ORA-12157 when installing Oracle 10g on Fedora 5?

Question

Hi, Im installing Oracle 10g on Fedora 5, I did it once, but when I tried to set it up again I
got this error on the last part of the install...
ORA-12157: TNS: internal network communication error
Anybody know what might cause this?
I think I have installed all required RPMs and set environment variables, kernel parameters,
created oracle users and groups as needed, but still get the above error. I searched the error and some claim it is a problem using newer glibc 2.4.4, so I tried installing on Fedora 4 and had the same error even with glibc 2.3???
Thanks so much,
Jon

Answer 1

Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) Installation On Fedora Core 5 (FC5 X86) Step by Step
This is a Server Installation with a minimum of 2G swap, secure Linux disabled and the following package groups installed:
Editors
Graphical Internet
Administration Tools
Base
X Window System
System Tools
Server Configuration Tools
GNOME Desktop Environment
Development Libraries
Development Tools
Legacy Development Support
Legacy Server Support
Alternative installations may require more packages to be loaded, in addition to the ones listed below.
Download Software
Unpack Files
Hosts File
Set Kernel Parameters
Setup
Installation
Post Installation
Download Software
Download the following software:
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) Software
openmotif21-2.1.30-14.i386.rpm
Unpack Files
Unzip the files:
unzip 10201_database_linux32.zipYou should now have a single directory containing installation files. Depending on the age of the download this may either be named "db/Disk1" or "database".
Hosts File
The /etc/hosts file must contain a fully qualified name for the server:
<IP-address> <fully-qualified-machine-name> <machine-name>Set Kernel Parameters
Add the following lines to the /etc/sysctl.conf file:
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
kernel.shmmni = 4096
# semaphores: semmsl, semmns, semopm, semmni
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
fs.file-max = 65536
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
net.core.rmem_default=262144
net.core.rmem_max=262144
net.core.wmem_default=262144
net.core.wmem_max=262144Run the following command to change the current kernel parameters:
/sbin/sysctl -pAdd the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:
* soft nproc 2047
* hard nproc 16384
* soft nofile 1024
* hard nofile 65536Add the following line to the /etc/pam.d/login file, if it does not already exist:
session required /lib/security/pam_limits.soDisable secure linux by editing the /etc/selinux/config file, making sure the SELINUX flag is set as follows:
SELINUX=disabledAlternatively, this alteration can be done using the GUI tool (Desktop > System Settings > Security Level). Click on the SELinux tab and disable the feature.
Setup
Install the following packages:
# From Fedora Core 5 DVD
cd /media/dvd/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh setarch-*
rpm -Uvh --force tcl-*
rpm -Uvh libXp-*
rpm -Uvh openmotif-2*
rpm -Uvh compat-db-*
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-33*
rpm -Uvh compat-libf2c-32-*
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-32-*
rpm -Uvh libaio-*
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-32-c++-*
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-296*
rpm -Uvh compat-libgcc-296*
# From download
rpm -Uvh openmotif21-2.1.30-14.i386.rpmCreate the new groups and users:
groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
groupadd oper
useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle
passwd oracleCreate the directories in which the Oracle software will be installed:
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1
chown -R oracle.oinstall /u01Login as root and issue the following command:
xhost +<machine-name>Edit the /etc/redhat-release file replacing the current release information (Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux)) with the following:
redhat-4Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the .bash_profile file:
# Oracle Settings
TMP=/tmp; export TMP
TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/10.2.0/db_1; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=TSH1; export ORACLE_SID
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH; export PATH
PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:/lib:/usr/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/jre:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib; export CLASSPATH
if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
ulimit -p 16384
ulimit -n 65536
else
ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
fi
fiInstallation
Log into the oracle user. If you are using X emulation then set the DISPLAY environmental variable:
DISPLAY=<machine-name>:0.0; export DISPLAYStart the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by issuing the following command in the database directory:
./runInstallerEnter the appropriate ORACLE_HOME and name then continue with the installation.
During the installation, before the linking phase, edit the contents of the "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/gennttab" file, amending the following entries:
# Change this...
LIB=`$ECHO ${TtoLIB} | $SED 's/ /\\
/g' | $GREP "^${T}:" | $AWK -F: '{print $2}'`
INI=`$ECHO ${TtoINI} | $SED 's/ /\\
/g' | $GREP "^${T}:" | $AWK -F: '{print $2}'`
BAS=`$ECHO ${TtoBAS} | $SED 's/ /\\
/g' | $GREP "^${T}:" | $AWK -F: '{print $2}'`
# To this...
LIB=`$ECHO ${TtoLIB} | $SED 's/ /\n/g' | $GREP "^${T}:" | $AWK -F: '{print $2}'`
INI=`$ECHO ${TtoINI} | $SED 's/ /\n/g' | $GREP "^${T}:" | $AWK -F: '{print $2}'`
BAS=`$ECHO ${TtoBAS} | $SED 's/ /\n/g' | $GREP "^${T}:" | $AWK -F: '{print $2}'`If you don't do this the ntcontab will hang indefinitely during the linking phase.
Post Installation
Edit the /etc/redhat-release file restoring the original release information:
Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux)Finally edit the /etc/oratab file setting the restart flag for each instance to 'Y':
TSH1:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1:Y
Ref.: http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/OracleDB10gR2InstallationOnFedora5.php