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sybrandb wrote:
> amerar_at_iwc.net wrote:
> > EdStevens wrote:
> > > amerar_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!
> > >
> > > Why would deprecated init parms cause an installation to fail? Exactly
> > > what was the indication that the installation failed -- vs. a db
> > > startup msg that there are deprecated parms in int init file?
> > >
> > > How did you 'remove the installed software'?
> > > What OS? (Let me guess ..... Windows?)
> > >
> > > I have found that the OUI doesn't do a very thorough job of cleaning up
> > > an installation on a Windows system. There are several places left for
> > > you to clean up manually. I have found that if I want to wipe all
> > > functional traces of Oracle from a Windows box -- make it look as if
> > > Oracle had never been installed -- I have to do the following:
> > > (CAUTION: THIS PROCEDURE IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE. IT REMOVES
> > > ****ALL**** TRACES OF ORACLE FROM THE SERVER)
> > >
> > > - Stop all running oracle services
> > > - Run the OUI and deinstall everything
> > > - Manually delete the directory where you installed the software.
> > > There may still be a lock on one of the .dll files, requireing a reboot
> > > to release.
> > > - Delete the Oracle directory from c:\Program Files
> > > - Delete the Oracle registry key from HKLM\software,
> > > - Delete registry keys for Oracle services from
> > > HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet
> > > - Delete Oracle entries from the Start menu.
> >
> >
> > What happens is this:
> >
> > The Oracle 10g software installs. Then the database upgrade portion
> > starts to run. However, it fails because of some depreciated init.ora
> > parameters, such as log_archive_start......
> >
> > After correcting the init.ora, we remove the 10g software and re-run
> > it. We want to do this because the entire process will be automated.
> >
> > However, it then fails one of the pre-req tests on the ORACLE_HOME.
> > That does not make sense since we removed all of the Oracle 10g
> > software, including the new 10g ORACLE_HOME.
> >
> > So, Oracle must modify some file which we do not know about at the
> > start of the upgrade process. It must point to the 10g home or
> > something which causes the OUI to fail.........
>
>
And, for whatever reason, even trying your wonderful de-install in Silent Mode (which is what we are using), it still seems to want to start a GUI mode:
./runInstaller -deinstall session:SHOW_DEINSTALL_PROGRESS=false REMOVE_HOMES={"/ora2/app/oracle/product/10g"} DEINSTALL_LIST={"component1","1.0.1.2"}
Can't connect to X11 window server using '192.168.1.128:0.0' as the
value of the DISPLAY variable.
192.168.1.128:0.0
Received on Tue Nov 21 2006 - 13:16:24 CST
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