Re: oracle 8.1.7 install/ can't insert disk 2

>>I am trying to install oracle 8.1.7 on Sun Solaris 8 box. When the installer
>>asks to insert disk 2, I cannot eject disk1. I receive a "device busy"
>>error. Any ideas on how to remove the first disk without botching the Oracle
>>install??
>>
>>I have tried the following:
>>1. unmounting the cdrom device( result was device is busy, can not unmount)
>>2.use the ps command to find the guilty process and kill the process(the
>>device is no longer busy, but the install is botched)
>>3.the "oracle" user was the one who started the ./runInstaller and is
>>sitting on the cdrom device( I thought I could just change directories to
>>free up the device,but the "oracle" user's terminal window states:
>>initializing java virtual machine from /tmp/oraInstall/jre/bin/jre. Please
>>wait ....... ---- so there isn't a prompt to change to another
>>directory

When you change to the cdrom directory to start ./runinstaller you are locking the cdrom device. Start the installer w/o changing your working directory like

 > cd /opt/oracle
 > /cdrom/disk1/runInstaller

Hth,

Knut Received on Fri Aug 30 2002 - 02:51:46 CDT