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Hi,

I tried to install the 60-day trial version of Oracle 7.3.3 workgroup
server (from ftp.oracle.com) onto the single-user, free version of SCO
OpenServer 5.0.4 Desktop System, but encountered the following error
during the installation: (Words in [] are my comments)

---------------------BEGIN----------------------------------

        Starting Oracle7 Workgroup Server Installation...
        Starting the Oracle7 Workgroup Server Installation Process....
                Linking files. This will take a few minutes.
                Linking /user/install/server to /tmp/linkwg
        Performing Oracle7 Workgroup Server Installation...

        [Installation failed at this point with the following message]

        A problem occurred with the Oracle Installer. Try reinstalling
        it from distribution media. Or, you can provide the following
        message to Support to debug the problem:
                User Interface Failure: Window System Startup

        Installation Cancelled...

        [The following messages are probably caused by the failure at the
previous step]

        cp: cannot access/tmp/wgs-ows.ora: No such file or directory (error 2)
        chmod: WARNING: cannot access /etc/wgs-ows.ora: No such file
        or directory (error 2)
        ./wgstart.sh: /orainst: does not exist

---------------------END---------------------------------------

It appears that the error was thrown by the "orainst.motif" program
(which is part of the installation programs).
After digging through the installation scripts, there were comments
saying that this error may be due to missing "terminal resource files"
such as tk2cvt100.res required by the installation program. However I've
checked that these files are in the required directories.

I've re-tried the installation several times but the error still
occurred.

My configuration is:
        SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 patched with rs504c and OSS459A
        Pentium-133 with 64M RAM, 2.5G IDE Harddisk, IDE CDROM, NE2000 LAN
card.

Has anyone encountered similar problem before? Can someone advice on
what might be the cause?
Thanks in advance.

Alex Wong

Quote:> I tried to install the 60-day trial version of Oracle 7.3.3 workgroup
> server (from ftp.oracle.com) onto the single-user, free version of SCO
> OpenServer 5.0.4 Desktop System, but encountered the following error
> during the installation: (Words in [] are my comments)

>            User Interface Failure: Window System Startup

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I have had nothing but trouble with Oracle7.3.3 on Open Server 5.0.4. My
company has produced
a set of custom docs which can be used with a couple of patches to get it up
and running. I find it
incredible that Oracle should have been released in a state where the
installer won't work.

You may have several other problems, including missing link libraries. Mail
me if you have difficulties,
and I'll send you the patches and stuff...

Simon

I have had nothing but trouble with Oracle7.3.3 on Open Server 5.0.4. My
company has produced
a set of custom docs which can be used with a couple of patches to get it up
and running. I find it
incredible that Oracle should have been released in a state where the
installer won't work.

You may have several other problems, including missing link libraries. Mail
me if you have difficulties,
and I'll send you the patches and stuff...

Simon

Quote:>I have had nothing but trouble with Oracle7.3.3 on Open Server 5.0.4. My
>company has produced
>a set of custom docs which can be used with a couple of patches to get it up
>and running.
snip
>You may have several other problems, including missing link libraries. Mail
>me if you have difficulties,
>and I'll send you the patches and stuff...

<stuff deleted>

Hmmm. Can't figure this out. I have no trouble at all installing 7.3.3
on 5.0.4 once I applied the COFF linker patch (if I remember right,
OSS459A). OK, so I've installed every version of Oracle since 6.0.31 in
the last n years, but the combination above seems to me easier than most
if you just follow the steps in the IUG...