Oracle 9.2.0 on Redhat 9.0 Install Hang

Question

Hello I'm trying to install 9.2.0 on Redhat 9.0.
My system has a Pentium 4 but since its not windows base no patch is required, anyway.
The OUI starts up fine and starts to install the jre and just hangs on the linking and says trying to copy the README and will just sit there.
Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Ahh, bull. There's WAY too much install-time linking and compiling going on, period. This should be installed at the factory, and not left for the customer to finish.
Back in the day of wooden computers, aka SVR1.x, yes big install packages were ineffecient. Memory was expensive. But there's not reason ALL of this couldn't be tossed into the binaries - and if you run out of memory go by a GB of RAM for $89 like I did.
In todays time it's pointless and comical to chase around hundreds of separate package versions (or existance thereof) that are needed for the runtime of the product. Just put it together the way it should be BEFORE we get it, then let us lay it down and have it WORK out of the box.
There's no reason not to do this in today's environment, even with Unix going to solid APIs and expected modules. Every time I hear heavy S/W manufacturers (like Ora) start whinning that everyone changed THEIR stuff, thereaby screwing up Ora's stuff is ludicrous. I don't buy it. These installs are made WAY to complicated - and believe me Larry - this business of frustrating the installers will come back to haunt you. It'll come back and bite you in the butt, believe me.
So what if you have to package a slew of binaries into an install? If it'll increase the install success then so be it - Bill Gates learned this 10 years ago...