Installation of IDS 10

Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS 10? I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. 1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows interface. Without going and getting some X11 client software and going through the huge headache that that is, is there any way to install Informix 10 strictly from the command line? Our workaround here was to install it directly logged onto the machine which might help now, but is not usually practical. 2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was complete, I didn't see any of the directories I would expect to. There was no $INFORMIXDIR/bin, no $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or anything. I even checked to see if it put those under $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, just in case, but they're not there either. I ran ids_install as root, I set and exported INFORMIXDIR, and added $INFORMIXDIR/bin to the PATH. I can't seem to find any part of the README.html file or the v10 Installation Guide to lend any further insight. Any ideas out there? Thanks. --John Bejarano.

I have installed it several times on different platforms. I have always installed on character telnet session using ids_install. Not had any problem. Maybe you deselected all the packages from the install (just guessing). MW > -----Original Message----- > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org > [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf Of John Bejarano > Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2005 9:31 a.m. > To: ids@iiug.org > Subject: Installation of IDS 10 [4910] > > Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS 10? > I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. > > 1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows interface. > Without going and getting some X11 client software and going > through the huge headache that that is, is there any way to > install Informix 10 strictly from the command line? Our > workaround here was to install it directly logged onto the > machine which might help now, but is not usually practical. > > 2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was complete, I > didn't see any of the directories I would expect to. There > was no $INFORMIXDIR/bin, no $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or anything. I > even checked to see if it put those under > $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, just in case, but they're not there > either. I ran ids_install as root, I set and exported > INFORMIXDIR, and added $INFORMIXDIR/bin to the PATH. I can't > seem to find any part of the README.html file or the v10 > Installation Guide to lend any further insight. > > Any ideas out there? Thanks. > > --John Bejarano. > > >

Installation works with not any problem, in text mode or gui mode. I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And Linux (Mandrake 10.1 & Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text mode, Gui Mode and silent mode. So, What are the steps, you are taking? J. -----Original Message----- From: "John Bejarano " <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> To: ids@iiug.org Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:31:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Installation of IDS 10 [4910] Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS 10? I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. 1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows interface. Without going and getting some X11 client software and going through the huge headache that that is, is there any way to install Informix 10 strictly from the command line? Our workaround here was to install it directly logged onto the machine which might help now, but is not usually practical. 2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was complete, I didn't see any of the directories I would expect to. There was no $INFORMIXDIR/bin, no $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or anything. I even checked to see if it put those under $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, just in case, but they're not there either. I ran ids_install as root, I set and exported INFORMIXDIR, and added $INFORMIXDIR/bin to the PATH. I can't seem to find any part of the README.html file or the v10 Installation Guide to lend any further insight. Any ideas out there? Thanks. --John Bejarano. Jean Sagi jeansagi@myrealbox.com jeansagi@gmail.com

All I'm doing is taking the tar file from IBM, placing it in the INFORMIXDIR-to-be, untarring the file, setting INFORMIXDIR, adding $INFORMIXDIR/bin to PATH, setting JDBCDIR to $INFORMIXDIR/jdbc, and DISPLAY to 127.0.0.1:0. Then, I run ids_install as root. The user and group informix do exist. When connected remotely, I'm not sure that DISPLAY was set correctly, or even at all, so that may have explained the first issue. However, once I was actually on the machine, and set all of these variables as such, I do get all the way through the installation wizard, but after it completes, none of the expected directories exist like $INFORMIXDIR/etc or $INFORMIXDIR/bin. It's very frustrating. When I run ids_install with a log file, there is one suspect message that appears: Warning: internal error parsing Java arguments. Launcher command may be missing Java Arguments. After that message is the very large Java call that executes the installer. There are no other error messages in the log. Again, the installer appears to be going through all the motions one might expect, asking all the questions, extracting, installing, branding, etc. Then, I see nothing. --John Bejarano. --- Jean Sagi <jeansagi@myrealbox.com> wrote: > Installation works with not any problem, in text > mode or gui mode. > > I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And Linux > (Mandrake 10.1 & Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text > mode, Gui Mode and silent mode. > > So, What are the steps, you are taking? > > > J. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "John Bejarano " <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> > To: ids@iiug.org > Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:31:09 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: Installation of IDS 10 [4910] > > Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS 10? > I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. > > 1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows > interface. > Without going and getting some X11 client software > and > going through the huge headache that that is, is > there > any way to install Informix 10 strictly from the > command line? Our workaround here was to install it > directly logged onto the machine which might help > now, > but is not usually practical. > > 2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was > complete, I didn't see any of the directories I > would > expect to. There was no $INFORMIXDIR/bin, no > $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or anything. I even checked to > see > if it put those under $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, just in > case, but they're not there either. I ran > ids_install > as root, I set and exported INFORMIXDIR, and added > $INFORMIXDIR/bin to the PATH. I can't seem to find > any part of the README.html file or the v10 > Installation Guide to lend any further insight. > > Any ideas out there? Thanks. > > --John Bejarano. > > > > Jean Sagi > jeansagi@myrealbox.com > jeansagi@gmail.com >

Yes, I'm hoping that it's something local to the server. I'm installing on a small 1U single-CPU commodity box with Debian Linux installed on it. I requested all three products that the menu offers to be installed, (the engine, I-Connect, and JDBC). This instance is intended for test purposes only. I'm hoping we can get a slightly more robust platform which may render this academic. It's just frustrating since I've installed v7.x a zillion times, and now with this "smart" installer, I can't (apparently) get it to work. The other note about the instance is that $INFORMIXDIR is actually a symbolic link to the true directory where this stuff is. Could that be confusing it somehow? Thanks again for all your help. Kind regards, John Bejarano. --- Murray Wood <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote: > John > > Pwerhaps if you tell us what platform you are on. > What products did you > request to install. The install is fone, it is > something local to your > server. > > MW > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org > > [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf Of > John Bejarano > > Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2005 1:22 p.m. > > To: ids@iiug.org > > Subject: Re: Installation of IDS 10 [4914] > > > > All I'm doing is taking the tar file from IBM, > placing it in > > the INFORMIXDIR-to-be, untarring the file, setting > > > INFORMIXDIR, adding $INFORMIXDIR/bin to PATH, > setting JDBCDIR > > to $INFORMIXDIR/jdbc, and DISPLAY to 127.0.0.1:0. > Then, I > > run ids_install as root. The user and group > informix do exist. > > > > When connected remotely, I'm not sure that DISPLAY > was set > > correctly, or even at all, so that may have > explained the first issue. > > > > However, once I was actually on the machine, and > set all of > > these variables as such, I do get all the way > through the > > installation wizard, but after it completes, none > of the > > expected directories exist like $INFORMIXDIR/etc > or > > $INFORMIXDIR/bin. It's very frustrating. When I > run > > ids_install with a log file, there is one suspect > message > > that appears: > > > > Warning: internal error parsing Java arguments. > > Launcher command may be missing Java Arguments. > > > > After that message is the very large Java call > that executes > > the installer. There are no other error messages > in the log. > > Again, the installer appears to be going through > all the > > motions one might expect, asking all the > questions, > > extracting, installing, branding, etc. Then, I > see nothing. > > > > --John Bejarano. > > > > --- Jean Sagi <jeansagi@myrealbox.com> wrote: > > > Installation works with not any problem, in text > mode or gui mode. > > > > > > I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And Linux > (Mandrake 10.1 & > > > Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text mode, Gui Mode > and silent mode. > > > > > > So, What are the steps, you are taking? > > > > > > > > > J. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: "John Bejarano " <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> > > > To: ids@iiug.org > > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:31:09 -0400 (EDT) > > > Subject: Installation of IDS 10 [4910] > > > > > > Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS > 10? > > > I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. > > > > > > 1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows > interface. > > > Without going and getting some X11 client > software and > > going through > > > the huge headache that that is, is there any way > to install > > Informix > > > 10 strictly from the command line? Our > workaround here was > > to install > > > it directly logged onto the machine which might > help now, > > but is not > > > usually practical. > > > > > > 2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was > complete, I didn't > > > see any of the directories I would expect to. > There was no > > > $INFORMIXDIR/bin, no $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or > anything. I even > > checked to > > > see if it put those under $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, > just in case, but > > > they're not there either. I ran ids_install as > root, I set and > > > exported INFORMIXDIR, and added $INFORMIXDIR/bin > to the > > PATH. I can't > > > seem to find any part of the README.html file or > the v10 > > Installation > > > Guide to lend any further insight. > > > > > > Any ideas out there? Thanks. > > > > > > --John Bejarano. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean Sagi > > > jeansagi@myrealbox.com > > > jeansagi@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > >

John Bejarano wrote: > Yes, I'm hoping that it's something local to the > server. I'm installing on a small 1U single-CPU > commodity box with Debian Linux installed on it. I > requested all three products that the menu offers to > be installed, (the engine, I-Connect, and JDBC). This > instance is intended for test purposes only. > > I'm hoping we can get a slightly more robust platform > which may render this academic. It's just frustrating > since I've installed v7.x a zillion times, and now > with this "smart" installer, I can't (apparently) get > it to work. I had the same symptoms when installing IDS 10 on a Gentoo Linux box that did not have rpm. There were a bunch of messages about "installing XYZ using rpm" that did not throw up any warnings even though they were failing. Once I'd installed rpm it worked fine. Donny

Hi, I could install IDS 10.00.UC1 on Debian Sarge without problems. Following are some topics you should check: - i686 compatible processor - Linux kernel 2.4.21 or higher - glibc 2.3.2 or higher (i686 version) The glibc build for i686 processor should be installed automatically if a i686 or higher optimized kernel is selected in Debian installer. Otherwise libc6-i686 must be installed. - libstdc++.so.5 - libpam.so.0 - is rpm installed and working? (e.g. command 'rpm -qa' should work) Then copy the content of directory SERVER from the bundle to $INFORMIXDIR and use rpm based install method: # cd $INFORMIXDIR # ./install_rpm -acceptlicense=yes Andreas On Thursday 12 May 2005 07:53, you wrote: > Yes, I'm hoping that it's something local to the > server. I'm installing on a small 1U single-CPU > commodity box with Debian Linux installed on it. I > requested all three products that the menu offers to > be installed, (the engine, I-Connect, and JDBC). This > instance is intended for test purposes only. > > I'm hoping we can get a slightly more robust platform > which may render this academic. It's just frustrating > since I've installed v7.x a zillion times, and now > with this "smart" installer, I can't (apparently) get > it to work. > > The other note about the instance is that $INFORMIXDIR > is actually a symbolic link to the true directory > where this stuff is. Could that be confusing it > somehow? > > Thanks again for all your help. > > Kind regards, > > John Bejarano. > > --- Murray Wood <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote: > > John > > > > Pwerhaps if you tell us what platform you are on. > > What products did you > > request to install. The install is fone, it is > > something local to your > > server. > > > > MW > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org > > > [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf Of > > > > John Bejarano > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2005 1:22 p.m. > > > To: ids@iiug.org > > > Subject: Re: Installation of IDS 10 [4914] > > > > > > All I'm doing is taking the tar file from IBM, > > > > placing it in > > > > > the INFORMIXDIR-to-be, untarring the file, setting > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR, adding $INFORMIXDIR/bin to PATH, > > > > setting JDBCDIR > > > > > to $INFORMIXDIR/jdbc, and DISPLAY to 127.0.0.1:0. > > > > Then, I > > > > > run ids_install as root. The user and group > > > > informix do exist. > > > > > When connected remotely, I'm not sure that DISPLAY > > > > was set > > > > > correctly, or even at all, so that may have > > > > explained the first issue. > > > > > However, once I was actually on the machine, and > > > > set all of > > > > > these variables as such, I do get all the way > > > > through the > > > > > installation wizard, but after it completes, none > > > > of the > > > > > expected directories exist like $INFORMIXDIR/etc > > > > or > > > > > $INFORMIXDIR/bin. It's very frustrating. When I > > > > run > > > > > ids_install with a log file, there is one suspect > > > > message > > > > > that appears: > > > > > > Warning: internal error parsing Java arguments. > > > Launcher command may be missing Java Arguments. > > > > > > After that message is the very large Java call > > > > that executes > > > > > the installer. There are no other error messages > > > > in the log. > > > > > Again, the installer appears to be going through > > > > all the > > > > > motions one might expect, asking all the > > > > questions, > > > > > extracting, installing, branding, etc. Then, I > > > > see nothing. > > > > > --John Bejarano. > > > > > > --- Jean Sagi <jeansagi@myrealbox.com> wrote: > > > > Installation works with not any problem, in text > > > > mode or gui mode. > > > > > > I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And Linux > > > > (Mandrake 10.1 & > > > > > > Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text mode, Gui Mode > > > > and silent mode. > > > > > > So, What are the steps, you are taking? > > > > > > > > > > > > J. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: "John Bejarano " <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> > > > > To: ids@iiug.org > > > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:31:09 -0400 (EDT) > > > > Subject: Installation of IDS 10 [4910] > > > > > > > > Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS > > > > 10? > > > > > > I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. > > > > > > > > 1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows > > > > interface. > > > > > > Without going and getting some X11 client > > > > software and > > > > > going through > > > > > > > the huge headache that that is, is there any way > > > > to install > > > > > Informix > > > > > > > 10 strictly from the command line? Our > > > > workaround here was > > > > > to install > > > > > > > it directly logged onto the machine which might > > > > help now, > > > > > but is not > > > > > > > usually practical. > > > > > > > > 2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was > > > > complete, I didn't > > > > > > see any of the directories I would expect to. > > > > There was no > > > > > > $INFORMIXDIR/bin, no $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or > > > > anything. I even > > > > > checked to > > > > > > > see if it put those under $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, > > > > just in case, but > > > > > > they're not there either. I ran ids_install as > > > > root, I set and > > > > > > exported INFORMIXDIR, and added $INFORMIXDIR/bin > > > > to the > > > > > PATH. I can't > > > > > > > seem to find any part of the README.html file or > > > > the v10 > > > > > Installation > > > > > > > Guide to lend any further insight. > > > > > > > > Any ideas out there? Thanks. > > > > > > > > --John Bejarano. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean Sagi > > > > jeansagi@myrealbox.com > > > > jeansagi@gmail.com

Have you tried the textmode install? Any way all the automatic installations use java... which actually install IDS by using IIF.jar. I think you might have an issue with Java. I barely read in the installer manual that if you're on Linux then you can do a manual installation via rpm. If I'm not bad there is a section about it. Try it, and see what happen. J. John Bejarano escribió: > Yes, I'm hoping that it's something local to the > server. I'm installing on a small 1U single-CPU > commodity box with Debian Linux installed on it. I > requested all three products that the menu offers to > be installed, (the engine, I-Connect, and JDBC). This > instance is intended for test purposes only. > > I'm hoping we can get a slightly more robust platform > which may render this academic. It's just frustrating > since I've installed v7.x a zillion times, and now > with this "smart" installer, I can't (apparently) get > it to work. > > The other note about the instance is that $INFORMIXDIR > is actually a symbolic link to the true directory > where this stuff is. Could that be confusing it > somehow? > > Thanks again for all your help. > > Kind regards, > > John Bejarano. > > --- Murray Wood <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote: > >>John >> >>Pwerhaps if you tell us what platform you are on. >>What products did you >>request to install. The install is fone, it is >>something local to your >>server. >> >>MW >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org >>>[mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf Of >> >>John Bejarano >> >>>Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2005 1:22 p.m. >>>To: ids@iiug.org >>>Subject: Re: Installation of IDS 10 [4914] >>> >>>All I'm doing is taking the tar file from IBM, >> >>placing it in >> >>>the INFORMIXDIR-to-be, untarring the file, setting >> >>>INFORMIXDIR, adding $INFORMIXDIR/bin to PATH, >> >>setting JDBCDIR >> >>>to $INFORMIXDIR/jdbc, and DISPLAY to 127.0.0.1:0. >> >>Then, I >> >>>run ids_install as root. The user and group >> >>informix do exist. >> >>>When connected remotely, I'm not sure that DISPLAY >> >>was set >> >>>correctly, or even at all, so that may have >> >>explained the first issue. >> >>>However, once I was actually on the machine, and >> >>set all of >> >>>these variables as such, I do get all the way >> >>through the >> >>>installation wizard, but after it completes, none >> >>of the >> >>>expected directories exist like $INFORMIXDIR/etc >> >>or >> >>>$INFORMIXDIR/bin. It's very frustrating. When I >> >>run >> >>>ids_install with a log file, there is one suspect >> >>message >> >>>that appears: >>> >>>Warning: internal error parsing Java arguments. >>>Launcher command may be missing Java Arguments. >>> >>>After that message is the very large Java call >> >>that executes >> >>>the installer. There are no other error messages >> >>in the log. >> >>> Again, the installer appears to be going through >> >>all the >> >>>motions one might expect, asking all the >> >>questions, >> >>>extracting, installing, branding, etc. Then, I >> >>see nothing. >> >>>--John Bejarano. >>> >>>--- Jean Sagi <jeansagi@myrealbox.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Installation works with not any problem, in text >> >>mode or gui mode. >> >>>>I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And Linux >> >>(Mandrake 10.1 & >> >>>>Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text mode, Gui Mode >> >>and silent mode. >> >>>>So, What are the steps, you are taking? >>>> >>>> >>>>J. >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: "John Bejarano " <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> >>>>To: ids@iiug.org >>>>Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:31:09 -0400 (EDT) >>>>Subject: Installation of IDS 10 [4910] >>>> >>>>Has anyone had any experience in installing IDS >> >>10? >> >>>>I've just given it a shot, and had two issues. >>>> >>>>1) It seems to need some sort of Xwindows >> >>interface. >> >>>>Without going and getting some X11 client >> >>software and >> >>>going through >>> >>>>the huge headache that that is, is there any way >> >>to install >> >>>Informix >>> >>>>10 strictly from the command line? Our >> >>workaround here was >> >>>to install >>> >>>>it directly logged onto the machine which might >> >>help now, >> >>>but is not >>> >>>>usually practical. >>>> >>>>2) After I got ids_install to run, after it was >> >>complete, I didn't >> >>>>see any of the directories I would expect to. >> >>There was no >> >>>>$INFORMIXDIR/bin, no $INFORMIXDIR/etc, or >> >>anything. I even >> >>>checked to >>> >>>>see if it put those under $INFORMIXDIR/SERVER/, >> >>just in case, but >> >>>>they're not there either. I ran ids_install as >> >>root, I set and >> >>>>exported INFORMIXDIR, and added $INFORMIXDIR/bin >> >>to the >> >>>PATH. I can't >>> >>>>seem to find any part of the README.html file or >> >>the v10 >> >>>Installation >>> >>>>Guide to lend any further insight. >>>> >>>>Any ideas out there? Thanks. >>>> >>>>--John Bejarano. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Jean Sagi >>>>jeansagi@myrealbox.com >>>>jeansagi@gmail.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >

Amazing when it's the silly things. Yes, rpm was not installed on this box. That was what was holding it up. Sadly, Informix can't be installed on this box anyway. The box was set up with Debian Linux which apparently won't let you (the installer in this case) run rpm directly. It prompts with an error message that 'alien' must be used instead. True, Informix is not certified to run on Debian Linux, but we were hoping to just put it there to try and get some testing done. We'll be making a Red Hat test box soon. Thanks again for everyone's help on this. --John Bejarano. --- Andreas Breitfeld <abreitfe@de.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I could install IDS 10.00.UC1 on Debian Sarge > without problems. > > Following are some topics you should check: > > - i686 compatible processor > > - Linux kernel 2.4.21 or higher > - glibc 2.3.2 or higher (i686 version) > The glibc build for i686 processor should be > installed automatically if a i686 > or higher optimized kernel is selected in Debian > installer. Otherwise > libc6-i686 must be installed. > > - libstdc++.so.5 > - libpam.so.0 > > - is rpm installed and working? (e.g. command 'rpm > -qa' should work) > > Then copy the content of directory SERVER from the > bundle to $INFORMIXDIR and > use rpm based install method: > > # cd $INFORMIXDIR > # ./install_rpm -acceptlicense=yes> > Andreas > > > On Thursday 12 May 2005 07:53, you wrote: > > Yes, I'm hoping that it's something local to the > > server. I'm installing on a small 1U single-CPU > > commodity box with Debian Linux installed on it. > I > > requested all three products that the menu offers > to > > be installed, (the engine, I-Connect, and JDBC). > This > > instance is intended for test purposes only. > > > > I'm hoping we can get a slightly more robust > platform > > which may render this academic. It's just > frustrating > > since I've installed v7.x a zillion times, and now > > with this "smart" installer, I can't (apparently) > get > > it to work. > > > > The other note about the instance is that > $INFORMIXDIR > > is actually a symbolic link to the true directory > > where this stuff is. Could that be confusing it > > somehow? > > > > Thanks again for all your help. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > John Bejarano. > > > > --- Murray Wood <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote: > > > John > > > > > > Pwerhaps if you tell us what platform you are > on. > > > What products did you > > > request to install. The install is fone, it is > > > something local to your > > > server. > > > > > > MW > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org > > > > [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf > Of > > > > > > John Bejarano > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2005 1:22 p.m. > > > > To: ids@iiug.org > > > > Subject: Re: Installation of IDS 10 [4914] > > > > > > > > All I'm doing is taking the tar file from IBM, > > > > > > placing it in > > > > > > > the INFORMIXDIR-to-be, untarring the file, > setting > > > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR, adding $INFORMIXDIR/bin to PATH, > > > > > > setting JDBCDIR > > > > > > > to $INFORMIXDIR/jdbc, and DISPLAY to > 127.0.0.1:0. > > > > > > Then, I > > > > > > > run ids_install as root. The user and group > > > > > > informix do exist. > > > > > > > When connected remotely, I'm not sure that > DISPLAY > > > > > > was set > > > > > > > correctly, or even at all, so that may have > > > > > > explained the first issue. > > > > > > > However, once I was actually on the machine, > and > > > > > > set all of > > > > > > > these variables as such, I do get all the way > > > > > > through the > > > > > > > installation wizard, but after it completes, > none > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > expected directories exist like > $INFORMIXDIR/etc > > > > > > or > > > > > > > $INFORMIXDIR/bin. It's very frustrating. > When I > > > > > > run > > > > > > > ids_install with a log file, there is one > suspect > > > > > > message > > > > > > > that appears: > > > > > > > > Warning: internal error parsing Java > arguments. > > > > Launcher command may be missing Java > Arguments. > > > > > > > > After that message is the very large Java call > > > > > > that executes > > > > > > > the installer. There are no other error > messages > > > > > > in the log. > > > > > > > Again, the installer appears to be going > through > > > > > > all the > > > > > > > motions one might expect, asking all the > > > > > > questions, > > > > > > > extracting, installing, branding, etc. Then, > I > > > > > > see nothing. > > > > > > > --John Bejarano. > > > > > > > > --- Jean Sagi <jeansagi@myrealbox.com> wrote: > > > > > Installation works with not any problem, in > text > > > > > > mode or gui mode. > > > > > > > > I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And > Linux > > > > > > (Mandrake 10.1 & > > > > > > > > Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text mode, Gui > Mode > > > > > > and silent mode. > > > > > > > > So, What are the steps, you are taking? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > J. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: "John Bejarano " > <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> > === message truncated ===

Hi, don't worry, I think you did not initialized rpm correctly on your Debian Sarge system. I assume the command 'rpm -qa' did not work. Instead you get a error message like rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2) Check if the directory /var/lib/rpm exists. If it do not exist or there is anything other, move it away and create an empty directory /var/lib/rpm: # mkdir /var/lib/rpm Then initialize the rpm Database: # rpm --initdb Now the command 'rpm -qa' (for query all installed packages) should run without printing an error message. It will return nothing because no rpm package is installed until now. After installing IDS it returns the 3 packages. Andreas On Friday 13 May 2005 08:47, you wrote: > Amazing when it's the silly things. Yes, rpm was not > installed on this box. That was what was holding it > up. Sadly, Informix can't be installed on this box > anyway. The box was set up with Debian Linux which > apparently won't let you (the installer in this case) > run rpm directly. It prompts with an error message > that 'alien' must be used instead. > > True, Informix is not certified to run on Debian > Linux, but we were hoping to just put it there to try > and get some testing done. We'll be making a Red Hat > test box soon. Thanks again for everyone's help on > this. > > --John Bejarano. > > --- Andreas Breitfeld <abreitfe@de.ibm.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I could install IDS 10.00.UC1 on Debian Sarge > > without problems. > > > > Following are some topics you should check: > > > > - i686 compatible processor > > > > - Linux kernel 2.4.21 or higher > > - glibc 2.3.2 or higher (i686 version) > > The glibc build for i686 processor should be > > installed automatically if a i686 > > or higher optimized kernel is selected in Debian > > installer. Otherwise > > libc6-i686 must be installed. > > > > - libstdc++.so.5 > > - libpam.so.0 > > > > - is rpm installed and working? (e.g. command 'rpm > > -qa' should work) > > > > Then copy the content of directory SERVER from the > > bundle to $INFORMIXDIR and > > use rpm based install method: > > > > # cd $INFORMIXDIR > > # ./install_rpm -acceptlicense=yes> > > > Andreas > > > > On Thursday 12 May 2005 07:53, you wrote: > > > Yes, I'm hoping that it's something local to the > > > server. I'm installing on a small 1U single-CPU > > > commodity box with Debian Linux installed on it. > > > > I > > > > > requested all three products that the menu offers > > > > to > > > > > be installed, (the engine, I-Connect, and JDBC). > > > > This > > > > > instance is intended for test purposes only. > > > > > > I'm hoping we can get a slightly more robust > > > > platform > > > > > which may render this academic. It's just > > > > frustrating > > > > > since I've installed v7.x a zillion times, and now > > > with this "smart" installer, I can't (apparently) > > > > get > > > > > it to work. > > > > > > The other note about the instance is that > > > > $INFORMIXDIR > > > > > is actually a symbolic link to the true directory > > > where this stuff is. Could that be confusing it > > > somehow? > > > > > > Thanks again for all your help. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > John Bejarano. > > > > > > --- Murray Wood <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote: > > > > John > > > > > > > > Pwerhaps if you tell us what platform you are > > > > on. > > > > > > What products did you > > > > request to install. The install is fone, it is > > > > something local to your > > > > server. > > > > > > > > MW > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org > > > > > [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf > > > > Of > > > > > > John Bejarano > > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2005 1:22 p.m. > > > > > To: ids@iiug.org > > > > > Subject: Re: Installation of IDS 10 [4914] > > > > > > > > > > All I'm doing is taking the tar file from IBM, > > > > > > > > placing it in > > > > > > > > > the INFORMIXDIR-to-be, untarring the file, > > > > setting > > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR, adding $INFORMIXDIR/bin to PATH, > > > > > > > > setting JDBCDIR > > > > > > > > > to $INFORMIXDIR/jdbc, and DISPLAY to > > > > 127.0.0.1:0. > > > > > > Then, I > > > > > > > > > run ids_install as root. The user and group > > > > > > > > informix do exist. > > > > > > > > > When connected remotely, I'm not sure that > > > > DISPLAY > > > > > > was set > > > > > > > > > correctly, or even at all, so that may have > > > > > > > > explained the first issue. > > > > > > > > > However, once I was actually on the machine, > > > > and > > > > > > set all of > > > > > > > > > these variables as such, I do get all the way > > > > > > > > through the > > > > > > > > > installation wizard, but after it completes, > > > > none > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > > > expected directories exist like > > > > $INFORMIXDIR/etc > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > > $INFORMIXDIR/bin. It's very frustrating. > > > > When I > > > > > > run > > > > > > > > > ids_install with a log file, there is one > > > > suspect > > > > > > message > > > > > > > > > that appears: > > > > > > > > > > Warning: internal error parsing Java > > > > arguments. > > > > > > > Launcher command may be missing Java > > > > Arguments. > > > > > > > After that message is the very large Java call > > > > > > > > that executes > > > > > > > > > the installer. There are no other error > > > > messages > > > > > > in the log. > > > > > > > > > Again, the installer appears to be going > > > > through > > > > > > all the > > > > > > > > > motions one might expect, asking all the > > > > > > > > questions, > > > > > > > > > extracting, installing, branding, etc. Then, > > > > I > > > > > > see nothing. > > > > > > > > > --John Bejarano. > > > > > > > > > > --- Jean Sagi <jeansagi@myrealbox.com> wrote: > > > > > > Installation works with not any problem, in > > > > text > > > > > > mode or gui mode. > > > > > > > > > > I've installed it on Windows XP-Pro And > > > > Linux > > > > > > (Mandrake 10.1 & > > > > > > > > > > Mandriva LE 2005 (10.2) in Text mode, Gui > > > > Mode > > > > > > and silent mode. > > > > > > > > > > So, What are the steps, you are taking? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > J. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: "John Bejarano " > > > > <jbejarano@sbcglobal.net> > > === message truncated ===