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Re: Failed Install Question

From: rhalabicki <robin.halabicki_at_gmail.com>
Date: 21 Nov 2006 09:36:18 -0800
Message-ID: <1164130578.012495.295050@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>


If this Unix, check the /var/opt/oracle/orainst.loc file (or /var/etc/oracle/orainst.loc). In it is a param "inventory_loc" that points to the inventory. Make sure you remove that as well.

Can you paste the script?

On Nov 21, 11:19 am, "ame..._at_iwc.net" <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We are trying to perform a silent install of ORacle 10g. The install
> failed due to some depreciated parameters in the init.ora.
>
> So, we made the correction, removed the installed software & created
> directories and re-ran the install. When we re-ran the script, we
> received this error:
>
> Check complete: Passed
> =======================================================================
> Performing check for CompatibilityChecks
> Checking for Oracle Home incompatibilities ....
> Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed <<<<
>
> Check complete: Failed <<<<
> Problem: Oracle Database 10g Release 2 can only be installed in a new
> Oracle Home
> Recommendation: Choose a new Oracle Home for installing this product.
>
> =======================================================================
> PrereqChecks complete
>
> Why is that? We removed everything that the install
> created........does Oracle create entries someplace that I'm not aware
> of???
>
> Thanks!
Received on Tue Nov 21 2006 - 11:36:18 CST

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