Mike,
Oracle writes a log file in the base oracle installation directory. In addition, look
in the /root file system for
a file named install.log. Also peruse the message logs, and/or syslogs in the /etc
file system.
Unfortunately for folks that use Mandrake, Oracle states the following on their site,
monikered
http://platforms.oracle.com/linux :
"Oracle currently certifies its products on Intel architecture versions of Red Hat,
Caldera, TurboLinux and SuSe. There are no plans to support any additional
architectures at this time".
Notwithstanding the 99% compatibility with RedHat that Mandrake claims on their site,
Oracle will not support
Oracle 8i R2 on Mandrake Linux.
The Oracle/Linux platform specific software req page is:
http://technet.oracle.com/doc/oracle8i_816/linux_816/unixdoc/a82848/a82846/index.htm#87912
It states: OS Software Requirements :Operating System :Linux kernel, version 2.2 or
higher Operating System
Libraries:GLIBC package version 2.1, Window Manager:Use any supported window manager
that supports Motif version
1.2, such as fvmw.
Character mode installations are not supported".
Hope this helps. I have reinstalled my test server with RedHat 6.2 to make this thing
work quickly, rather than
taking the time to make the Oracle install on Mandrake 7.1 function correctly.
Oh well, and so it goes.............................
Marc Handelman
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> I am using glibc 2.1.3-4mdk and I have also tried to start the installation
> from various different windows managers...
> I even tried to uninstall Enlightment because I have heard that it may
> cause problems with Oracle.
> >From where should I try to find error logs?
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> What version of glibc are you utilizing?
> The following was gleaned from technet.oracle.com, and I quote:
> "Note: Use only glibc 2.1for both Oracle 815 SE and Oracle 815 EE.".
>
> Have you examined any orther error logs?
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I am trying to install Oracle 8.16 enterprise edition into my system but
> > when I execute the command
> > runInstaller
> > I will only get a text
> > "Initializing Java Virtual Machine from
> >
> ../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre.
>
> >
> > Please wait..."
> > and after that I will only get a gray window and nothing happens.
> >
> > Any ideas what is going wrong in my system?
> >
> > Mika
