Installing Oracle XE on a 64bit system - Free Bear tothe firstperson who correctly solves my problem!

[JD Austin]

I sounds like your install is corrupt (I had that happen on a 64 bit 
machine once); I would start over.
rpm -qa | grep -i oracle (there should only be 1 for XE).
uninstall oracleXE: rpm -e oracle-xe-10.2.0.1-1.0
then delete all of the oracle files and directories.

    rm -rf /usr/lib/oracle
    rm -rf /var/lib/menu/kde/Applications/OracleXE
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/init.d/oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/init.d/oracle-xe.rpmorig
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K05oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K05oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S80oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S80oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S80oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S80oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K05oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/sysconfig/oracle-xe
    rm -rf /etc/xdg/menus/oraclexe.menu
    rm -rf /usr/share/applications/oraclexe*
    rm -rf /usr/share/a2ps/sheets/oracle.ssh
    rm -rf /usr/share/vim/vim70/syntax/sqloracle.vim


Then re-install the rpm.
Install vncserver and enough of X to access the local desktop over vnc; 
edit the .vnc/xstartup
Here's what mine looks like :

    #!/bin/sh

    # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
    # unset SESSION_MANAGER
    # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

    [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
    [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
    xsetroot -solid grey
    vncconfig -iconic &
    gnome-session


Bryan O'Neal wrote:
> I am trying to connect from the local host using X forwarding, but your
> are correct in assuming that I have not messed with the menu items.  But
> I did not mess with the menu options on the other (now four) successful
> test installs.  I can get a connection using a remote client but it can
> not find the root database, so the listener is active and the DB process
> is running, but the DB it's self does not seem to be running.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of JD
> Austin
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 9:25 PM
> To: Main PLUG discussion list
> Subject: Re: Installing Oracle XE on a 64bit system - Free Bear tothe
> firstperson who correctly solves my problem!
>
> Likely you'll only be able to connect to it from it.
> Do you have vncserver installed?
> The Oracle XE installs items in the menus.
> You ran the part after the initial install from root right?
> I haven't tried Godaddy's virtual dedicated server though, it could be
> something with it's environment.
> Try tnspinging it from another oracle instance to see if you can connect
> to it's listener.
> Make sure if you have selinux installed that you have it's ports open.
> Have you tried connecting to it from web ie :
> http://ipaddress:8080/apex/ jd Bryan O'Neal wrote:
>   
>> I was able to do a local install of a Cent OS on a 64bit machine and 
>> then a successful remote install of Oracle XE.  Perhaps this is an 
>> issue with Go Daddy's virtual environment.  Any thoughts?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of 
>> Bryan O'Neal
>> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:56 AM
>> To: Main PLUG discussion list; Arizona State University Linux Users 
>> Group
>> Subject: Installing Oracle XE on a 64bit system - Free Bear to the 
>> firstperson who correctly solves my problem!
>>
>> I have now spent close to 15 hours beating my head against this one so
>>     
>
>   
>> I am asking for help, has any one managed to get Oracle 10 Express 
>> (the free one) installed on a 64 bit machine?  I have three 32bit 
>> machines that installed like a dream and I have tried three different 
>> FC/RH OS's on a 64 bit VDS and just can not get it to work.  RPM 
>> installers just fine, but I can not connect to the DB, and I get no 
>> errors, but the db seems to be running!  It is maddening!  Their isn't
>>     
>
>   
>> even an error in the logs to go off of!
>>  
>> Any help?
>>  
>> I can install on FC 6 & FC7 (three different 32bit boxes machines) but
>>     
>
>   
>> I can not get it install on my 64 bit GoDaddy virtual dedicated 
>> server.  I have tried it using CENT OS4, CENT OS 5 (had to manual 
>> install some
>> dependencies) and FC7 (had to compile a lib from oracle) and it all 
>> goes smooth enough but the end result is the same.  The service is 
>> running, the lights seem on, but nobody is home.  I can not connect to
>>     
>
>   
>> the web app or use the client even when tunneled into the localhost on
>>     
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>> the remote box.
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