Re: HELP! - Oracle Database Creation Assistant stalls

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JKL "Jason" <somebody_at_somewhere.com> wrote in message news:r3dkito3rnal8h6j52cvgccf6k57q5ip3r_at_4ax.com...
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install Oracle 8iR3 on a Sun E250 machine. The server
> has 512MB RAM and 10GB free drive space. It is running Solaris 8 with
> all the latest patches applied.
>
> The installation works fine until I get to the Database Creation
> Assistant. The assistant gets to the creation of the database and
> stalls at 1% If I cancel the creation and restart it, the same
> results occur. The option I selected was to use the database
> available from the CD.
>
> I have tried reinstalling the software to no avail. My current
> install is a 'minimum' install. The previous install was a 'typical'
> install. I have used the Oracle published 'Installation Guide' and
> gone through all pre-install tasks. I have tried running this
> assistant AFTER installation, to no avail. I have even tried creating
> a database from scratch - same results.
>
> The only other information I have from the software is this that it
> always gets stuck on the following thread (?):
>
> java.lang.thread.long
>
> At this point it stalls. When I run the assistant AFTER installation
> and hit cancel, I get an error along the lines of 'incorrect
> password'. I don't even know where to specify a password for the
> assistant!
>
> Any help is appreciated. I'm very new to Oracle, so it may be
> something obvious.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>
>
>
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Received on Sun Jun 17 2001 - 03:43:27 CEST