This changing of /etc/redhat-release is not a very good idea. This file is used by up2date and spoofing it to install software is IMHO, not a very good idea. Better to use the -ignoreSysPrereqs when invoking runInstaller. ----------------- Ron Reidy Lead DBA Array BioPharma, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Smiley Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:40 AM To: joe_dba@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; stellr@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: 9iRel2 install on RHEL ES4 Have a look at my article on installing 10g on Linux on the OTN Web site: http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/smiley_10gdb_install.html This particular problem is addressed in the article: For RHEL4 Only: The Oracle Universal Installer will check the operating system release to verify that it is a supported release. As of Oracle Database 10g 10.1.0.3, the installer does not recognize RHEL4 as a supported release. The workaround is to follow the steps below prior to running runInstaller. cp /etc/redhat-release /etc/redhat-release.orig cat > /etc/redhat-release << EOF Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon)EOF John Smiley Technical Management Consultant TUSC, Inc. On 6/22/05, Joe Smith < joe_dba@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Is there a way to work around this: [oracle@host Disk1]$ ./runInstaller Starting Oracle Universal Installer... Checking installer requirements... Checking operating system version: must be redhat-3, SuSE-9, SuSE-8 or UnitedLinux-1.0 Failed <<<< Exiting Oracle Universal Installer, log for this session can be found at /tmp/OraInstall2005-06-22_07-57-51AM/installActions2005-06-22_07-57-51AM.log [oracle@host Disk1]$ this is what happens whe I try to install 10.1.0.3.0 on RH Ent ES4. thanks. > >10.1.0.x is much cleaner wrt install. > > >On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 04:17:39PM -0500, Joe Smith wrote: > > Has anybody installed 9.2.0.4.0 on RHEL ES4 (x86_64)? According to > > Note303859.1 (9iR2 on RHEL4) I need to apply patch 4198954. This is >the > > compat-oracle-rhel4-1.0-3 and compat-libcwait-2.0-1 rpms. As soon as I >do > > I get the error: > > > > ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/libcwait.so' from /etc/ld.so.preload >cannot > > be preloaded: ignored > > > > when I remove the rpms, the errror message goes away. > > > > Oracle Note252217.1 (9iR2 on RHEL3) states that patch 3006854 needs to >be > > installed. This patch has a README that states "Not for IA64 machines". > > Has anybody ran into this problem before? Any help you will be >appreicated. > > > > thanks. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee? > > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >============================================================ >Ray Stell stellr@xxxxxx (540) 231-4109 Tempus fugit 28^D _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l <//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l> This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system.