From: Knut Talman Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc Subject: Re: ./runInstaller doesn't install Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 17:39:08 +0200 Organization: myToys.de GmbH Lines: 30 Message-ID: <3B715D1C.D7B98400@mytoys.de> References: <3B243266.3E4A5EA8@bellatlantic.net> <9g2b1a$829$07$1@news.t-online.com> <3B24C666.2A509267@bellatlantic.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: h-213.61.134.194.host.de.colt.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: crusher.de.colt.net 997285149 12085 213.61.134.194 (8 Aug 2001 15:39:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news1.de.colt.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Aug 2001 15:39:09 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2-2 i686) X-Accept-Language: de > 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) a simple yes. > b) a better list of the requirements, especially the java dependencies for > the installation (./runInstaller) Did you install all the compat* rpms? Next, do the following: shell> export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 shell> /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/bin/i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh shell> unset LANG shell> ./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). You don't need to install JRE as Oracle comes with its own. -- Knut Talman Fon +49 30 72 62 01 411 dba@myToys.de Fax +49 30 72 62 01 222 The degree of normality in a database is inversely proportional to that of its DBA