Re: Can't get 8.1.5 to install on Linux

dowe_at_localhost.localdomain (Dowe Keller) wrote:
>neil_at_ogham.demon.co.uk <neil_at_ogham.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>Hi
>>
>>I've been trying but failing to get 8.1.5 (downloaded as an ISO image
>>then burnt onto cdrom) to install onto linux. I get the following error
>>when I run the installer:
>>
>>Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre. Please wait...
>>Error in CreateOUIProcess(): -1
>>: Bad address
>>
>>I've done everything mentioned in the installation notes (created the dba, oinstall groups, set up enviroment vars etc) but i still keep getting this error.
>>I'm using Slackware 7, kernel 2.2.14 with jre 1.1.6v5 and glibc 2.1.
>>
>>Can anyone suggest whats wrong because I'm getting rather frustrated?
>>
>>NJR
>
>Um... Just one questiion. 8.1.5 *WHAT*! When asking for help
>installing something, It is wise to say what you want installed.

Whoops, I guess if you're reading this comp.os.linux.misc it wouldnt make much sense, I originally only intended to post to an Oracle newsgroup. I'm trying to install Oracle 8.1.5 which for reasons best know to themselves uses an installer written in Java *spit* which isnt working.

NJR Received on Mon May 01 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT