From: "Lee Crampton" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc References: <3B243266.3E4A5EA8@bellatlantic.net> <9g2b1a$829$07$1@news.t-online.com> <3B24C666.2A509267@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Re: ./runInstaller doesn't install Lines: 68 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:45:04 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.254.25.77 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news2-win.server.ntlworld.com 997278313 62.254.25.77 (Wed, 08 Aug 2001 14:45:13 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 14:45:13 BST Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service I would be very impressed if someone could furnish me with: a) a simple yes/no to the question: "Is it possible to get Oracle8i working on Red Hat 7.1 (as mine has fallen at the first hurdle) and b) a better list of the requirements, especially the java dependencies for the installation (./runInstaller) I have the aforementioned error "Initializing Java Virtual Machine from ../stage/Components/orcale.sws.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/jre." but the difference is that is just returns to the prompt since I installed JRE1.3.1 Prior to that it just never came back to the prompt (and just sat in the task list). Many thanks in advance. Lee Crampton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- "leslie joyce" wrote in message news:3B24C666.2A509267@bellatlantic.net... > Hi All, > > Thanks for all of the responses. > I am indeed using glibc2.2 on my > redhat7.1 machine. I am checking > my other machines at work to see > which glibc is on them. I will try > the patch when I get home, in the > meantime, I will try to install > oracle here at work. I really appreciate > all the timely responses to my query. > I will be hanging around reading and > posting as my oracle education continues. > > > Leslie.............. > > > > > Nicolas Bronke wrote: > > > > > Nothing happens from then, no prompt no installer. > > > > Search for my task about Oracle 8.1.7 and Mandrake 8. (Here and in > > alt.os.linux.mandrake) > > > > Their you will find, that for running the installer you need an update of > > glibc. After this the Installer runs. But there is an additional bug. That > > mean run the installer without creating the database. I downloaded it from a > > mirror page of Mandrake 8. > > > > Now you need a patch from the oracle homepage. > > > > > http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/oracle8i/files/READMEglib213.html > > > http://download.oracle.com/otn/linux/oracle8i/glibc-2.1.3-stubs.tar.gz > > > > After installing this you can create your database. > > > > Regards > > > > Nicolas