Re: Oracle 8.1.7 install/can't insert disk 2

Joe, Start the OUI by typing in /cdrom/cdrom0/runInstaller instead of navigating to the directory and running runInstaller from there. Then when it prompts for your second CD, eject your first and type in /cdrom/cdrom0/disk2 (instead of the disk1 that is displayed) in the small dialog box before you continue with the second one.

Anandhi

"Joe" <joe.lamp_at_cox.net> wrote in message news:<V3l99.2825$fl6.258221_at_news1.west.cox.net>...
> I am trying to install oracle 8.1.7 on Sun Solaris 8 box. When the installer
> asks to insert disk 2, I cannot eject disk1. I receive a "device busy"
> error. Any ideas on how to remove the first disk without botching the Oracle
> install??
>
> I have tried the following:
> 1. unmounting the cdrom device( result was device is busy, can not unmount)
> 2.use the ps command to find the guilty process and kill the process(the
> device is no longer busy, but the install is botched)
> 3.the "oracle" user was the one who started the ./runInstaller and is
> sitting on the cdrom device( I thought I could just change directories to
> free up the device,but the "oracle" user's terminal window states:
> initializing java virtual machine from /tmp/oraInstall/jre/bin/jre. Please
> wait ....... ---- so there isn't a prompt to change to another
> directory
>
> 4. I suppose I could just copy disk1 and disk2 to the hard drive and run it
> from there, but there has to be a way to install Oracle from a cd.
>
> thanks in advance for any suggestions,
>
> Joe
Received on Fri Aug 23 2002 - 22:39:58 CEST