Re: oracle install on linux

jsulliva77_at_yahoo.com (James Sullivan) wrote in message news:<13c38bfb.0210161112.3ba2811_at_posting.google.com>...
> I appreciate the great responses I have gotten! I am attempting to
> install oracle 8.1.7.3 on Red Hat linux 7.2. I am using fvwm2 as a
> Xwindow manager.
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> I have check the install logs, and it appears to just stop(ie, its
> installing various parts, and then just stops randomly, no error).

Check installation notes. You need to install glibs compatibility package before installing 8.1 on Red Hat 7.1 and higher. You can also check this site:

http://staff.in2.hr/denis/oracle/817install_rh72_en.html

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> As far as why, I work for a ERP2 vendor and need to have a DB on a
> linux box and the front end on a windows box.. Once the database is
> running, it will be the only thing running, and the transactions will
> be miniscule, hence the loads will be extremely tiny. I have
> installed oracle8.1.7.3 on RH linux 7.2 servers with 2gb ram and am
> essentially following the same procedure( ie, modify the kernel to
> increase shared mem pool and semaphores, increased swap, etc...). The
> documentation says that the hardware I have is sufficient...
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> I have installed it on the same machine back when it was running
> windows, and it worked...seems to be the linux install..
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> afilonov_at_yahoo.com (Alex Filonov) wrote in message news:<336da121.0210150614.2c757d46_at_posting.google.com>...
> > jsulliva77_at_yahoo.com (James Sullivan) wrote in message news:<13c38bfb.0210141230.71fa9755_at_posting.google.com>...
> > > Hello -
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> > > I am attempting to install oracle 8i on a i386, 233mHz, 128meg ram and
> > > am having trouble with the Java universal installer. I have rebuilt
> > > the kernel to accomidate larger semaphores and shared mem, and have
> > > increase the swap to 500+ megs. The problem is that about 50% through
> > > the install, the machine just locks up. Any ideas as to how to debug
> > > this, or if it is possible to install oracle 8i without the java
> > > installer?
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> > > any input would be of help,
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> > > james
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> > Could you post linux version? There are lots of different issues on different
> > platforms. You can also search comp.databases.oracle.*, there are lots of answers
> > to installation questions here.
Received on Thu Oct 17 2002 - 19:02:43 CEST