How to burn cpio image? 1

[shafiuddin]

Dear gurus
I have downloaded oracle for linux, the image file extension is CPIO, as I am a new learner of linux as well as oracle for linux also, I want to burn this image to cd so I can install it for linux. Will any guru there please instruct me (step of step) how to burn this image to a cd and which program to use for it? The nero does not do it as I tried already. If there is any link for download to burn this image, please provide me.
I would be so happy for above help.

 

[pavNell]

I burn cd's/dvd's with the following...

$ mkisofs --print-size myisofile.iso
this gives you a number. you need this number. lets call it magicnumber

then..
$ cdrecord -v tsize=$magicnumbers dev=/dev/cdrecorder driveropts=burnfree speed=4 myisofile.iso

note that there is an "s" after $magicnumber. it stands for 'sectors' and it needs to be there. ex. tsize=1532345s

that's the way i do it. good luck.

 

[mseth]

cpio is not an image to be burned.. it's sort of like a tarball, you must unpack it.

use this sort to unpack it:

cpio -idmv < name_of_oracle_file.cpio

(where name_of_oracle_file is the real name, obviously)

 

[mseth]

Oops, remove "sort" from "use this sort..." but if you want more information on cpio, you can run:

man cpio

in a terminal

 

[shafiuddin]

hi gurus,
Thanks a lot for reply. i will try your given instuctions and will let you know soon.
Thanks again and its a great helpful site.

 

[shafiuddin]

GURUS
i have unpack downloaded oracle 10g (using your above instruction) and its create a dir called "disk1" i have created group (oinstall,dba,oper) and user "oracle" also.
my question is how can i run setup? where should reside this disk1 dir and what is the command for it to run setup?
as i know it should run from x server? what is the x server? i tried to run from shell.
i am new guru, so need your kind help.
thanks

 

[KenCunningham]

For Oracle it's usually runInstaller, found in your disk1 directory. Note the capital I in the command!

 

[stefanwagner]

xserver means a KDE-shell or a Gnome-shell - a xterm or something like that.

There are a lot of things to do to install oracle on linux.
A oreilly-page was very helpful to me, though describing the installation of ora9i while I installed ora10g.

The article is named: "Installing Oracle 9iR2 on Red Hat 9" - I saved it to my hdd so I can't tell you the original link.

But it should be somewhere on: linux.oreillynet.com

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[shafiuddin]

gurus,
Thanks a lot for your helpful hints(kencunningham). I will make sure about capital I.
guru(stefanwagner) i will search for that line you have instructed, thank u for this help.

 

[shafiuddin]

gurus
I tried to follow some instruction got from you gurus and from some other source also to install oracle 10g on linux.
I have created all groups and folder and user oracle’
I have login by oracle user then given command “ /mnt/10g/runInstaller” from shell (10g is oracle folder name). It started but end with the error” checking operating system version. You must have redhat 2.1 …..”
I don’t understand what to do now. Because no where in mentioned this type of error. Would someone please help me. I want to do it.

 

[stefanwagner]

Ha!
Those #!@?::#ß@!!

Those guys on oracle thought to be very clever.
They told me (on their webpage): oracle, certified for RedHat ... bla fasel.
I told myself: What shall that mean?
Linux is linux is linux is a linux.

I needed a week at google and in the forums, to find out:
They just test for
/etc/redhat-release where you place the line:

Red Hat Linux release 2.1 (drupal)

. After that high-tech trick, I had half of my problems gone.

#!@?::#ß@!!

Of course you may not call the support and tell them 'yes, yes, I have a 2.1 drupal-redhat, and ...'

But I guess, that's why you use the Forum.

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[shafiuddin]

hello guru(stefanwagner)
Thank you very much. I am in office. after going back i will start again. i will let you know soon.
another question please:
if i manke iso and burn to cd then is it helpful and easy to install? then how can i make iso file? i have tried to make iso by supplied of "pavnell" commands(in this question) but failed.
thanks gurus for contributing your thought.

 

[KenCunningham]

A star to Stefan for the head up on this!

 

[stefanwagner]

Thanks Ken, - due to my limited english: what does it mean: 'for the head up on this'?

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[KenCunningham]

Sorry Stefan, basically it means 'for making us aware' of the workaround.