Installation failure with Oracle 9iR2 on OS X on G5

Question

I tried installing Oracle on my new G5 running OS X 10.2 but encountered
errors. Basically it looks
like the database was unable to be created.
I checked the logs and found that there were many errors talking about not
connected to oracle.
On checking the alert logs i found the following errors
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_pmon_905.trc:
PMON: terminating instance due to error 470
Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 905
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_dbw0_945.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [semop+8] [SIGFPE] [Invalid
floating point
operation] [0xE0AEA000] [] []
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_pmon_943.trc:
ORA-00471: DBWR process terminated with error
PMON: terminating instance due to error 471
Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 943
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_dbw0_982.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [semop+8] [SIGFPE] [Invalid
floating point
operation] [0xA000522C] [] []
Fri Nov 14 18:10:51 2003
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_pmon_980.trc:
ORA-00471: DBWR process terminated with error
Fri Nov 14 18:10:51 2003
PMON: terminating instance due to error 471
Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 980
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_dbw0_1004.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [semop+8] [SIGFPE] [Invalid
floating point
operation] [0xA000522C] [] []
Fri Nov 14 18:11:20 2003
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_lgwr_1006.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [semop+8] [SIGFPE] [Invalid
floating point
operation] [0x201000] [] []
Fri Nov 14 18:11:29 2003
Errors in file /Users/oracle/9iR2/orahome/rdbms/log/ab_pmon_1002.trc:
ORA-00471: DBWR process terminated with error
Fri Nov 14 18:11:29 2003
PMON: terminating instance due to error 471
Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 1002

Answer 1

jpiwowar and fiebelko,
Thanks both for your responses.
I use Parallels -- currently on 3186 and contemplating 3188 -- but it always concerns me having the process/memory hit from using the VM environment. Hence, I am also looking at other alternatives.
I participated in the CXMac beta program with some success on general M$ Office Apps, which actually run faster than their M$ Office for Apple equivalents and with no appreciable performance hit on my MBP.
Just before the CXMac Beta program closed, someone posted some feedback about running Oracle Client (Full) and TOAD through CXMac, and I was hoping that someone here would know what the process was for getting this running.
As Crossover Mac (WINE) is replicating Windows32 API's, there is no compile type issues. The tools should (theoretically) install as if in a Windows environment. Unfortunately, nothing is ever that simple, and the Beta program posts I referred to highlighted some required Registry hacks for the Oracle Client install.
I will try with the hacks that you pointed to jpiwowar, but I think there were more steps required.
Thanks again,
Peter.