Re: installation problem, oracle 8.1.7 , solaris 2.7

In other words, did you do a 'Microsoft install' (try it and see whether it works) or did you read the supplied Installation Guide and Readme docco?

"Daniel A. Morgan" wrote:

> Tab Liao wrote:
>
> > when I run oracel universal installer by enter ./runInstaller , then
> > the java screen shows , when I press next , then second page , which
> > ask the location of the product source and the location where to
> > install it. then I press <next> again, but when the loading-product
> > bar shows up and when it is growing to 98%, then the installer
> > suspending , no furthre progress.
> >
> > any information will be appreciately
>
> I have installed 8.1.7 and 8.1.7.1.0 numerous times against Solaris 2.7
> without this problem so I'll make some blind suggestions on things to
> check.
>
> 1. Did you configure /etc/system with the shared memory and semaphore
> values EXACTLY as recommended by Oracle?
>
> 2. Did you apply the latest patchset from Sun to the UNIX kernel?
>
> 3. Do you have any host windows open with other sessions?
>
> 4. Did you run the installer in the foreground or the background? The
> readme file, as I recall, clearly says run it in the background which is
> just basic good sense.
>
> 5. What machine are you installing on? How much RAM? Did you create the
> two UNIX groups oinstall and dba? Did you create the oracle user? And
> are you installing as the oracle user rather than as root or someone
> else? Did you verify that the oracle user owns or has rights to each and
> every directory required for the installation?
>
> Daniel A. Morgan
Received on Fri May 04 2001 - 23:44:53 CDT