Getting error during the Oracle9i installation "Oracle9i Database Release 2 (9.2.0.1.0) for Compaq Tru64 machine"

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Hi All,
Getting follwing error during the Oracle9i installation “Oracle9i Database Release 2 (9.2.0.1.0) for Compaq Tru64 machine"
u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/install/make.log
- Linking Oracle
rm -f /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/rdbms/lib/oracle
cc  -L/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/lib/ -L/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/rdbms/lib -o /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/rdbms/lib/oracla
ld:
load_whole_file: Could not malloc 31328. bytes, for /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/lib//libn9.a(asndata.o), didnt attempt to mmap
Stop.
*** Exit 1
While checked the memory details in the machine its showing plenty of free virtual memory.
# ps aux
USER PID %CPU %MEM   VSZ  RSS TTY      S STARTED         TIME COMMAND
oracle     1353 0.6 27.2  601M 555M pts/2    S N  09:14:07 5:49.67 /tmp/OraInstall2014-01-21_09-14-02AM/jre/bin/../bin/alpha/native_threads/java -Doracle.installe
root       3033 0.0  0.4 10.4M 7.7M pts/0    R  + 10:59:44 0:00.06 ps aux
oracle     1351 0.0  0.0 2.46M 320K pts/2    I N  09:14:02 0:01.36 ksh /tmp/OraInstall2014-01-21_09-14-02AM/installer -Doracle.installer.library_loc=/tmp/OraInsta
oracle     1277 0.0  0.0 2.48M 312K pts/2    I  + 09:02:44 0:00.04 -ksh (ksh)
root       1269 0.0  0.0 2.56M 232K pts/2    I    09:01:23 0:00.01 -sh (sh)
root       1268 0.0  0.0 5.31M 768K ??       I    09:01:22 0:00.11 /usr/bin/X11/xterm -ls
root 1  0.0  0.0  608K  96K ?? IL   08:45:31     0:00.08 /sbin/init -a
root 0  0.0  3.9 2.52G  79M ?? R <  08:45:31     0:23.16 [kernel idle]
And I have rebooted the machine still also getting the same error.
Is there any way to resolve this issue??
Regards
prasanta

Answer 1

Pl elaborate the business / technical reason for installing a 15+ year old unsupported software on a 15+ year old unsupported hardware, assuming you are installing an a supported OS version
HTH
Srini