Re: RunInstaller Problem on Solaris 9

Sounds like a Java problem. AFAK, the Installer for 8.1.7 uses jre 1.1.8. Try to run the runInstaller not from the Oracle home, but from the Installation Media for 8.1.7. Than change the source to your patchset jar.

HTH!
Rainer Herbst

Big Chuck schrieb:
> Hey all,
>
> I just installed 8.1.7r3 64-bit onto a system running Solaris 9 64-bit.
> The install went fine. I then went to install the 8.1.7.4 patch set,
> using the runInstaller from the 8.1.7r3 install.
>
> First method,
>
> I ssh to the system and forward my X session to my local Sun box (the
> ssh server does this automatically). The installer thenhangs indefintely
> at the banner screen.
>
> Second method,
>
> I telnet into the system and export my display back to my local Sun box
> and same problem as above.
>
> I even rebooted the system and still had the same problems. The OS is at
> the latest patch level. When runInstaller runs, I notice it is using the
> jdk in /u01/app/oracle/jre/1.3.1. There is also a
> /u01/app/oracle/jre/1.1.8 but there is no java executable under that
> directory tree. There is also an installation of Oracle 9.2.0.1 64-bit
> using the same ORACLE_BASE, but not the same ORACLE_HOME:
>
> ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
> # 9i
> ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/9.2.0.4
> ORACLE_SID=oradev1
> # 8i
> ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/8.1.7.4_64bit
> ORACLE_SID=oradev2
>
> Here are the PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH setting for the oracle user:
> PATH=/usr/ccs/bin:/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7.4_64bit/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/openwin/bin
>
> LD_LIBRAARY_PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7.4_64bit/lib:/usr/lib:/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/openwin/lib
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thx,
> CC
>
Received on Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:37:44 CDT