Re: Oracle 8i intalls on Solaris device busy problem

In article <3acc8711_1_at_nnrp1.news.uk.psi.net>, lee_at_4weeks.com says...
> Hi,
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> Does anyone have an answer to this problem.
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> Installing Oracle 8i Enterprise or Standard edition.
> All parameters set, accounts created correctly, run the oracle installer and
> ....
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> At the point when the installer asks for the second CD the CD tray will not
> eject
> with the message that the device is busy.
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> It has been mentioned to kill off "vold" and then eject .... causes errors.
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> The only method is to force the tray open which then hangs the machine and
> requires
> a reboot or kill off the install and hey presto back to the beginning.
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> Any help much appreciated.
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> Lee Henderson
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did you start the install by first cd'ing to the cdrom? If so, that's your problem. You can't dismount a disk device which has someone cd'd to it.

Liz Received on Mon Apr 09 2001 - 08:48:30 CDT