oracle db on linux BUT

i faced a problem

i have installed linux successfully... can do a ls, su, ps and etc...

but now, after i mounted the oracle cd-rom installer disc, i cant run the file as in ./runInstaller.. the error message is DISPLAY not set..

i dont have a single idea as to solve it...

please help

thanks

set the oracle home and environment correctly.

There are good installation doc avaiable in this forum.

You have to set the DISPLAY variable in linux
normally DISPLAY=:0
then export DISPLAY


This will be automatically set if you select terminal from
linux desk top;

correction

DISPLAY= your hostname:0

export DISPLAY

where do i set the display and export?
is it in a file?
or at the command prompt?

thanks

Hi

You can do it at the command prompt..and before running the runInstaller script from the oracle CD-ROM

regards
Hrishy

go to technet.oracle.com and download linux installation guide, at least you get a picture what you have to do

i tried 2 things. at the prompt,


1) i typed setup and reconfigured the X configuration. but no matter what permutations of options i choose, it just prompted errro before i had to exited.

2) i did a more /etc/hosts and get the line below
127.0.0.1 basis localhost.localdomain onemorewordbutforget

then i issue the below with the hostname basis and localhost.localdomain

DISPLAY= your hostname:0
export DISPLAY

after which i mounted the cdrom, run ./runInstaller but still failed

the error message is Error:DISPLAY not set...


i am running on linux 7.2. my video card is working and is from S3

Try the following

Go to telnet session from Linux Desktop
You should try it from linux desk top
No need to set DISPLAY variable


mount the CDROM
then execute program

if it is not working
send the output of
echo $DISPLAY
from command prompt

hi all.... i tried all your suggestions but failed... and what i did is reinstall everything. But i havent installed the oracle yet. will try it tonight..

will keep u posted. thanks for your great help