Re: Oracle 8.1.7 runinstaller on Suse 7.2 SIGSEGV

From: john <johnc_at_intercell.co.uk>
Date: 26 Oct 2001 02:10:36 -0700
Message-ID: <2d47a20.0110260110.11f568d8@posting.google.com>

"Calvin Wang" <cwang_at_expressvu.com> wrote in message news:<QQjx7.36307$dO3.2639204_at_news20.bellglobal.com>...
> I am trying to install Oracle 8.1.7 on a new Suse 7.2 server. I have unset
> LANG environment parameter, but despite that, I still get
>
> SIGSEGV received at bfffe8d8 in
> /oraclebinaries/install/Disk1/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFi
> les/Expanded/linux/lib/linux/native_threads/libjava.so. Processing
> terminated
>
> when I run the Oracle Universal Installer. Oracle support suggested I
> download jdk_1.1.7-v3-glibc-x86-native.tar and replace the existing jre.
> I've searched around and the consensus is that this wouldn't help as Oracle
> 8.1.7 installer have its own jre already.

No this is the problem! I had exactly the same problem you have to move the jre that comes with oracle out of the way and replace it with one that works.
ie.

cd /opt/oracle/jre
mv 1.1.8 1.1.8.orig
ln -s /path/to/working/java/1.1.8 1.1.8

and hay presto it all works.

John Received on Fri Oct 26 2001 - 04:10:36 CDT