Re: installation error - please help

Sybrand, thanks for the info.

After uninstalling Personal Oracle9i for Win98, cleaning the registry, updating one of the JRE DLLs and then rebooting, the 2nd installation was error-free.

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:updha8ijr9j216_at_corp.supernews.com...
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> "YLW" <ylw_at_no_reply.com> wrote in message
> news:8jml9.260$fI.25459824_at_newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
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> > During installation of Personal Oracle9i for Win98,
> > I got an error from Oracle DB Configuration Assistant that says:
> >
> > "ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel"
> >
> > What does this error message mean? And, do I need to
> > uninstall and then reinstall?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
> >
>
> This is a catch all message stating you have lost contact with the database.
> At installation it usually means you have made the cache bigger than virtual
> memory allows.
> For 9i, during installation you get the change to review memory related
> parameters like shared_pool_size, java_pool_size, db_block_buffers and
> others.
> Afterwards you can change them by editing
> c:\oracle\admin\<sid>\pfile\init.ora
> and bouncing the database.
>
> Hth
>
>
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> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA
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Received on Sun Sep 29 2002 - 13:01:45 CDT