oracle8i installaion on HPUNIX 9000

[Michael_29]

hi all

We are trying to install oracle 8i (8.1.7) on HP UNIX, we are not able to find the runinstaller file on the oracle8i
enterprise edition 1 of 2.(instead of that RUNINSTA.;1 is being dispalyed)


We used the following scripts to mount the cd..

# mount -r /dev/dsk/c1t2do /cdrom1

Pls. kindly inform me wether it is problem with the CD or the way we
mounted.


Thanks

Michael
Mobilefutures

[James A. Donovan]

...there ought to be a FAQ forum....

You need to start the the PFS daemons.
Create a file called /etc/pfs_fstab that contains the line:

/dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /cdrom pfs-rrip xlat=unix 0

then,

# pfs_mountd &
# pfsd &
# pfs_mount /cdrom

and your CD should mount correctly.

[melvyn burnard]

try mounting with an option -o cdcase and see if that ahelps.

mount -o cdcase /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0

do:
man mount_cdfs

you could also use pfs to mount the cd.

[Dieter Degrendele_1]

The Oracle people like to do specials:
The correct way to mount your CD:

#nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
#nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
#mount /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /DVDROM

Normally this question is asked too frequently,
the documentation of oracle should write this in capitals and in font 20!!

Rgds,
DD

[Michael_29]

Thanks for yours feedback but none of them solved my probelms

[Madhu Sudhan_1]

Hi Michael !
What is the error message you are getting ? If you are getting "Device Busy" upon mounting then ensure that there exists no session in which your current working directory is /DVDROM or /cdrom1 or the directory where you are mounting.

Hope this helps.
...Madhu

[William Baines]

Actually, the procedure is documented in the (little) pamphlet that accompanies the Oracle CDROM pack :)

pfs_mount is a little finicky ... make sure you use pfs_umount when done (not umount).