RedHat 7.2 and Oracle 8.1.7 JRE Hangs

Question

I have just installed RedHat 7.2 (workstation - did up2date -u)
and am trying to get Oracle 8.1.7 installed as well. After
doing a 'startx' as the oracle user, I then goto the mounted
cdrom drive and issue ./runInstaller. I then get the message:
"Initializing Java Virtual Machine
from ../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expande
d/linux/bin/jre. Please Wait....
However I am then dropped back to the shell and nothing further
happens. I do notice, however, that a 'jre' process remains
running, using 99% CPU resources, so it looks like something is
broken.
I have also followed the helpful webpage at
http://staff.in2.hr/denis/oracle/817install_rh72_en.html however
it made no difference. On a different box, I had done an
install of the same Oracle disk, but on a RedHat 6.2 box and
didn't have any problems.
Any help would be highly appreciated. Please feel free to email
me directly or ask for more details.
Thank you,
Hans Zauner
[email protected]

Answer 1

first download and install jdk 1.1.8 version 3
from www.blackdown.org or ftp.redhat.com
(exactly jdk1.1.8 version 3, i don't know if anything
else would work or not)
then install the Red Hat Linux 6.2 compatibility packages
compat-egcs (compat-egcs-c++, compat-egcs-g++ and all
compat-egcs-XXX) , compat-glibc and compat-libs
(thses are found in the installation CDs 1 and 2 of redhat 7.2)
then beofre running the installer define the following
environment variables.
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
export JAVA_HOME= <Path to jdk 1.1.8 v3)
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
then source the following shell script by typeing the below line
as it is. (incuding the ".")
. /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/bin/i386 glibc21-linux-env.sh
then run the installer.
DON"T Create a Database or network setup during Installation.
Just Install Oracle 8i.
Once done.
check for any patches available from Oracle and apply them.
change the following two shell scripts.
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbassist
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/netasst
change the lastline
from :- $JRE -classpath ....
to :- $JRE -nojit -classpath ....
then ur ready to create a Database with dbassist and configure
ur network params with netasst.
also be sure to turn on the redo logs after u have configured
the DB, in linux they are disabled by default.
I have done this on RH7.1 and belive 7.2 would be no different.
just be sure of the jdk and other stuff .
mail me if u need more help at [email protected]
all the best :)