Re: Informix 9.4 install failed

Posted in 2003

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Platform-Specific Issues, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

Thanh — 27 Jul 2003 19:52:52 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Helen, ' I got the same error when I tried to install IDS 9.40UC2 on RH 10 Beta (ie.'severn'). Why it has to require i686 but not just i386 compatible like in the past ? A lot of our customers still running i586 and this will cause a lot of upgrading problems as customers now have to plan to spend extra bugs to get a new server. Thanks, Thanh Helen Wong <hwong@us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<begdct$qho$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > Chavan, > > You will see this error if you are not running on an Intel i686 (or > compatible) processor, required for IDS 9.40. > > From the machine notes: > > 1. This product was built on RedHat Linux 7.2 for i686 compatible > processors and is targeted for Linux Kernel 2.4.7 or higher and > glibc 2.2.4 or higher versions. > > Helen > > > > > "Chavan Koya" > <chavankoya189@ho To: "Informix Mailing List" <informix-list@iiug.org> > tmail.com> cc: > Sent by: Subject: Informix 9.4 install failed > owner-informix-li > st@iiug.org > > > 07/08/2003 03:54 > PM > > > > > > > Hello All, > I am trying to Install the downloaded IDS 9.4 from IIUG, i am > getting the following message when i run the "installserver" script. > I think this is some thing do with the serial number and key. The install > script is not asking any serial number or key. In the IIUG web site also > said that it does not require any Serial number or key. Should i download > it some where else or is there any thing else i can do. Once i have seen > the syntax for passing serial number and key when using installserver at > the command line, but i did not remember now. Even if i remember i > don't have any serial number and key. What should i do. I really appreciate > for any comments, suggestions. Thanks in advance. > > OS : Redhat 8.0 > > Installing directory . > Installing directory aaodir > Installing directory bin > etc/install: line 1301: 4038 Illegal instruction ${BRAND} -n -s > ${SERNUM} ${KEY} ${NAM} > Installation of Informix Dynamic Server failed. > > Thank you > Chavan Koya > > > sending to informix-list

↪ replying to Thanh

Sandor — 28 Jul 2003 04:33:37 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Hi Thanh There is a source code difference between the i386 and i686 implementation of the libpthread. The IDS technology need the i686 version, this is not only a compiling choice! Thanks Sandor thanhma@attbi.com (Thanh) wrote in message news:<d7eee9f6.0307271852.5924994d@posting.google.com>... > Helen, > ' > I got the same error when I tried to install IDS 9.40UC2 on RH 10 Beta > (ie.'severn'). > Why it has to require i686 but not just i386 compatible like in the > past ? A lot of our > customers still running i586 and this will cause a lot of upgrading > problems > as customers now have to plan to spend extra bugs to get a new server. > > Thanks, > Thanh > > Helen Wong <hwong@us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<begdct$qho$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > > Chavan, > > > > You will see this error if you are not running on an Intel i686 (or > > compatible) processor, required for IDS 9.40. > > > > From the machine notes: > > > > 1. This product was built on RedHat Linux 7.2 for i686 compatible > > processors and is targeted for Linux Kernel 2.4.7 or higher and > > glibc 2.2.4 or higher versions. > > > > Helen > > > > > > > > > > "Chavan Koya" > > <chavankoya189@ho To: "Informix Mailing List" <informix-list@iiug.org> > > tmail.com> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: Informix 9.4 install failed > > owner-informix-li > > st@iiug.org > > > > > > 07/08/2003 03:54 > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > I am trying to Install the downloaded IDS 9.4 from IIUG, i am > > getting the following message when i run the "installserver" script. > > I think this is some thing do with the serial number and key. The install > > script is not asking any serial number or key. In the IIUG web site also > > said that it does not require any Serial number or key. Should i download > > it some where else or is there any thing else i can do. Once i have seen > > the syntax for passing serial number and key when using installserver at > > the command line, but i did not remember now. Even if i remember i > > don't have any serial number and key. What should i do. I really appreciate > > for any comments, suggestions. Thanks in advance. > > > > OS : Redhat 8.0 > > > > Installing directory . > > Installing directory aaodir > > Installing directory bin > > etc/install: line 1301: 4038 Illegal instruction ${BRAND} -n -s > > ${SERNUM} ${KEY} ${NAM} > > Installation of Informix Dynamic Server failed. > > > > Thank you > > Chavan Koya > > > > > > sending to informix-list

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Thanh — 28 Jul 2003 06:22:01 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

thanhma@attbi.com (Thanh) wrote in message news:<d7eee9f6.0307271852.5924994d@posting.google.com>... > Helen, > ' > I got the same error when I tried to install IDS 9.40UC2 on RH 10 Beta > (ie.'severn'). > Why it has to require i686 but not just i386 compatible like in the > past ? A lot of our > customers still running i586 and this will cause a lot of upgrading > problems > as customers now have to plan to spend extra bugs to get a new server. I meant 'extra bucks' :-). My best guess is that there is some overhead in this release and so by requiring i686, the performance can be made up somehow. Regardless, if this is an obsolete requirement then the check for the x86 should be done much, much earlier in the installation process. Thanh > > Thanks, > Thanh > > Helen Wong <hwong@us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<begdct$qho$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > > Chavan, > > > > You will see this error if you are not running on an Intel i686 (or > > compatible) processor, required for IDS 9.40. > > > > From the machine notes: > > > > 1. This product was built on RedHat Linux 7.2 for i686 compatible > > processors and is targeted for Linux Kernel 2.4.7 or higher and > > glibc 2.2.4 or higher versions. > > > > Helen > > > > > > > > > > "Chavan Koya" > > <chavankoya189@ho To: "Informix Mailing List" <informix-list@iiug.org> > > tmail.com> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: Informix 9.4 install failed > > owner-informix-li > > st@iiug.org > > > > > > 07/08/2003 03:54 > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > I am trying to Install the downloaded IDS 9.4 from IIUG, i am > > getting the following message when i run the "installserver" script. > > I think this is some thing do with the serial number and key. The install > > script is not asking any serial number or key. In the IIUG web site also > > said that it does not require any Serial number or key. Should i download > > it some where else or is there any thing else i can do. Once i have seen > > the syntax for passing serial number and key when using installserver at > > the command line, but i did not remember now. Even if i remember i > > don't have any serial number and key. What should i do. I really appreciate > > for any comments, suggestions. Thanks in advance. > > > > OS : Redhat 8.0 > > > > Installing directory . > > Installing directory aaodir > > Installing directory bin > > etc/install: line 1301: 4038 Illegal instruction ${BRAND} -n -s > > ${SERNUM} ${KEY} ${NAM} > > Installation of Informix Dynamic Server failed. > > > > Thank you > > Chavan Koya > > > > > > sending to informix-list

Glossary

IDS (Informix Dynamic Server)