Re: ./runInstaller doesn't install

leslie joyce <blumagic_at_bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:<3B243266.3E4A5EA8_at_bellatlantic.net>...
> Hi All,
>
> I have just purchased oracle 8i for linux starter kit
> by steve bobrowski. It comes with oracle8.1.6 for linux.
> I have followed the instructions to the point of starting
> the install. When I run from the CD, ./runInstaller nothing
> happens.I get the line:
> Initializing Java Virtual Machine from
> ../stage/Components/orcale.sws.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/jre.
> Please wait...
>
> Nothing happens from then, no prompt no installer.
> Anyone know what is going on? I am using redhat7.1 on my
> dell inspiron 4000 laptop 128Mb Ram 265swap.
>
> Any hints,tips would be appreciated.

I've just gone through this. Here's my story.

First I tried to install Oracle 8.1.6 on Red Hat 5.2 (where I already had 8.0.5, installed by someone else). When it didn't, I called Oracle support and found they don't support Red Hat except for 6.x. So, if you're using Red Hat and it's 7.0 or later, I don't think you'll get help from Oracle.

For reasons not related to Oracle I switched to SuSE 7.1. It didn't go on either but at least I got support for it.

I found that to run runInstaller *at all* I had to be sure to 'unset' the environmental variable LANG. This is a Java thing.

I was able to run runInstaller but it choked on actually installing a database. I tried to install without automatically creating a new database. I installed manually and had the same problem.

It turns out the verion of Linux I was using uses glibc 2.2 which Oracle 8.1.6 doesn't work with.

Oracle sent me a CD pack for Oracle 8.1.7 and a patch for the glibc bug. It now seems to work.

So, unset LANG and see how far you get. If you get hung up as I did, see if your glibc is 2.2 or other. If it's 2.2 you probably need the patch (it's simple to apply).

Hope this helps,

Jim Lyons Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 16:22:00 CDT