Installing ASM on linux : /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk VOL1 [failed]

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oracle 10.2.0.1
I got this error while mark ing the disks for use by ASMLib
/etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk VOL1 [failed]
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# uname -rm
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Use this information to find the correct ASMLib packages on OTN:
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oracleasm-support-asmlib_version.cpu_type.rpm
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Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:oracleasm-support ########################################### [ 33%]
2:oracleasm-2.6.9-22.ELsm########################################### [ 67%]
3:oracleasmlib ########################################### [100%]
Configuring ASMLib
Before using ASMLib, you must run a configuration script to prepare the driver. Run the following command as root, and answer the prompts as shown in the example below.
# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure
Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.
This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library
driver. The following questions will determine whether the driver is
loaded on boot and what permissions it will have. The current values
will be shown in brackets ('[]'). Hitting <ENTER> without typing an
answer will keep that current value. Ctrl-C will abort.
Default user to own the driver interface []: oracle
Default group to own the driver interface []: dba
Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [n]: y
Fix permissions of Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]: y
Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: [ OK ]
Creating /dev/oracleasm mount point: [ OK ]
Loading module "oracleasm": [ OK ]
Mounting ASMlib driver filesystem: [ OK ]
Scanning system for ASM disks: [ OK ]
but when i tried this
/etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk VOL1 /dev/sda2
Marking disk "/dev/sda2" as an ASM disk: [ Failed]
i got this error
Please give me the solution,
Thanks

I have found this on /var/log/oracleasm
Creating /dev/oracleasm mount point: /dev/oracleasm
Loading module "oracleasm": oracleasm
Mounting ASMlib driver filesystem: /dev/oracleasm
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda1": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda": Device or resource busy
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda1": Device or resource busy
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Creating /dev/oracleasm mount point: /dev/oracleasm
Loading module "oracleasm": oracleasm
Mounting ASMlib driver filesystem: /dev/oracleasm
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda1": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda1": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p1": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda1": Device or resource busy
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda2": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda1": Device or resource busy
Unable to open device "/dev/sda": Device or resource busy
Unable to query file "/dev/sdap1": No such file or directory
Disk "VOL1" does not exist or is not instantiated
Unable to query file "/dev/sdap1": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p1": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sdap1": No such file or directory
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-0": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
oracleasm-read-label: Unable to open device "/dev/dm-1": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p2": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p2": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p3": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p4": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p2": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p3": No such file or directory
Unable to query file "/dev/sda2p4": No such file or directory
Unable to open device "/dev/sda3": Device or resource busy

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When I entered command : rpm -qa| grep oracleasm it is showing me the below output :
oracleasm-support-2.1.5-1.el6.i686
But after that, when I issued command oracleasm update-driver , it shows me below error :
Kernel:          2.6.32-71.el6.i686 i686
Driver name:     oracleasm-2.6.32-71.el6.i686
Driver for kernel 2.6.32-71.el6.i686 does not exist
As a result of this my ASMLib driver is not Initializing properly. Below is the details of that :
[root@abhishek]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure
Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.
This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library
driver. The following questions will determine whether the driver is
loaded on boot and what permissions it will have. The current values
will be shown in brackets ('[]'). Hitting <ENTER> without typing an
answer will keep that current value. Ctrl-C will abort.
Default user to own the driver interface [oracle]:
Default group to own the driver interface [oinstall]:
Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [y]:
Scan for Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]:
Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: done
*Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver:                     [FAILED]*
Can anyone please help me to resolve this ?
Thanks
Abhishek

Hi Dude,
Thanks very much for your detailed explanation.
I have successfully updated UEK kernel by following your mentioned steps.
But now I am facing another problem.
I have done upto steps below :
yum install kernel-uek kernel-uek-devel kernel-uek-headers kernel-uek-firmware+
*# reboot*
But when I am trying to enter into that kernel , it is showing dark screen with a arrow pointer .. I think the video driver is not updated for that kernel.
Let me elaborate the scenario :
When I boot my machine , it shows 2 options during boot :
*1. Windows XP*
*2. Other*
When I pressed enter into the Other it is showing 3 more options :
*1. Oracle Linux Kernel - 2.6.32-100.34.1.el6uek.i686*
*2. Oracle Linux Kernel - 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.i686*
*3. Oracle Linux Kernel - 2.6.32-71.el6.i686*
When I choose 2nd and 3rd option it is showing Gnome GUI properly , but when choosing 1st option it is not showing any Gnome GUI , Just a dark screen and an arrow pointer on that. I can move that pointer here and there over the blank screen. So it is understood that machine is not getting hanged , only display is not coming ( please verify whether my understanding is correct or not ).
Untill the GUI comes, I am not able to test the rest of the commands you gave. So will you please update the solution with detailed steps.
One more information i am pasting here. The output of lsmod command ( running from the kernel : 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.i686 )
[root@abhishek ]# lsmod
Module                  Size Used by
fuse 56128 2
autofs4 21604 3
sunrpc 197485 1
p4_clockmod 3135 1
ipt_REJECT 1905 2
nf_conntrack_ipv4 7700 2
nf_defrag_ipv4 1013 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_filter 2147 1
ip_tables 9541 1 iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT 3961 2
nf_conntrack_ipv6 7117 2
nf_defrag_ipv6 9847 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
xt_state 1006 4
nf_conntrack 66010 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state
ip6table_filter 2219 1
ip6_tables 10809 1 ip6table_filter
ipv6 266112 29 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_defrag_ipv6
dm_mirror 11652 0
dm_region_hash 10063 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 8520 2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
uinput 6218 0
ppdev 7335 0
parport_pc 19348 0
parport 31019 2 ppdev,parport_pc
ir_lirc_codec 3920 0
e100 28774 0
lirc_dev 14570 1 ir_lirc_codec
mii 4289 1 e100
ir_sony_decoder 1817 0
ir_jvc_decoder 1974 0
ir_rc6_decoder 2262 0
saa7134 143379 0
ir_rc5_decoder 1878 0
ir_nec_decoder 2294 0
v4l2_common 8534 1 saa7134
videodev 65768 2 saa7134,v4l2_common
rc_core 16553 7 ir_lirc_codec,ir_sony_decoder,ir_jvc_decoder,ir_rc6_decoder,saa7134,ir_rc5_decoder,ir_nec_decoder
videobuf_dma_sg 8614 1 saa7134
videobuf_core 16927 2 saa7134,videobuf_dma_sg
tveeprom 11298 1 saa7134
sg 24778 0
microcode 12419 0
i2c_i801 9473 0
iTCO_wdt 9644 0
iTCO_vendor_support 2382 1 iTCO_wdt
snd_hda_codec_realtek 244000 1
snd_hda_intel 21424 2
snd_hda_codec 73949 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 5320 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_seq 46091 0
snd_seq_device 5354 1 snd_seq
snd_pcm 67225 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 18308 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 52754 12 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6460 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7080 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
ext4 327734 2
mbcache 5918 1 ext4
jbd2 73784 1 ext4
sr_mod 14219 0
cdrom 34036 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 34239 4
crc_t10dif 1191 1 sd_mod
pata_acpi 2487 0
ata_generic 2555 0
ata_piix 19080 3
i915 381685 2
drm_kms_helper 31540 1 i915
drm 173379 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 4664 1 i915
i2c_core 25799 9 saa7134,v4l2_common,videodev,tveeprom,i2c_i801,i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit
video 16662 1 i915
output 1779 1 video
dm_mod 63127 2 dm_mirror,dm_log
Thanks in advance.
Abhishek
Edited by: Abhishek on Jun 4, 2011 8:45 PM
Edited by: Abhishek on Jun 4, 2011 8:50 PM
Edited by: Abhishek on Jun 4, 2011 8:52 PM

Starting Oracle XE on linux by /etc/init.d/oracle-xe start

Hello,
I installed Oracle Database 10g Express Edition on a Linux Ubuntu 7.04 (feisty)
following official installation instructions found here
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/files/install.102/b25144/toc.htm#BABCEAHD
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The installation process was ok.
The configuration process (/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure) was also ok.
I set everything on default except for the “starting on boot” option I choose NO, because the instructions let me understand that I can start the service manually by the command:
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The configuration process at the end also started the service well, so I could test my new oracle installation on my web browser following the url http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex
Everything went fine... but...
On the next boot I wanted to start my oracle so I typed
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe start
but nothing happened and the server didn't go up.
Looking into to script /etc/init.d/oracle-xe
we can find this switch
case "$1" in
start)
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          then
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     echo "Oracle Database 10g Express Edition is not configured. You must run
'/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure' as the root user to configure the database."
          exit 0
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     start
this means that if you chose NO (N) for the “starting on boot” option on the configuration process (NB this choice put false in the env variable ORACLE_DBENABLED) you can't start the dbms by this script.
I try comment the few lines
     then
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          #then
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and this time the server starts well.
So I deduced that something was wrong with the script and the official installation instructions.

Yes... Thank you.
But I saw the problem could to be simple avoided using the options
enable/disable for the script /etc/init.d/oracle-xe,
If you choose not to start oracle at boot time, you can start it
manually by the sequence
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe enable
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe start
then when you want to stop it
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe disable
by this last command we don't make oracle restart
at the next system boot.
I think it would be a good thing to update the reference
documentation at
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/files/install.102/b25144/toc.htm#BABCEAHD
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Specifically, that script's findproc function looks like this:
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findproc() {
pid=`/bin/ps -ef |
/bin/grep -w $1 |
/bin/grep -v grep |
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I can see the imqbrokerd process when I do a 'ps -ef' on my
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I tried manually stopping the broker through the
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I am trying to install oracle 11g xe on ubuntu aws instance when i execute sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure command iam getting this error: sudo: /etc/init.d/oracle-xe : command not found

i am trying to install oracle 11g xe on ubuntu aws instance when i execute sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure command iam getting this error: sudo: /etc/init.d/oracle-xe : command not found.

"command not found" means ... there is no such thing.
Has the .rpm been installed?
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17781_01/install.112/e18802/toc.htm#XEINL122

Installing Oracle - /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure command missing?

I've AMD64 system with Ubuntu 11.04 installed. It's been rough ride for me to install oracle-xe-universal. I've already spent more than 2 days on this. Still unsuccessful.
1) First I downloaded the packages libaio_0.3.104-1_i386.deb and oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb
2) Then I ran
sudo apt-get install bc (ran fine)
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture libaio_0.3.104-1_i386.deb (ran fine)
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb (gave me dependency error for libc6 (>= 2.3.2), I modified the control file to remove dependency and rebuilt the package) (now worked fine)
Oracle xe is now installed. Then I tried to start the DB it started but it's HTTP client never started. So I decided to uninstall the oracle-xe=universal. None of the sudo apt-get remove oracle-xe-universal command's didn't worked for me. So i went for manual uninstallation directions as per oracle link.
I ran the following command-
Manually uninstalling Oracle 10g
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/oracle /etc/oratab /etc/init.d/oracle-xe /etc/sysconfig/oracle-xe /usr/share/doc/oracle_xe /usr/share/doc/oracle_xe_client
Then I again ran the following command to install oracle-xe
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.0_i386.deb
See below what I got as the output-
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
(Reading database ... 184865 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace oracle-xe-universal:i386 10.2.0.1-1.1 (using oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement oracle-xe-universal:i386 ...
Setting up oracle-xe-universal:i386 (10.2.0.1-1.1) ...
Executing Post-install steps...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$
Now if I try to run the following command, it says command not found-
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$ sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure
sudo: /etc/init.d/oracle-xe: command not found
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$
Even in applications menu I don't see the if oracle has been installed.
So i conclude first time installation was ok but somehow http client didn't worked.
After manual uninstallation, second installation didn't even loaded/installed the oracle-xe in init.d directory.
Please help here.

user1680826 wrote:
I've AMD64 system with Ubuntu 11.04 installed. It's been rough ride for me to install oracle-xe-universal. I've already spent more than 2 days on this. Still unsuccessful.Not surprising, given that Ubuntu is not a supported OS for Oracle products.
Any reason you are not using a supported OS?
And any reason you are running two threads on the same problem? /etc/init.d/oracle-xe is missing?
>
1) First I downloaded the packages libaio_0.3.104-1_i386.deb and oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb
2) Then I ran
sudo apt-get install bc (ran fine)
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture libaio_0.3.104-1_i386.deb (ran fine)
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb (gave me dependency error for libc6 (>= 2.3.2), I modified the control file to remove dependency and rebuilt the package) (now worked fine)
Oracle xe is now installed. Then I tried to start the DB it started but it's HTTP client never started. So I decided to uninstall the oracle-xe=universal. None of the sudo apt-get remove oracle-xe-universal command's didn't worked for me. So i went for manual uninstallation directions as per oracle link.
I ran the following command-
Manually uninstalling Oracle 10g
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/oracle /etc/oratab /etc/init.d/oracle-xe /etc/sysconfig/oracle-xe /usr/share/doc/oracle_xe /usr/share/doc/oracle_xe_client
Then I again ran the following command to install oracle-xe
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.0_i386.deb
See below what I got as the output-
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
(Reading database ... 184865 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace oracle-xe-universal:i386 10.2.0.1-1.1 (using oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement oracle-xe-universal:i386 ...
Setting up oracle-xe-universal:i386 (10.2.0.1-1.1) ...
Executing Post-install steps...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$
Now if I try to run the following command, it says command not found-
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$ sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure
sudo: /etc/init.d/oracle-xe: command not found
rocky@ubuntu:~/git/mygit/edas2/libaio$
Even in applications menu I don't see the if oracle has been installed.
So i conclude first time installation was ok but somehow http client didn't worked.
After manual uninstallation, second installation didn't even loaded/installed the oracle-xe in init.d directory.
Please help here.Edited by: EdStevens on Jul 24, 2011 4:56 PM

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