Oracle provides Validate.pl (perl script) to validate the environment. Even after validating the environment, installer will still fail (at least on AIX 5.3), so there is no other option except using -ignore.... I think that is applicable to Solaris 10 as well. _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 1:32 PM To: ArnoldS@xxxxxxxx Cc: Harvinder.Singh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: oracle 1g release 1 on solaris 10 Install Problem Not really a good idea to use -ignoreSysPrereqs see: http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10g.shtml <http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10g.shtml> On 7/27/05, Arnold, Sandra <ArnoldS@xxxxxxxx <mailto:ArnoldS@xxxxxxxx> > wrote: I have successfully installed 10g on sun solaris 10. You have to use the following command. ./runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs Sandra -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:25 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: oracle 1g release 1 on solaris 10 Install Problem Hi, We are trying to install oracle 10g release 1 on sun solaris 10 and getting following error: Checking operating system version: must be 5.8 or 5.9. Actual 5.10 Failed <<<< I checked on the metalink that this version of oracle should work with solaris 10. What can be the possible issue? Thanks --Harvinder -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l <http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l> -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l <http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l> -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist