Re: OK I really feel like ranting now

From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 01:43:39 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9336B457F2D3SunnySD_at_68.6.19.6>


Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in news:3E679517.8010007_at_netscape.net:

> Maximus wrote:
>> "Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9335BE77FCA03SunnySD_at_68.6.19.6...
>> 

>>>"Maximus" <2542asdasd_at_qwe233qw.com> wrote in
>>>news:2Pd9a.392367$Yo4.12959715_at_news1.calgary.shaw.ca:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have been trying to install 9i AS release 9.0.2.0.1 for about four
>>>
>> days
>> 

>>>>now. Fresh Linux Red Hat AS 2.1 installs on both machines, all the
>>>>pre-installation requirements met, etc. The infrastructure instance
>>>>installed ok without errors after about two days and seven tries,
>>>>The application server instance will not complete without glitching
>>>
>> somewhere
>> 

>>>>along the way and after about 20 tries I'm getting a little tired of
>>>>it. The install and link phase always succeeds but one or more
>>>>configuration assistants fail and looking at the install log doesn't
>>>>seem to give any useful clues as to why. Have others gone thru such
>>>>a frustrating
>>>
>> install
>> 

>>>>experience or is it just me?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>You are NOT alone.
>>>9iAS R2 is user hostile software
>>>with a Mean Time To Anger measured in minutes.
>>>It has many, many bugs.
>>>After completing the base installation,
>>>then install the "CORE Patchset".
>>>Next install Patchset1 if you plan on using Forms & Reports.
>>>If you don't install Patchset1, they are guarenteed to NOT work.
>> 
>> 
>> Well, I finally succeeded getting everything to install without
>> errors (my problems were due to many things but mainly some bad
>> memory causing lots of seg faults on one machine).  I basically just
>> want the forms and reports services, this is a good thing to know
>> about the patches.  Thanks for that tip.  Is it pretty stable once
>> it's all patched up? 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Which version? I have Forms&Reports running under the Apache that
> comes with the database (8iR3 in this case). No iAS to be seen
> anyware. Forms 6i, patch 9 or 13 - both work
> 

"Which version?"

In the orginal post

>>>"Maximus" <2542asdasd_at_qwe233qw.com> wrote in
>>>news:2Pd9a.392367$Yo4.12959715_at_news1.calgary.shaw.ca:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have been trying to install 9i AS release 9.0.2.0.1 for about four

================================================^^^^^^^^^

In my response I wrote
>>>9iAS R2 is user hostile software

===^^^^^^^


I'll leave it for others to figure out which version is/was being discussed.

If you can't keep up, take notes. Received on Fri Mar 07 2003 - 02:43:39 CET

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