Mark, Have you tried removing the classpath env variable before starting the OUI?
Is there anything in the installActions.log? What about in <tempdir>\ORAINSTALL\LOG ? HTH, -- Anita --- Mark Leith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, don't worry I know where your coming from ;) > > I have considered doing this - though I have RedHat > 7.1. and I'm a bit > dubious of putting 9i on an "Unsupported" platform.. > The other reason is > that I have the install CDs for NT/2000 and not > LINUX :0( > > Win2K is our standard desktop, where we run our > business applications, so I > have use it all day really - I would prefer to have > a local database to > test, run through (while walking products through), > and break while trying > to answer question to this list :> > > It's doesn't seem like its going to happen though :( > > Now - I have to ask the question - Have you *tried* > to install 9i on your > Win2K partition? > > Cheers > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > Gerardo > Sent: 13 November 2001 01:30 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Not trying to be funny Mark but... > > any reason why you don't want to set up a Suse linux > partition on your 40Gb > hard drive and run 9i (Linux version)? I have W2k > in one partition on my P4 > system and Suse 7.1 (kernel 2.4.7) running 9i in > another partition. The > problem is I can't run W2K and access the Oracle > database at the same time. > But if you don't have this requirement, then this > would be a good > workaround. > > HTH > Gerardo > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:35 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hi ladies & gents, > > I think I am having a blonde Monday (no I have > nothing against blondes, or > Mondays for the matter.. but anyway :) ). > > I've got essentially a new PC (new HD), that I would > *like* to install 9i on > to. PC is as follows: > > P4 1.3 gig > 256Mb RAM (Only a test box) > 40 gig HD > Win2K SP2 > > Now, I have the 9i install CDs (Thanks Joe!), but am > unable to actually get > the *JAVA BLOODY INSTALLER* (why don't they keep it > simple eh?!?!) working! > The autorun program starts, but when I try to kick > it in to the Java > installer (Install/Deinstall Products) I get the > following error: > > The Java RunTime Environment was not found at > C:\DOCUME~1\MARKLE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\OraInstall\jre\binjrew.exe. > Hence, the > Oracle Universal Installer cannot be run. > Please visit http://www.javasoft.com and install JRE > version 1.1.7 or higher > and try again. > > Now, my java environment (actually JRE 1.3.1) is > installed in it's normal > place - C:\Program Files\Javasoft\JRE\1.3.1\.. > > In the Oracle Installation Guide it also says - > > "Oracle Universal Installer automatically installs > Oracle's version of the > Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This version is > required to run Oracle > Universal Installer and several Oracle assistants. > Do not modify the JRE, > unless doing so with a patch provided by > OracleMetaLink. Visit: " > > It is plainly not doing this at all! > > Now, I remembered that I had the exact same problem > when installing the > 8.1.7 client on to this machine (before it had a new > Hard Drive), and the > solution (provided by Larry Strickland) was that > they had a faulty dll > (symcjit.dll) that had to be replaced in the install > directories from the > CD. Larry also provided me with a copy of the new > dll.. > > I copied the entire contents of the install CDs to > my HD, and searched for > this particular dll, and guess what? I found it, > twice, and both versions > had different modification dates - and here's the > best bit - and they were > BOTH still older than the version supplied by Larry! > (Strickland that is :)) > Nothing like keeping up to date is there? :) > > I copied over the old versions with the new version > - but have still had no > joy :( I keep getting the exact same error. I've > even copied the contents of > Disk1\RR_MOVED\JRE\WIN32\BIN (where one of the > symcjit.dll files actually > was) in to the temp orainstall directory, and > modified the path accordingly, > I then get no error at all, but the installer just > disappears, and nothing > happens!! > > Any ideas?? > > Mark __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: A. Bardeen 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
