Re: Database creation error and more...

Couple of things you can try that have helped me:

1. Make sure your shmmax in /proc/sys/kernel is set sufficiently large. (The error you got is typical of an insufficient shared memory size).
2. unset LD_BIND_NOW . Some versions of java have a shell script in in the JRE bin directory which is really a wrapper for the "real" java--if such is the case for you, I suggest editing the "java" script and, in it, ensure that LD_BIND_NOW does not get set. LD_BIND_NOW causes problems (well, actually, it detects problems.. but you want your database installed and downgrading glibc libraries seems a bit drastic. I unset it in my install and have not had any problems since). Better yet, replace Oracle's JRE with the latest one from sun (1.4.something, I believe) -- this does not set LD_BIND_NOW.
3. Set LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.10 (or any value less than (but not including) 2.4.20).

Good luck!

JJ

"Nicola" <nicola_at_retre.it> wrote in message news:qbORa.49240$it4.1278862_at_news1.tin.it...
> It is a long time I try to install Oracle 8.1.7 on miy linux PCs (Mandrake
> 9.2, Mandrake 8.1) but without results.
>
> In first case (using Mandrake 9.2) dbassist get me errors during creation
of
> the DB:
> > ora-12547: TNS: lost contact
> > ora-03114: not connected to oracle
> Then the strange case is that I must redirect JRE symbolic link out of
> Oracle_Home. In fact dbassist and netasst don't
> work with the link created during installation. If I click Ignore button
it
> go on but db was corrupt in fact there aren't control file
> so I cant' startup db.
>
> In second case (using Mandrake 8.1) all is well done but when I make the
db
> test using netasst it gets error to connect.
> I try to connect to Oracle by JDBC but nothing. If I use sqlplus all is
ok.
>
> Please Help Me !!!
>
>
Received on Fri Jul 18 2003 - 12:35:27 CDT