JR, I'm not on SUN, so this may be a shot in the dark. Are java and the OUI at the right versions? I believe the current requirement is 2.2.0.18 for OUI and at least 1.3.1 for jre/java. Mike Hand Polaroid Corp. -----Original Message----- From: Jerome Roa [mailto:jroa@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:33 PM To: Oracle-L Subject: ORACLE INSTALLER PROBLEM Anybody came across this error when starting up the Oracle Installer? (SUN Solaris 8/ Oracle 9i) Oracle client has already been installed on the machine and we're trying to run the Installer to check what was installed. % Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /tmp/OraInstall/jre/bin/jre. Please wait... Exception java.lang.NullPointerException occurred.. java.lang.NullPointerException at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.<init>(Compiled Code) at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.getFontMetrics(Compiled Code) at sun.awt.motif.MToolkit.getFontMetrics(Compiled Code) at java.awt.Component.getFontMetrics(Compiled Code) at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifm.OiifmSplashScreen.init(Compiled Code) at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.main(Compiled Code) Thanks. JR(Uof C) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- This transmission is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential and/or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l