JoJo, You choose "Custom" install, and when it asks, if you want "starter" db, say - "no".
Igor Neyman, OCP DBA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:58 PM > Robert, > > I currently have Windows automatically setting my VM, and my settings show > currently 1,825 MB. So I don't get why this isn't working. > > How do I tell the installer not to create the DB for me? > > Thanks in advance, > JoJo > > > -----Original Message----- > Robert > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:39 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I have ALOT of VM setup... > > Looking.. at... my ... laptop... configuration... > > I currently have 143MB of virtual memory allocated. I think I have > actually reduced that from 256MB when I did the install. > > Hint #2, do not allow the installer to create the database for you. > that adds significantly additional memory requirements. So, install > the software, then start DBCA separately. > > RF > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can > take his freedom away from him. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:03 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > No kidding ??? How much virtual memory do you have set ??? > > Every time I tried to install 9i, it would get to the database cloning part > and bomb completely. > > Cheers, > JoJo > > > -----Original Message----- > Robert > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:29 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Interesting... I have 9i installed on a laptop with 64 megs... :-) > Virtual memory does wonders! :-) > > RF > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can > take his freedom away from him. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 6:35 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > At the time, I was brand-spankin' new to Oracle, and didn't even know > technet existed. I was looking at the "product info" pages where you > purchase products (which usually at least show system requirements when you > click on the "more info" button type of thing). Since I couldn't find the > data there, I called Sales, who could not help me... they assured me that > they were sure my system was up to snuff (with 192 megs RAM). When I tried > to install, it bombed repeatedly and had to be manually uninstalled each > time. I couldn't get any help whatsoever at all unless I purchased service, > at which time they told me simply that I needed more memory (256 megs). > Even buying service was a pain in the behind -- apparently it's a new thing > that you can buy service after buying the license, and the service sales > dept didn't know about this. Don't forget that they also entered 2 separate > invoices for the license and charged my credit card twice (at several > hundred bucks a pop). That was a whole other story, getting that fixed up. > With 40,000 employees, I found that dealing with Oracle was like dealing > with a small country. > > --JoJo > > > -----Original Message----- > Robert > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:29 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I don't understand this.... the product (the RDBMS) can be downloaded > for FREE from oracle.com.....the doc's are free to look at at > technet.oracle.com, including specific platform install guides which > contain product requirements (as seen here) > > http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle9i/doc_library/90111install/reqs.h > tm#1195223 > > All the requirements are freely available. While I think it was terrible > that your sales folks didn't know what these requirements were, I think > it is inaccurate to say that you were made to purchase anything. All the > info is freely available... in fact a google search for > "Oracle9i Memory requirements" found me plenty of information. I think you > bear some responsibility in this as well. > > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can > take his freedom away from him. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 4:33 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > They made me purchase customer support before they would even tell me the > system requirements for 9i (which I had already purchased, including a > personal 2-year license). It turns out that I need to buy more memory and > can't install the product. That tee'd me off ! I couldn't get a > salesperson anywhere to tell me the requirements, and it definitely wasn't > on the product info pages on their site. > > --JoJo > > > -----Original Message----- > Robert > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:43 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Anyone else just slightly irritated with the level of customer support > offered for phone callers to Oracle now days? Used to be, that if you > were a gold customer as we are, you could almost count on instant first line > support. Last week I called and was told that a phone call would > result in at least a one hour delay in an analyst call back, whereas > an iTar (lie tars I call em) will get me about 30 minute response. > The representative was rude and snarly to me at the same time. > Is this how Larry wants to save that second billion, crappy customer > service? > > RF > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can > take his freedom away from him. > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Freeman, Robert > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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