Failed Installation of Oracle8i on Red Hat Linux 7.0

Question

Hi,
I have successfully installed Oracle8i(8.1.6) Enterprise edition on Red Hat Linux 7.0 but while running the Database Configuration Assistant, it stops at the database initialization portion. I suspect the initmig8i.ora file is causing the problem. I have followed the installation guide very closely and the SID is mig8i. What might be the problem causing it to stop? Now, I can't connect to database.
initmig8i.ora located at
/u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/pfile
# Copyright (c) 1991, 1998 by Oracle Corporation
# Example INIT.ORA file
# This file is provided by Oracle Corporation to help you customize
# your RDBMS installation for your site. Important system parameters
# are discussed, and example settings given.
# Some parameter settings are generic to any size installation.
# For parameters that require different values in different size
# installations, three scenarios have been provided: SMALL, MEDIUM
# and LARGE. Any parameter that needs to be tuned according to
# installation size will have three settings, each one commented
# according to installation size.
# Use the following table to approximate the SGA size needed for the
# three scenarious provided in this file:
# -------Installation/Database Size------
# SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
# Block 2K 4500K 6800K 17000K
# Size 4K 5500K 8800K 21000K
# To set up a database that multiple instances will be using, place
# all instance-specific parameters in one file, and then have all
# of these files point to a master file using the IFILE command.
# This way, when you change a public
# parameter, it will automatically change on all instances. This is
# necessary, since all instances must run with the same value for many
# parameters. For example, if you choose to use private rollback' segments,
# these must be specified in different files, but since all gc_*
# parameters must be the same on all instances, they should be in one file.
# INSTRUCTIONS: Edit this file and the other INIT files it calls for
# your site, either by using the values provided here or by providing
# your own. Then place an IFILE= line into each instance-specific
# INIT file that points at this file.
# NOTE: Parameter values suggested in this file are based on conservative
# estimates for computer memory availability. You should adjust values upward
# for modern machines.
db_name = "mig8i"
instance_name = mig8i
service_names = mig8i
control_files = ("/u01/app/oracle/oradata/mig8i/control01.ctl", "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/mig8i/control02.ctl", "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/mig8i/control03.ctl")
open_cursors = 100
max_enabled_roles = 30
db_block_buffers = 2048
shared_pool_size = 4194304
large_pool_size = 614400
java_pool_size = 0
log_checkpoint_interval = 10000
log_checkpoint_timeout = 1800
processes = 50
log_buffer = 163840
# audit_trail = false # if you want auditing
# timed_statistics = false # if you want timed statistics
# max_dump_file_size = 10000 # limit trace file size to 5M each
# Uncommenting the lines below will cause automatic archiving if archiving has
# been enabled using ALTER DATABASE ARCHIVELOG.
# log_archive_start = true
# log_archive_dest_1 = "location=/u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/arch"
# log_archive_format = arch_%t_%s.arc
# If using private rollback segments, place lines of the following
# form in each of your instance-specific init.ora files:
#rollback_segments = ( RBS0, RBS1, RBS2, RBS3, RBS4, RBS5, RBS6 )
# Global Naming -- enforce that a dblink has same name as the db it connects to
# global_names = false
# Uncomment the following line if you wish to enable the Oracle Trace product
# to trace server activity. This enables scheduling of server collections
# from the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console.
# Also, if the oracle_trace_collection_name parameter is non-null,
# every session will write to the named collection, as well as enabling you
# to schedule future collections from the console.
# oracle_trace_enable = true
# define directories to store trace and alert files
background_dump_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/bdump
core_dump_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/cdump
#Uncomment this parameter to enable resource management for your database.
#The SYSTEM_PLAN is provided by default with the database.
#Change the plan name if you have created your own resource plan.# resource_manager_plan = system_plan
user_dump_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/udump
db_block_size = 8192
remote_login_passwordfile = exclusive
os_authent_prefix = ""
compatible = "8.0.5"
sort_area_size = 65536
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
Thank you.
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Answer 1

Richard,
It's a glib problem. 8i uses the glib 2.1 libraries, while RH7 uses the 2.2. There is a patch available from oracle support, or you can find a solution that has worked for me twice on the otn discussion forum.
Cory Franzmeier
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Richard Yip ([email protected]):
Hi,
I have successfully installed Oracle8i(8.1.6) Enterprise edition on Red Hat Linux 7.0 but while running the Database Configuration Assistant, it stops at the database initialization portion. I suspect the initmig8i.ora file is causing the problem. I have followed the installation guide very closely and the SID is mig8i. What might be the problem causing it to stop? Now, I can't connect to database.
initmig8i.ora located at
/u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/pfile
# Copyright (c) 1991, 1998 by Oracle Corporation
# Example INIT.ORA file
# This file is provided by Oracle Corporation to help you customize
# your RDBMS installation for your site. Important system parameters
# are discussed, and example settings given.
# Some parameter settings are generic to any size installation.
# For parameters that require different values in different size
# installations, three scenarios have been provided: SMALL, MEDIUM
# and LARGE. Any parameter that needs to be tuned according to
# installation size will have three settings, each one commented
# according to installation size.
# Use the following table to approximate the SGA size needed for the
# three scenarious provided in this file:
# -------Installation/Database Size------
# SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
# Block 2K 4500K 6800K 17000K
# Size 4K 5500K 8800K 21000K
# To set up a database that multiple instances will be using, place
# all instance-specific parameters in one file, and then have all
# of these files point to a master file using the IFILE command.
# This way, when you change a public
# parameter, it will automatically change on all instances. This is
# necessary, since all instances must run with the same value for many
# parameters. For example, if you choose to use private rollback' segments,
# these must be specified in different files, but since all gc_*
# parameters must be the same on all instances, they should be in one file.
# INSTRUCTIONS: Edit this file and the other INIT files it calls for
# your site, either by using the values provided here or by providing
# your own. Then place an IFILE= line into each instance-specific
# INIT file that points at this file.
# NOTE: Parameter values suggested in this file are based on conservative
# estimates for computer memory availability. You should adjust values upward
# for modern machines.
db_name = "mig8i"
instance_name = mig8i
service_names = mig8i
control_files = ("/u01/app/oracle/oradata/mig8i/control01.ctl", "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/mig8i/control02.ctl", "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/mig8i/control03.ctl")
open_cursors = 100
max_enabled_roles = 30
db_block_buffers = 2048
shared_pool_size = 4194304
large_pool_size = 614400
java_pool_size = 0
log_checkpoint_interval = 10000
log_checkpoint_timeout = 1800
processes = 50
log_buffer = 163840
# audit_trail = false # if you want auditing
# timed_statistics = false # if you want timed statistics
# max_dump_file_size = 10000 # limit trace file size to 5M each
# Uncommenting the lines below will cause automatic archiving if archiving has
# been enabled using ALTER DATABASE ARCHIVELOG.
# log_archive_start = true
# log_archive_dest_1 = "location=/u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/arch"
# log_archive_format = arch_%t_%s.arc
# If using private rollback segments, place lines of the following
# form in each of your instance-specific init.ora files:
#rollback_segments = ( RBS0, RBS1, RBS2, RBS3, RBS4, RBS5, RBS6 )
# Global Naming -- enforce that a dblink has same name as the db it connects to
# global_names = false
# Uncomment the following line if you wish to enable the Oracle Trace product
# to trace server activity. This enables scheduling of server collections
# from the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console.
# Also, if the oracle_trace_collection_name parameter is non-null,
# every session will write to the named collection, as well as enabling you
# to schedule future collections from the console.
# oracle_trace_enable = true
# define directories to store trace and alert files
background_dump_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/bdump
core_dump_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/cdump
#Uncomment this parameter to enable resource management for your database.
#The SYSTEM_PLAN is provided by default with the database.
#Change the plan name if you have created your own resource plan.# resource_manager_plan = system_plan
user_dump_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin/mig8i/udump
db_block_size = 8192
remote_login_passwordfile = exclusive
os_authent_prefix = ""
compatible = "8.0.5"
sort_area_size = 65536
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
Thank you.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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