Help! Errors in installing Oracle 8.0.5 for Linux on RedHat

Question

Hi, everyone:
Oracle free installation support group points me here. They
said: "Unfortunately, the trial release of Oracle8 for Linux is
not supported by this group. You can obtain peer support on the
Oracle8 for Linux trialproduct from the discussion group on the
Oracle Technology Network (OTN)(http://technet.oracle.com). "
Thanks in advacnce.
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SAVED PROBLEM REPORT:
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Thu Apr 8 20:28:10 EDT 1999 Platform: unixRelease:
8.0.5Product: rdbms_common
Version: 8.0.5.0.0Area: (Installation) Install
information:
Installer Version: 4.0.3.0.0 Installer Script: [
rdbms_common.ins 907 ]
Install Action: Complete Software/Database Fresh
Install
Stage Home /mnt/cdrom Oracle_Base
/u01/app/oracle (true)
Oracle Home /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
Owner oracle
Log
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/orainst/install.log
During installation of the above product the error below
is encountered:
Error during action 'Creating ntcontab.o'.Command: make -f
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/network/lib/ins_network.mk
ntcontab.o
(if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
cc -c ntcontab.c ;\ rm -f
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
mv ntcontab.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib ; fi)
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab:
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/get_platform: No such file
ordirectory
ntcontab.c:7: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
mv: ntcontab.o: No such file or directorymake: *** [ntcontab.o]
Error 1
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=================================================================
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SAVED PROBLEM REPORT:
=================================================================
===
Thu Apr 8 20:29:19 EDT 1999 Platform: unixRelease:
8.0.5Product: rdbms_common
Version: 8.0.5.0.0Area: (Installation) Install
information:
Installer Version: 4.0.3.0.0 Installer Script: [
rdbms_common.ins 907 ]
Install Action: Complete Software/Database Fresh
Install
Stage Home /mnt/cdrom Oracle_Base
/u01/app/oracle (true)
Oracle Home /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
Owner oracle
Log
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/orainst/install.log
During installation of the above product the error below
is encountered:
Error during action 'Creating ntcontab.o'.Command: make -f
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/network/lib/ins_network.mk
ntcontab.o
(if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
cc -c ntcontab.c ;\ rm -f
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
mv ntcontab.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib ; fi)
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab:
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/get_platform: No such file
ordirectory
ntcontab.c:7: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
mv: ntcontab.o: No such file or directorymake: *** [ntcontab.o]
Error 1
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LINUX ENVIRONMENTAL VIABLES DUMPED===========================
Machine Environment:--------------------
User: uid=502(oracle) gid=502(dba) groups=502(dba)
Current Directory: /mnt/cdrom/orainstMachine: {
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.0.36 #1 Tue Oct 13
22:17:11 EDT 1998i586 unknown
[From uname -a] localhost.localdomain [From
hostname]}Ulimit: {
core file size (blocks) 1000000 data seg size
(kbytes) unlimited
file size (blocks) unlimited max memory size
(kbytes) unlimited
stack size (kbytes) 8192 cpu time (seconds)
unlimited
max user processes 256 pipe size (512 bytes)
8
open files 256 virtual memory (kbytes)
2105343}Swap: {
procs memory swap io
system cpu
r b w swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in
cs us sy id
0 0 0 40 9168 14632 56620 0 0 22 16 171
64 4 2 94
[From vmstat]}Disk Mounts: { /dev/hda10 on / type
ext2 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw) /dev/hda8 on /boot type
ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdc on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro) [From
mount]}Disk Free: {
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity
Mounted on
/dev/hda10 1112004 253147 801403 24% /
/dev/hda8 21927 596 20199 3%
/boot
/dev/hdc 397472 397472 0 100%
/mnt/cdrom [From df -k]
}Environment: { HISTFILESIZE=1000 HISTSIZE=1000
HOME=/home/oracle
HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain HOSTTYPE=i386
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib
LOGNAME=oracle
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/oracle
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
ORACLE_SID=ORC1 ORACLE_TERM=386x
ORA_NLS33=US7ASCII OSTYPE=Linux
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/u01/app/oracle/
product/8.0.5/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
SHELL=/bin/sh SHLVL=2 TERM=linux TMPDIR=/var/tmp
USER=oracle _=/usr/bin/env}
System Tables: {}Semaphores: { ------ Shared Memory
Segments --------
key shmid owner perms bytes
nattch status
------ Semaphore Arrays --------
key semid owner perms nsems
status
------ Message Queues --------
key msqid owner perms used-bytes
messages
[From ipcs -sa] }Shared Mem: { ------ Shared
Memory Segments --------
key shmid owner perms bytes
nattch status
------ Semaphore Arrays --------
key semid owner perms nsems
status
------ Message Queues --------
key msqid owner perms used-bytes
messages
[From ipcs -ma] }/etc/oratab: {}Tracing: { } :
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Answer 1

John -
You are missing some required Linux files. When you install
Linux, pick the 'everything' option, then weed out the obvious
things you don't want (like the Serbian How-To's, etc.)
I say this because I ran into the exact same thing this past
weekend after picking and choosing which packages to install for
Linux. After re-installing with the 'everything' option, the
Oracle install went swimmingly. I wish I could tell you which
package in particular you are missing, but I never figured that
out.
carl
John (guest) wrote:
: Hi, everyone:
: Oracle free installation support group points me here.
They
: said: "Unfortunately, the trial release of Oracle8 for Linux
is
: not supported by this group. You can obtain peer support on
the
: Oracle8 for Linux trialproduct from the discussion group on
the
: Oracle Technology Network (OTN)(http://technet.oracle.com). "
: Thanks in advacnce.
=================================================================
: ===
: SAVED PROBLEM REPORT:
=================================================================
: ===
: Thu Apr 8 20:28:10 EDT 1999 Platform: unixRelease:
: 8.0.5Product: rdbms_common
: Version: 8.0.5.0.0Area: (Installation) Install
: information:
: Installer Version: 4.0.3.0.0 Installer Script: [
: rdbms_common.ins 907 ]
: Install Action: Complete Software/Database Fresh
: Install
: Stage Home /mnt/cdrom Oracle_Base
: /u01/app/oracle (true)
: Oracle Home /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
: Owner oracle
: Log
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/orainst/install.log
: During installation of the above product the error below
: is encountered:
: Error during action 'Creating ntcontab.o'.Command: make -f
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/network/lib/ins_network.mk
: ntcontab.o
: (if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
: cc -c ntcontab.c ;\ rm -f
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
: mv ntcontab.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib ; fi)
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab:
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/get_platform: No such file
: ordirectory
: ntcontab.c:7: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
: mv: ntcontab.o: No such file or directorymake: ***
[ntcontab.o]
: Error 1
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: ===
=================================================================
: ===
: SAVED PROBLEM REPORT:
=================================================================
: ===
: Thu Apr 8 20:29:19 EDT 1999 Platform: unixRelease:
: 8.0.5Product: rdbms_common
: Version: 8.0.5.0.0Area: (Installation) Install
: information:
: Installer Version: 4.0.3.0.0 Installer Script: [
: rdbms_common.ins 907 ]
: Install Action: Complete Software/Database Fresh
: Install
: Stage Home /mnt/cdrom Oracle_Base
: /u01/app/oracle (true)
: Oracle Home /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
: Owner oracle
: Log
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/orainst/install.log
: During installation of the above product the error below
: is encountered:
: Error during action 'Creating ntcontab.o'.Command: make -f
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/network/lib/ins_network.mk
: ntcontab.o
: (if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
: cc -c ntcontab.c ;\ rm -f
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
: mv ntcontab.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib ; fi)
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/gennttab:
: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/get_platform: No such file
: ordirectory
: ntcontab.c:7: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
: mv: ntcontab.o: No such file or directorymake: ***
[ntcontab.o]
: Error 1
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: ===
: LINUX ENVIRONMENTAL VIABLES DUMPED===========================
: Machine Environment:--------------------
: User: uid=502(oracle) gid=502(dba) groups=502(dba)
: Current Directory: /mnt/cdrom/orainstMachine: {
: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.0.36 #1 Tue Oct 13
: 22:17:11 EDT 1998i586 unknown
: [From uname -a] localhost.localdomain [From
: hostname]}Ulimit: {
: core file size (blocks) 1000000 data seg size
: (kbytes) unlimited
: file size (blocks) unlimited max memory size
: (kbytes) unlimited
: stack size (kbytes) 8192 cpu time (seconds)
: unlimited
: max user processes 256 pipe size (512 bytes)
: 8
: open files 256 virtual memory (kbytes)
: 2105343}Swap: {
: procs memory swap io
: system cpu
: r b w swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in
: cs us sy id
: 0 0 0 40 9168 14632 56620 0 0 22 16 171
: 64 4 2 94
: [From vmstat]}Disk Mounts: { /dev/hda10 on / type
: ext2 (rw)
: none on /proc type proc (rw) /dev/hda8 on /boot type
: ext2 (rw)
: /dev/hdc on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro) [From
: mount]}Disk Free: {
: Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity
: Mounted on
: /dev/hda10 1112004 253147 801403 24% /
: /dev/hda8 21927 596 20199 3%
: /boot
: /dev/hdc 397472 397472 0 100%
: /mnt/cdrom [From df -k]
: }Environment: { HISTFILESIZE=1000 HISTSIZE=1000
: HOME=/home/oracle
: HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain HOSTTYPE=i386
: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib
: LOGNAME=oracle
: MAIL=/var/spool/mail/oracle
: ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
: ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
: ORACLE_SID=ORC1 ORACLE_TERM=386x
: ORA_NLS33=US7ASCII OSTYPE=Linux
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/u01/app/oracle/
: product/8.0.5/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
: SHELL=/bin/sh SHLVL=2 TERM=linux TMPDIR=/var/tmp
: USER=oracle _=/usr/bin/env}
: System Tables: {}Semaphores: { ------ Shared
Memory
: Segments --------
: key shmid owner perms bytes
: nattch status
: ------ Semaphore Arrays --------
: key semid owner perms nsems
: status
: ------ Message Queues --------
: key msqid owner perms used-bytes
: messages
: [From ipcs -sa] }Shared Mem: { ------ Shared
: Memory Segments --------
: key shmid owner perms bytes
: nattch status
: ------ Semaphore Arrays --------
: key semid owner perms nsems
: status
: ------ Message Queues --------
: key msqid owner perms used-bytes
: messages
: [From ipcs -ma] }/etc/oratab: {}Tracing: { } :
null