Re: Oracle 8i 8.1.7 doesn't install on Mandrake Linux 9.1

"Alexander Skwar" <usenet_at_alexander.skwar.name> wrote in message news:5lyj9kqj8rk0.dlg_at_just-for-message-id.alexander.skwar.name...
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to instll 8.1.7 on a Mandrake Linux 9.1 PC.
>
> When I'm running "runInstaller" from the installation CD, it prints:
>
> Initializing Java Virtual Machine from
>
../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre
> . Please wait...
>
> After that, nothing happens. This somehow seems to start the Java version
> installed on the machine, in my case that's 1.4.0 of Sun. I think so,
> because when I run
>
../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre
> , I get the following message:
>
>
../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre
> : line 68: /usr/lib/jdk-1.4.0/bin/linux/native_threads/jre: No such file
or
> directory
>

../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre
> : line 68: exec: /usr/lib/jdk-1.4.0/bin/linux/native_threads/jre: cannot
> execute: No such file or directory
>
> [oracle_at_teich install]$ echo $JAVA_HOME
> /usr/lib/jdk-1.4.0
>
> When I unset JAVA_HOME and JDK_HOME, runInstaller seems to start Java
1.1.8
> from somewhere, presumably from the installation "CD". However, even with
> this Java version, nothing happens.
>
> [askwar_at_teich Shares]$ locale
> LANG=de_DE
> LC_CTYPE=de_DE
> LC_NUMERIC=de_DE
> LC_TIME=de_DE
> LC_COLLATE=de_DE
> LC_MONETARY=de_DE
> LC_MESSAGES=de_DE
> LC_PAPER="de_DE"
> LC_NAME="de_DE"
> LC_ADDRESS="de_DE"
> LC_TELEPHONE="de_DE"
> LC_MEASUREMENT="de_DE"
> LC_IDENTIFICATION="de_DE"
> LC_ALL=
>
> I also tried resetting all these to POSIX (ie. "unset"ing the variables),
> but this also doesn't help at all.
>
> Could the problems be caused by the installed glibc version (2.3.1)? If
so,
> how can I get 8i installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alexander Skwar
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