Re: Oracle 8.1.7 install on RedHat 8.0

Beserko <beserkobob_at_yahoo.ca> writes:

> On Mandrake (Red Hat based distro), I used this :
> http://www.puschitz.com/OracleOnLinux.shtml
> and that :
> http://www.e-gineer.com/instructions/install-oracle9i-on-linux.phtml
>
> It's for Oracle 9i, but it could help.
>
>
> On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 20:52:34 -0500, Shinobi97 wrote:
>
> > Frank <fbortel_at_home.nl> wrote in message
> > news:<3E082B85.4090602_at_home.nl>...
> >> Sean Grossman wrote:
> >> > Howdy,
> >> >
> >> > I am trying to install 8.1.7 on an RH 8.0 machine and have a bit of
> >> > difficulty. I have set up my environment variables and am able to
> >> > launch X apps but when I execute the runInstaller script I only get :
> >> >
> >> > Initializing .Java Virtual Machine from
> >> > ./stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre.
> >> > Please Wait.... and then jre starts eating up the processor.
> >> >
> >> > I've gone through several how-to's and Oracle's installation guide
> >> > and am unable to find the problem for myself and was hoping someone
> >> > can shed some light on this.
> >> >
> >> > ORACLE_SID=odb
> >> > ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
> >> > ORA_NLS33=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/ocommon/nls/admin/data
> >> > ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7
> >> >
> >> > PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/OV/bin:/usr/local/sbi
> >> > n:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/grossman/bin:/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/bin
> >> > CLASSPATH=/usr/local/java/lib/classes.zip
> >> >
> >> > JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java
> >> >
> >> > [oracle_at_seandev Disk1]$ rpm -qa | grep compat
> >> > compat-egcs-6.2-1.1.2.16
> >> > compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2
> >> > compat-libs-6.2-3
> >> > compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.110
> >> >
> >> > TIA,
> >> > Sean
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> unset LANG, and restart.
> >>
> >> Frank
> >
> > I have the same problem and unsetting LANG didn't solve it.

What about setting LANG=C rather than unsetting it completely?

Tim

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