swinstall problem using jre122.depot

[Jason Miñoza]

anyone,

i have the jre depot file copied to /tmp...
i have the Source Depot Type changed to "local directory"
i have the Source Depot path changed to /tmp...
now why the hell can't the swinstall locate the depot file?

more to follow,
json

[eran maor]

Hi Jason

can you tell which command are you using ?

the command that i will use is :
swinstall -s /tmp/rje.depot

if this command doesnt work can you give the command that you are using and the error code ?

[Sachin Patel]

Hi jason,
Try
#swinstall -s /tmp/jrs.depot

or may be this. I don't think it is important but give it a try
swinstall -s /tmp/jrs.depot -x reinstall_files=true

Sachin

[linuxfan]

Hi Jascon,

First see if the depot is ok
swlist -s /tmp/jre122.depot

and then try
swinstall -s /tmp/jre122.depot

what kind of errors are you seeing?

-Regards
I am RU

[Praveen Bezawada]

Hi
From your question it's not clear, but have you entered /tmp/jre122.depot in the source depot path or just /tmp. It will not work if you just say /tmp
If still it can find it try installing from prompt
using swinstall -s /tmp/jre122.depot

...BPK...

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

swinstall -s /tmp/jre.depot should work.

If you want the system to find it, you can do

swreg -l depot /tmp/jre.depot

Other work around is

1) cd /tmp; tar xvf jre.depot
2) cd depo_dir/catalog; touch swlock
3) swreg -lk depot /tmp/depo_dir

This depo can be used from other systems on the network.

-Sri

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

swinstall -s /tmp/jre.depot should work.

If you want the system to find it, you can do

swreg -l depot /tmp/jre.depot

Other work around is

1) cd /tmp; tar xvf jre.depot
2) cd depo_dir/catalog; touch swlock
3) swreg -l depot /tmp/depo_dir

This depo can be used from other systems on the network.

-Sri

[Jim Turner]

Hi Jason,

If installing on the local machine:
swinstall -s /tmp/jre.depot \*
#no depot registration necessary

If installing on a remote machine:
#on local machine...
swcopy -s /tmp/jre.depot \* @/tmp/mydepot
#then on remote machine...
swinstall -s hostname:/tmp/mydepot \*
#where hostname is the name of the machine where the depot resides.

The swcopy both registers a depot and gets the depot out of tape format so that it can be used remotely. Note also that the escaped splat selects all products in the depot so that a GUI/TUI doesn't start and swinstall runs non-interactively.

All the best,
Jim

[Jason Miñoza]

k guys i got the swinstall running...but..
installation was suspended....
error: tar: /tmp/jre122.depot : this doesn't look like a tar archive
error: tar: /tmp/jre122.depot : shipping to next file .....
error: internal error : the directory "/opt/java1.2/jre/lib/PA_RISC/hotspot" is missing from the source media.
..errors following this are "The file ..bla bla bla was not loaded because it is missing from the source media"

[eran maor]

Hi Jason

Generally, this error is a result of having downloaded or ftp'd the file in
ascii mode rather than in binary mode, thus corrupting the depot.

Download the file again, and, if ftp'ing it to a UNIX box from a PC, do so in
binary mode.

To test the downloaded file, run cksum on it and verify that the cksum value is
what the web page indicates it should be

[Jason Miñoza]

eran

got that, guess ihave 2 copy the file again...
how do i copy a cd file with xtension jre122.dep;1...
what cp option should i use to copy this kind of file?

[eran maor]

i thing that the cd that you mount is a cd that
was burn in a p.c .

if it is not an orig. cd you need to mount the cd with this command :

mount -o cdcase /dev/device_file /cdrom
and then copy the file with cp

but use this command only if the cd was burn with isso formant ( if you can see it in the unix i guess it is esso )

then you will be able to install it ( i hope )

[Jason Miñoza]

have successfully installed jre122...
but i can't get java executed!
was hoping i could get java version 1.2.2 using java -version after this setup but instead got /usr/sbin java: not found...
btw, target installation was @ root (/)..is that ok?

[Jason Miñoza]

almost done,

what environment variables or paths do have to modify for the "java -version" command to function?...user root

json

[eran maor]

Hi

If the java wrapper is in your path simply type:

java -version

If not, then type:

$(JAVA_HOME)/bin/java -version

Where JAVA_HOME is the directory where java is located (typically /opt/java for
all java 1.1x versions and /opt/java1.2 for 1.2x versions)

Note: if you type java or $(HOME_JAVA)/bin/java with no arguments, the java
command usage will be displayed.

[Jason Miñoza]

eran

files are located at /opt/java1.2/jre/bin including the java wrapper..
i've tried already and got following message:sh: /opt/java/jre/bin/java: not found.

[Jason Miñoza]

eran

got it but how do i run it on root directory,
do i have to put the Path in the .profile of the root user?
orig: PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH:/sbin:/home/root
sol? should i insert another line with
PATH=/opt/java1.2/jre/bin?

[eran maor]

Hi jacon

leave the line PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH:/sbin:/home/root

but add in the end of the file

export PATH=$PATH:=/opt/java1.2/jre/bin
to add it in the PATH of the user .

you will also need to disconnect and login again.

[Jason Miñoza]

its not working, i still get this message:
/sbin/sh: java: not found.

[eran maor · Accepted solution]

Hi Jason

sorry , it was my mistake .

you need to add in the end of the .profile this
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/java1.2/jre/bin

and not what i wrote .

[Jason Miñoza]

got it! many tnx to all..
talk to u guys n gals again during our apache setup!
tnx again!