Re: OK I really feel like ranting now
From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 01:47:31 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9336B5003C1F4SunnySD_at_68.6.19.6>
>> "Maximus" <2542asdasd_at_qwe233qw.com> wrote in
>> news:2Pd9a.392367$Yo4.12959715_at_news1.calgary.shaw.ca:
>>
>> > I have been trying to install 9i AS release 9.0.2.0.1 for about
>> > four
days
>> > now. Fresh Linux Red Hat AS 2.1 installs on both machines, all the
>> > pre-installation requirements met, etc. The infrastructure
>> > instance installed ok without errors after about two days and seven
>> > tries, The application server instance will not complete without
>> > glitching
somewhere
>> > along the way and after about 20 tries I'm getting a little tired
>> > of it. The install and link phase always succeeds but one or more
>> > configuration assistants fail and looking at the install log
>> > doesn't seem to give any useful clues as to why. Have others gone
>> > thru such a frustrating
install
>> > experience or is it just me?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> You are NOT alone.
>> 9iAS R2 is user hostile software
>> with a Mean Time To Anger measured in minutes.
>> It has many, many bugs.
>> After completing the base installation,
>> then install the "CORE Patchset".
>> Next install Patchset1 if you plan on using Forms & Reports.
>> If you don't install Patchset1, they are guarenteed to NOT work.
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 01:47:31 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9336B5003C1F4SunnySD_at_68.6.19.6>
"Maximus" <2542asdasd_at_qwe233qw.com> wrote in news:ijC9a.400376$sV3.11417407_at_news3.calgary.shaw.ca:
> "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? > >
It is "stable" but still may need additional bug fixes. For example, even after both patchsets mentioned above, the Solaris 8 version still will NOT print a report directly to a printer. How did that get by Q/A?????
Do you mean that you really expect a Reports Server to be able to generate a hardcopy report directly from the POS software? Received on Fri Mar 07 2003 - 02:47:31 CET