Re: Failing to install Oracle under Redhat would SUSE be more easy ?

Hi,

   I actually have Oracle 8.1.7.1 installled on Red Hat 7.1. A buddy of mind toughed it out for an entire weekend searching google and with trail and error was able get it working and document all the things he did.

He passed his instructions on to me and it's really quite easy after that. Actually all of the fustrations were really related to defects in the Oracle Installer and scripts, as well as lack of correct documentaton on how to preform all of the preset up steps.

 I think there is a serious problem with the jre that oracle ships with the installer. it's actually an IBM jre 1.1.8. This is not at all the jre that has been provided by Sun based on the documentation I have read in Oracle's manuals. .

I installed by database over a month ago, now I'm working on being able to connect to the database from a seperate machine. This wasn't to big of a problem, once I got the listener started. But I notice I can only connect using Net8, but I want to connect using SQL NET 2. (which forms50 uses) I can connect to the Oracle Enterprise 8.1.7.1 on installed on my Windows 2000 machine using net 8 and sqlnet 2, but not to the one on linux using sqlnet 2.

Any ideas what I need to add to the configuration of the listener to get this to work.

The other problem I have is now, I can't run the installer or any of oracles gui tools under linux at all,

I tried running runInstaller again and it just sits there, same thing happens when I try to run netasst or DBA Studio, schema manager. I reboot and try it again with nothing running and i still can't get it to load.

Has anyone had this problem?

Thanks in advance
Gerald

Russell wrote:

> Guys,
>
> Installing Oracle 8.1.7 on RedHat 7.1 is a bit of a minefield.
>
> There are problems with the java implementation and library
> imcompatibilities.
>
> I'd strongly suggest having a browse of the Linux forums on the Oracle
> Technet site. If you have not been there before, you _should_ go.
> Membership is free.
>
> It is possible to get Oracle 8i working on RH7.1, but you really have to
> want it.
>
> My local Red Hat reps tell me that 9i has just been certified on Red Hat
> 7.1.
>
> Russell
>
> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> news:3ba3b3a7_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > Hi Desmond:
> >
> > I'm afraid I have never encountered such errors, and my Linux skills are
> > sufficiently pathetic that I can honestly state that I haven't a clue
> what's
> > causing them. Perhaps a more Linux-knowledgeable poster here can help.
> >
> > I do know, however, that if the error message is genuinely referring to
> > '$Oracle_HOME' instead of '$ORACLE_HOME', then it will be because you
> > haven't set up your environment variables properly... Linux is case
> > sensitive (as are all Unixes), and when the documentation says the
> variable
> > must be set as 'ORACLE_HOME', they mean 'all in upper case, and not some
> > mixture of your own choosing'.
> >
> > But if that's not it, I can't help you.
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> >
> > "Desmond" <ddl76_at_singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> > news:9nvi9l$6p7$1_at_violet.singnet.com.sg...
> > > Sir,
> > >
> > > I manage to get the installer up and running. But at the end of the
> > > installation, I get errors like with the error message like "Error in
> > > invoking target install of makefile" like the files
> > >
> > > <$Oracle_HOME>/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk
> > >
> > > <$Oracle_HOME>/rdbms/lib/precomp/ins_precomp.mk
> > >
> > > etc.....
> > >
> > > Have you encounter this problems?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Desmond
> > >
> > >
> > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3ba10e55_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > > I have no idea, I'm afraid. You'll have to do an amazingly hard thing
> > and
> > > > *read the documentation*! I've not installed the 9i client, just the
> > > > server. And editing a few kernel parameters is not the same thing as
> > > > recompiling the kernel anyway, is it?
> > > >
> > > > From a very quick perusal of the installation guide, the stuff about
> > > 'tasks
> > > > to perform as the root user' (which includes changing those
> parameters)
> > is
> > > > generic: ie, it doesn't matter whether you are only installing the
> > client
> > > or
> > > > the entire thing, you still have to do them.
> > > >
> > > > YMMV
> > > > Regards
> > > > HJR
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Desmond" <ddl76_at_singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> > > > news:9nqfsk$qo$1_at_dahlia.singnet.com.sg...
> > > > > You mean I have to recompile the kernel and do all those horried
> stuff
> > > > just
> > > > > to get the installer up and install the Oracle client?
> > > > >
> > > > > I just need the Oracle client. Isn' that troublesome?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:3b9dda98_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > > > > Why not read the documentation?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is 8.1.7 certified for Linux 7.1?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If it is, have you followed the installation procedures properly?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I, a mere Windows user, can knock up a 9i installation in 40
> > > minutes
> > > > > > these days, then it can't be that difficult -and I know bugger all
> > > about
> > > > > > Linux.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You have to perform various actions as root before attempting the
> > > > install,
> > > > > > including setting the kernel parameters properly, and setting
> group
> > > and
> > > > > > ownership permissions correctly. Then you need to make sure the
> > > oracle
> > > > > > user's profile is correctly set with appropriate environment
> > variable
> > > > > > settings. And you have to make sure you are using the correct
> > version
> > > > of
> > > > > > the glibc libraries, and have the right JRE installed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Get that lot right, and it should be plain sailing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So rather than "it's the distro's fault" or "Oracle's support for
> > > linux
> > > > is
> > > > > > crap", what and where exactly is it falling down? Something you
> are
> > > > doing
> > > > > > or not doing is [probably] the root cause.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > HJR
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Kim" <kim_at_costa.no> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:MPG.160790767ac980f498969a_at_news1.c2i.net...
> > > > > > > Hi..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > After trying and failing to install Oracle 8i under Redhat 7.1
> > Linux
> > > I
> > > > > > > now am close to giving up.. One option is to go for Informix
> that
> > I
> > > > > > > belive has a better Linux support..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another one is to go for SUSE that might be better for for
> > Oracle..
> > > is
> > > > > > > this correct.. would installing Oracle for Linux be more easy on
> > > SUSE
> > > > > > > 7.2 ?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks !
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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Received on Thu Sep 20 2001 - 15:44:34 CDT