Re: Installation Problem

In article <XIHKiAAt12z0Iwqv@rcav8r.demon.co.uk>, Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> writes >Hi, > >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. > >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). > >So, to my problem: > >Online D.S. version 7.22.UC3 >SCO Unix Openserver release 5. > >When I run 'oninit -i', or choose startup from 'onmonitor' I get a >message 'Fatal error in shared memory creation'. > >The 'online.log' file has the lines > >shmat: [EINVAL][22]:shared memory base address illegal > using 0x80080000, needs 0x80400000 >mt_shm_init:can't create resident segment > > > >I've done a certain amount of tinkering with the SHMBASE >parameter in etc/onconfig but without success. > Try setting it to 0x80400000 If that fails try 0x0 >Having jumped through more hoops than I am ever likely to >endure again with Informix support I give up on them. Can anyone >help? > >Thanks and with best regards > >Nigel Eaton >Systems Engineering Manager, Europe > Amazing, Someone from Feltham just down the road from me! I live in Teddington and work in Twickenham! I saw a message from someone in Richmond the other day!! -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care