Re: Can't get 8.1.5 to install on Linux

neil 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?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> NJR
Here are a couple of sources that should help: First resource: Uche Ogbuji's article "A Practical Guide to Oracle8i for Linux." Page 1 addresses the JRE issue. The URL is "http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-04/lw-04-oracle8i.html"

His list of resources also contains two further articles that address the JRE issue.
Second resource: John Salvo's installation guide, at URL: "http://www.homepages.tig.com.au/~jsalvo/linux/oracle8i.html"  Go to Chapter 1/Section 1.1.

Third resource: Steve Darlington's HOWTO, at URL: "http://www.zx81.org.uk/computing/oracle/oracle-howto" Navigate to Chapter 2/Section 2.2

The issue seems to be that the Oracle install script has a path for the JRE executable that is not in sync with where your JRE executable was installed. You may want to start by asking Linux where your JRE executable was installed: whereis jre or whereis jre116_v5, and make your symbolic links per these resources suggestions. Good luck.

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