Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:03:10 +0300 From: "Alex Vinogradoff" <fdisk@wananchi.com> To: <freebsd-database@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Oracle 8i Message-ID: <001b01c286e4$22f5e140$5840083e@wananchi.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0211070703270.43390-100000@pebkac.owp.csus.edu>
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Thanks a lot, but the question is about the linux_base7... Oracle works perfectly with linux_base6, it is known. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Scott" <joseph@randomnetworks.com> To: "Georg-W. Koltermann" <g.w.k@web.de> Cc: "Alex Vinogradoff" <fdisk@wananchi.com>; <freebsd-database@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: Re: Oracle 8i > > On 7 Nov 2002, Georg-W. Koltermann wrote: > > # I tried it a while ago on FreeBSD 4.6R. I copied Oracle 8.1.7 from a > # Linux machine. The Oracle software had the patches for compatibility > # with a current glibc already applied. > > I've heard that this approach works, although I've never actually > tried it. > > # I ran into a problem when I tried to create a database. I can only > # vaguely remember what it was exactly, but I think the message had > # something to do with "cannot determine tty". I traced the system calls, > # and it was doing stat(2)s on all the /dev/tty* nodes. Then I gave up. > # > # I am currently struggling with Oracle 9i on FreeBSD 4.7R, also with > # linux_base7. The best I get up to now is "lost connection" :-( > > Awhile back I came across PR docs/42058 (Installing Oracle 8i onto > FreeBSD). I haven't had time to actually try this, but based on doing a > recent install of Oracle8i on RedHat 7.x (.2 I think) it looks about > right. You can find a complete version of the how to at : > > http://iamphet.fromru.com/linuxemu-oracle8i.html > > Note that this doc talks about doing the install on 4.5-R, so you > may have to dig up some of the older linux emu packages. > > -Joseph > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message
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