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Re: oracle installer failure

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:46:32 -0700
Message-ID: <1187977589.512629@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


fayoubi_at_gmail.com wrote:

> On Aug 23, 6:15 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:

>> fayo..._at_gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I have installe Enter Linux from Oracle on my machine.
>>> I have downloaded the zip file and put it in /freeware/
>>> Now installing 10g 10.2.0.1 throws errors:
>>> Please let me know if I m doing something I shouldn't be
>>> Thanks
>>> [oracle_at_fado tmp]$ ls -lrt /freeware/database/
>>> total 28
>>> drwxr-xr-x 9 oracle dba 4096 Jul 2 2005 doc
>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 oracle dba 1327 Jul 2 2005 runInstaller
>>> drwxr-xr-x 2 oracle dba 4096 Jul 2 2005 response
>>> drwxr-xr-x 5 oracle dba 4096 Jul 2 2005 install
>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 oracle dba 5213 Jul 2 2005 welcome.html
>>> drwxr-xr-x 9 oracle dba 4096 Jul 2 2005 stage
>>> [oracle_at_fado tmp]$ DISPLAY=localhost:1.1 ; export DISPLAY
>>> [oracle_at_fado tmp]$ echo $DISPLAY
>>> localhost:1.1
>>> [oracle_at_fado tmp]$ /freeware/database/runInstaller
>>> Starting Oracle Universal Installer...
>>> Checking installer requirements...
>>> Checking operating system version: must be redhat-3, SuSE-9, redhat-4,
>>> UnitedLinux-1.0, asianux-1 or asianux-2
>>> Passed
>>> All installer requirements met.
>>> Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/
>>> OraInstall2007-08-23_04-53-14PM. Please wait ...[oracle_at_fado tmp]$
>>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to
>>> X11 window server using 'localhost:1.1' as the value of the DISPLAY
>>> variable.
>>> at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplay(Native Method)
>>> at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
>>> at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
>>> at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
>>> at
>>> java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(Unknown
>>> Source)
>>> at java.awt.Window.init(Unknown Source)
>>> at java.awt.Window.<init>(Unknown Source)
>>> at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Unknown Source)
>>> at oracle.ewt.popup.PopupFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
>>> at oracle.ewt.lwAWT.BufferedFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
>>> at
>>> oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.<init>(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:
>>> 378)
>>> at
>>> oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.main(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:
>>> 2091)
>> You have provided insufficient information from which to help you.
>>
>> What changes did you make to /etc/sysctl.conf?
> 
> kernel.shmall = 2097152
> kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
> kernel.shmmni = 4096
> kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
> net.core.rmem_default = 262144
> net.core.rmem_max = 262144
> net.core.wmem_default = 262144
> net.core.wmem_max = 262144
> fs.file-max = 65536
> net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
> 

>> Did you set up the environment variables? pam.d? limits?
> 

>> Which version of whose Linux?
> Oracle Enterprise Linux

>> --
>> Daniel A. Morgan
>> University of Washington
>> damor..._at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
>> Puget Sound Oracle Users Groupwww.psoug.org

Oracle Enterprise Linux does not install 6 required RPMs.

When you install the o/s choose the "SERVER" option. Then after it is installed go to CD3 and install the libaio rpms. Then go to CD4 and install the elf rpms. It asks for the odbc rpms too but I ignored them without any issues.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Fri Aug 24 2007 - 12:46:32 CDT

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