Re: Installation Problem

Nigel the problem is not with the SHMBASE parameter. If you have the correct = port for your OS then you should not be tinkering with SHMBASE. Read the relase notes in $INFORMIXDIR/release/... subdirectories and get = the recommended configurations for your /etc/system file. You need to set the system file up with the right parms for shared memory = creation and put your onconfig parameter back to what it was before. ps. We use acucobol here to talk to data in our informix database and it = connects just fine. (Not that we haven't had our problems mind you :))=20 rgds Peter Tashkoff <tashkop@iname.com> Zespri International Limited Std Disclaimers Apply All rights reserved. No party may use this document to vilify another. Zespri New Zealand Kiwifruit, The World's Finest >>> Timothy Jones <tojones@romac.com> 29/01/98 07:28:09 >>> Nigel Eaton wrote: >=20 > Hi, >=20 > I am a systems engineer working for Acucobol in the UK. I am in a > somewhat frustrating situation! I have a licenced copy of On-line > Dynamic Server which I want to use to demonstrate connectivity > from COBOL applications to Informix, for our customers. >=20 > I have installed the database, but cannot get it to start. Informix UK > will not talk to me, since the product was obtained in the USA and > Informix USA will not talk to me, since I am in the UK. I'm not about > to buy a support contract (we don't sell Informix, we don't use > Informix, we just want to show our customers that Informix will > work with our products). >=20 > So, to my problem: >=20 > Online D.S. version 7.22.UC3 > SCO Unix Openserver release 5. >=20 > When I run 'oninit -i', or choose startup from 'onmonitor' I get a > message 'Fatal error in shared memory creation'. >=20 > The 'online.log' file has the lines >=20 > shmat: [EINVAL][22]:shared memory base address illegal > using 0x80080000, needs 0x80400000 > mt_shm_init:can't create resident segment >=20 > I've done a certain amount of tinkering with the SHMBASE > parameter in etc/onconfig but without success. >=20 > Having jumped through more hoops than I am ever likely to > endure again with Informix support I give up on them. Can anyone > help? >=20 > Thanks and with best regards >=20 > Nigel Eaton > Systems Engineering Manager, Europe >=20 > -- > Nigel Eaton European Technical Services > E-mail: neaton@acucobol.co.uk Acucobol UK > Phone : +44 (0)181 707 2050 42 The Centre, Highfield Road > Fax : +44 (0)181 707 2055 Feltham > Mobile: +44 (0)802 412 335 Middlesex, TW13 4AU > WWW : http://www.acucobol.com United Kingdom Include your onconfig file and all the environment variables that are set at the time you go into onmonitor. The total SHM may be to large, and can be adjusted at by changing a number of parameters in onconfig. Tim Jones Romac International DBA/PeopleSoft Consultant