2.4.21 kernel.
>>I did as the doku said. Kernel parameters, oracle user account, add
>>dba group, set DISPLAY ....
>>
>>When I start the runInstaller the universal installer 2.2 comes up
>>with the welcome screen. There are serveral buttons (exit, help,
>>installed products, previous, next, deinstall products and about)
>>
>>Nothing happens when I click on most buttons. Only "About" and
>>"Deinstall" come up with a new window. All other buttons show no
>>reaction.
>>
>>And I'm so keen to know what happens on "Next".
>>
>>Is there anyone who could help me?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Thomas
>
>
> Red Hat Advanced Server 3 also comes with the 2.4.21 kernel out of the box,
> and it's a royal pain in the bum to install 9i onto it. I don't know if the
> same would be true for Suse with that kernel, but I suspect so.
>
> Anyway, the short answer (for RHAS3) is that you have to obtain 4 patches
> from Metalink, one of which you have to install before you can even invoke
> the Oracle Universal Installer, and the rest of which have to be installed
> after the install completes (producing a number of link phase errors on the
> way).
>
> Oh... and it then still won't work properly until you upgrade to 9.2.0.4,
> which requires another patch from Metalink, this time a 362.9MB one.
>
> Did I mention you have to downgrade your gcc and g++ libraries too? No??
> Well, you do.
>
> What fun we used to have as the installation took forever! What larks!!
>
> If you are interested in at least seeing how 9i gets sort-of installed on
> RHAS3, on the grounds that with the same kernel it's likely to be true for
> Suse too, then visit www.puschitz.com.
>
> And then the next couple of questions arise: are you really wedded to 9i, or
> would 10g do? Because 10g goes straight on, no fuss, no worries.
>
> And if you really are going to insist on Oracle 9i, do you really have to
> insist on Suse 9.0? Because 9i installs onto Suse 7.3 no fuss, no worries,
> too. I realise that's a geriatric distro, but it at least works.
>
> It's just the particular combination you seem to be after that is do-able
> but is simultaneously a pain in the posterior.
>
> Regards
> HJR
That's true of 9.2.0.4. Have you looked at 9.2.0.5 yet?
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Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Received on Wed Sep 15 2004 - 09:48:16 CDT
