Re: Oracle 9i R2 and Red Hat 9 Linux x86

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:<3fb35ebe$0$13968$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> "Dusan Bolek" <pagesflames_at_usa.net> wrote in message
> news:1e8276d6.0311130039.166a99c5_at_posting.google.com...
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message
> news:<3fb19cc2$0$20395$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> >
> > > Oracle will still run on it, with a bit of arm-twisting. See
> www.dizwell.com
> > > for info on how.
> >
> > Sorry, I didn't read the paper, because is quite big (7.2MB is quite a
> > lot for 79 pages).
>
> Lots of screenshots.

Screenshots good. But I get so frustrated writing about Oracle and including screenshots in outlook emails which then take forever to save or send. Then I find out some email server settings remove the graphics and the recipients get broken link symbols... and think it's something they did.

>
> >However, I've read in the abstract something like
> > "Downgrading glibc", that's probably an arm-twisting you're talking
> > about.
>
> Not just that.
>
> > Isn't better just to suggest usage of RedHat 8, on which you can
> > install Oracle 9.2 out of the box with no "twisting" at all?
>
> That's not quite true, either. RH8 fails with an error on ins_ctx.env which
> requires some (minor) hacking to fix.
>
> But whatever. The point is, people asked a lot about RH9, so that's what got
> written about.

One of the book clubs had that RH9 book as it's monthly selection. So I, for one, am glad you address the issue, and am sure there are plenty others that appreciate it, too. Now all I need is that new hardware :-)

jg

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