Re: Installation Problems

From: RICHG <rglivar_at_home.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 05:59:16 GMT
Message-ID: <U89X8.36873$0c1.2555820@news1.west.cox.net>

Your not insane. I had the same thing happen to me when I tried to install Oracle 8.1.6 on Mandrake Make sure your using glibc 2.1.3 and JDK 1.1.8. I finally installed redhat 6.2 and the install worked fine.

Rich

"Robert Tilley" <tilleyrw_at_cfl.rr.com> wrote in message news:CEiW8.188753$0g1.3456284_at_twister.tampabay.rr.com...
> I am attempting to install Oracle 8i on my Debian Linux box. I have
> followed the instructions at "http://jordan.fortwayne.com/oracle/817.html"
> as as regards setting of environment variables and creation of mount
points.
>
> When I start the installer (./runInstaller), the buttons on the bottom of
> the dialog (Next, Exit, etc.) are non-functional. i.e., they will depress
> but will not continue the installation procedure.) The only way to exit
is
> by clicking the close-box on the window frame.
>
> This has occurred before and I solved the problem then by changing
> permissions on the directory. However this is not working now and I am
> clueless.
>
> Can anyone duplicate this problem on a Linux box and tell me I'm not
insane?
> --
> Comments and information are appreciated.
>
> Robert
Received on Thu Jul 11 2002 - 00:59:16 CDT