[cbm345]

Hi, saw some similar Q’s online but nothing they said applied/worked so here goes…

Downloaded the 3 Oracle 9i (9.2.0.1) files from OTN and unzipped to “F:\Disk1”, “F:\Disk2”, & “F:\Disk3”. Have run setup process numerous times. When installer asks for Disk2 location, it appends a slash (“\”) to whatever I enter/browse (e.g. “F:\Disk2”). Unfortunately, the component name starts with a slash (e.g. “/component/whatever.xxx”). The result, “F:\Disk2\/component/whatever.xxx” obviously doesn’t work and the install has to be aborted. Any ideas?

I am using Windows XP 2002 SP1 with all critical patches installed. The PC has 384MB RAM and a Pentium 4 @ 1.4GHz. I have seen the commentary re XP vs W2K but am unfortunately past that decision point on this unit. I might be able to go with a newer Oracle version if that would help???

If I have to re-re-re-install Oracle, is there a way to start at “Disk2” to save some time?

Thanks,
C\\\

[billm]

Hi,

I have no personal experience of your problem, but if I were on a Win2K machine I would be tempted to try (from a cmd shell)....

subst h: f:\disk1
subst i: f:\disk2
subst j: f:\disk3

Then when asked for disk 1, 2, 3 etc just give the drive letter (as if it were a removable disk, there will be no / appended).

I don't know if subst is available under XP, or whether a mapped drive letter would also work, you can experiment if required.

Hth
Bill

[clio_usa]

Verify that path specified in oraparam.ini exists (this is a sample content):

[Oracle]
DISTRIBUTION=TRUE
SOURCE=../../stage/products.jar
LICENSE_LOCATION=
JRE_LOCATION=../../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.3.1.0.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded
OUI_LOCATION=../../stage/Components/oracle.swd.oui/2.2.0.12.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded
JRE_MEMORY_OPTIONS=" -mx500m"
DEFAULT_HOME_LOCATION=
DEFAULT_HOME_NAME=OUIHome
NO_BROWSE=/net
BOOTSTRAP_SIZE=55
NLS_ENABLED=TRUE
BOOTSTRAP=TRUE
OUI_VERSION=2.2.0.11.0

[IMAGES]
FILE1=images/o9i_1.gif
FILE2=images/o9i_2.gif
FILE3=images/o9i_3.gif
FILE4=images/o9i_4.gif
FILE5=images/o9i_5.gif
FILE6=images/o9i_6.gif
FILE7=images/o9i_7.gif
FILE8=images/o9i_8.gif


Hope that helps,

clio_usa - OCP 8/8i/9i DBA

[cbm345]

Hi Bill & clio_usa, thanks to both of you.

As per clio_usa's message, I confirmed that all paths exist in (original, unmodified) oraparam.ini *** relative to that file ***. I assume I do not need to switch dirs to location of oraparam.ini file to run setup? Installer is finding products, images, etc.

I also tried Bill's subst idea - command appears to work fine in XP. I used "subst X: F:\Disk2". However the Oracle installer still appended a slash, i.e. turned my "X:" entry into "X:\".

Good ideas though. Have any more?!?

Thanks,
Charles

P.S. --- A Techie Tidbit --- As per another thread, I tried running setup.exe in XP's "compatibility mode". When I tried Win95 compatibility (as per thread), I got an XP error screen saying "javaw.exe has encountered a problem". I was able to bypass this by running the autorun.exe, ultimately repeating my primary error described earlier. When I tried W2K compatibility, I got an installer error after selecting the product indicating my PC didn't meet the requirements because I didn't have SP1 installed. Presumably, the compatibility routine indicates only W2K, and Oracle installer wants something a bit more refined. I have not been able to get past this one. Not looking for an answer on these, just thought some folks might find it interesting. C\\\