Re: OK I really feel like ranting now

From: Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 19:36:07 +0100
Message-ID: <3E679517.8010007_at_netscape.net>


Maximus wrote:
> "Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9335BE77FCA03SunnySD_at_68.6.19.6...
>

>>"Maximus" <2542asdasd_at_qwe233qw.com> wrote in
>>news:2Pd9a.392367$Yo4.12959715_at_news1.calgary.shaw.ca:
>>
>>
>>>I have been trying to install 9i AS release 9.0.2.0.1 for about four
>>

> days
>
>>>now.  Fresh Linux Red Hat AS 2.1 installs on both machines, all the
>>>pre-installation requirements met, etc.  The infrastructure instance
>>>installed ok without errors after about two days and seven tries,  The
>>>application server instance will not complete without glitching
>>

> somewhere
>
>>>along the way and after about 20 tries I'm getting a little tired of it.
>>>The install and link phase always succeeds but one or more configuration
>>>assistants fail and looking at the install log doesn't seem to give any
>>>useful clues as to why.  Have others gone thru such a frustrating
>>

> install
>
>>>experience or is it just me?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>You are NOT alone.
>>9iAS R2 is user hostile software
>>with a Mean Time To Anger measured in minutes.
>>It has many, many bugs.
>>After completing the base installation,
>>then install the "CORE Patchset".
>>Next install Patchset1 if you plan on using Forms & Reports.
>>If you don't install Patchset1, they are guarenteed to NOT work.

>
>
> Well, I finally succeeded getting everything to install without errors (my
> problems were due to many things but mainly some bad memory causing lots of
> seg faults on one machine). I basically just want the forms and reports
> services, this is a good thing to know about the patches. Thanks for that
> tip. Is it pretty stable once it's all patched up?
>
>

Which version? I have Forms&Reports running under the Apache that comes with the database (8iR3 in this case). No iAS to be seen anyware. Forms 6i, patch 9 or 13 - both work

-- 
Regards, Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Mar 06 2003 - 19:36:07 CET

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