Oracle 9i install crashes due to JRE failure

Question

Hi there,
I am trying to install Oracle 9i on a Linux system of my own brew:
- Rock Linux 1.4.0
- Kernel 2.4.17
- GlibC 2.2.5
When I start the installation it barfs out with a SIGSEGV (see below). The problem is caused by the JRE that is unpacked into /tmp/OraInstall/jre. When I use this JRE to execute a simple HelloWorld Java program, it explodes at the same location...
Hmmm.....
An ltrace of the JRE shows that it has just executed a dlsym() and then runs into an error. All in all a mysterious case.....
++Jos.es
ltrace of the JRE:
strncmp("java/lang/ExceptionInInitializer"..., "sun/", 4) = -9
__strdup(0x0810f1c0, 0xbfffd8f0, 0xbfffd8f4, 0x40048539, 0x0810f1c0) = 0x0810f3e0
__strdup(0x0810f188, 0xbfffd900, 0xbfffd904, 0x40048547, 182) = 0x0810f3f8
__strdup(0x0810f1d0, 0xbfffd8d0, 0xbfffd8d4, 0x400653dc, 0x0810f1d0) = 0x0810f420
malloc(111) = 0x0810f440
memcpy(0x0810f444, "", 72) = 0x0810f444
dlsym(0xffffffff, "Java_java_lang_Throwable_fillInS"...) = NULL
dlsym(0x080d27b0, "Java_java_lang_Throwable_fillInS"...) = 0x4004ccd0
--- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) ---
SIGSEGV 11* segmentation violation
stackbase=0xbffff1cc, stackpointer=0xbffff094
See the runInstaller explode here:
jadzia:~$ /hyperspace/depot/Oracle/Disk1/runInstaller
jadzia:~$ Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /tmp/OraInstall/jre/bin/jre. Please wait...
SIGSEGV 11* segmentation violation
stackbase=0xbffff1ac, stackpointer=0xbffff074
Full thread dump:
"Finalizer thread" (TID:0x4275b210, sys_thread_t:0x4d0ade0c, state:R) prio=1
"Async Garbage Collector" (TID:0x4275b258, sys_thread_t:0x4d08ce0c, state:R) prio=1
"Idle thread" (TID:0x4275b2a0, sys_thread_t:0x4d06be0c, state:R) prio=0
"Clock" (TID:0x4275b088, sys_thread_t:0x4d04ae0c, state:CW) prio=12
"main" (TID:0x4275b0b0, sys_thread_t:0x80cb0e0, state:R) prio=5 current thread
java.lang.System.initializeSystemClass(System.java)
Monitor Cache Dump:
Registered Monitor Dump:
Thread queue lock: <unowned>
Name and type hash table lock: <unowned>
String intern lock: <unowned>
JNI pinning lock: <unowned>
JNI global reference lock: <unowned>
BinClass lock: <unowned>
Class loading lock: <unowned>
Java stack lock: <unowned>
Code rewrite lock: <unowned>
Heap lock: <unowned>
Has finalization queue lock: <unowned>
Finalize me queue lock: <unowned>
Dynamic loading lock: <unowned>
Monitor IO lock: <unowned>
Child death monitor: <unowned>
Event monitor: <unowned>
I/O monitor: <unowned>
Alarm monitor: <unowned>
Waiting to be notified:
"Clock" (0x4d04ae0c)
Monitor registry: owner "main" (0x80cb0e0, 1 entry)
Thread Alarm Q:

Answer 1

Hi there,
I am trying to install Oracle 9i on a Linux system of my own brew:
- Rock Linux 1.4.0
- Kernel 2.4.17
- GlibC 2.2.5
When I start the installation it barfs out with a SIGSEGV (see below). The problem is caused by the JRE that is unpacked into /tmp/OraInstall/jre. When I use this JRE to execute a simple HelloWorld Java program, it explodes at the same location...
Hmmm.....Same symptoms with:
- Debian woody (glibc 2.2.4-7)
- Kernel 2.4.17
SIGSEV when starting runInstaller
/var/tmp/OraInstall/jre/bin/jre anyargument
gives same errors
Hmmmmmmmmmmm .... Yep i have the exact same problem with debian woody / some sid programs.
kernel 2.4.17
i am running devfs which may be a cause for it, as well as mem="nopentium" to fix the amd / agpgart bug.
i have yet to test it with these turned off.
i managed to get the installer running on a debian woody box with 2.4.14 but it didnt have enough ram/swap.
of course i just noticed that we are all running 2.4.17 so that could also be the problem.