Re: Oracle 7.3.4 for SCO on Linux

I tried that, but it didn't work.
Now I got Oracle 8 for Linux and that works.

Detlev

Devin Redlich schrieb:

> I've heard in passing that some people have been able to make Oracle 7.3.4 for
> SCO run under Linux using the iBCS kernel module. If you people are out
> there, I'd like to hear how you did it!
>
> Now, I know I can download Oracle 8 for Linux (in fact, I'm doing it right
> now, all 145MB of it), but I believe I need Oracle 7 in order to make
> replication play nicely with our other Oracle 7 boxes (if this is false,
> please let me know).
>
> As you may have gathered, I know *zero* about Oracle. That being said, I'm
> trying to install 7.3.4 on a fresh RedHat 5.1 install by following the
> instructions in the Oracle for SCO manual. I got as far as orainst /c, but
> that was the end of the line. It told me it could not open a resource file.
> Oddly, strace didn't actaully show an attempt to open any system files, so I
> don't know what it's bitching about. I do know that it got as far as running
> orainst.cm, though.
>
> I can only assume that the lack of native SCO shared libraries on my Linux box
> is the problem. Unfortunately, I don't know which libraries are needed. As
> I mentioned, strace didn't report that orainst.cm was actaully trying to open
> a file when it died. If anyone can throw some clue my way, it would be
> appreciated. Thx.
>
> __
> Devin Redlich
> devin_at_pctc.com
Received on Fri Oct 16 1998 - 06:31:46 CDT