./runInstaller : syntax error at line 2

Sunb3 · April 17, 2008, 6:07am

Hi all,

I've a problem with oracle10.1.0.2 installation on Solaris 10 (I already know this is possible) but when I run "./runInstaller" command from CD I read "syntax error at line 2" followed by several lines (ex. \200\201\203\206...ect).

Can you help me please? It is very urgent!

jlliagre · April 17, 2008, 7:02am

It could be due to the fact you may be running an installer built for the SPARC architecture on x86, or the opposite.

Sunb3 · April 17, 2008, 8:28am

No, I 'm sure that I'm working on proper architecture. So I think there is another problem.

radoulov · April 17, 2008, 9:19am

Change the first line from:

#!/bin/sh

to

#!/bin/sh -xv

Re-run the installer and post the output using code tags.

jlliagre · April 17, 2008, 9:39am

Post also the output of:

isainfo -kv
file runInstaller

Sunb3 · April 17, 2008, 9:59am

Hi here you can look the script.

#!/bin/sh -xv
# The environment variable $SRCHOME cannot be set during the installation

unset SRCHOME
+ unset SRCHOME

CMDDIR=`dirname $0`

if [ "$CMDDIR" = "." ];
then
CMDDIR=`pwd`;

fi

# Replace relative path with fully qualified path.

if [ ! "`echo $CMDDIR|grep '^/'`" ];
then
CMDDIR=`pwd`/$CMDDIR;

fi

if [ x${PATH} != x ] ;
then
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH:$CMDDIR/install
export PATH

else
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:$CMDDIR/install
export PATH

fi

if [ x${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} != x ] ;

then
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
else
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

fi

$CMDDIR/install/runInstaller $*

N.B. the output is the following:

runInstaller: syntax error at line 2: `_`aceijkmnprtuvxyz|~\200\201\203\206\210\211\214\215\216\222\223\224\227\231\232\233\234\235\237\241\244\245\246\247\250\251\252\253\254\255\257\261\263\265^D^F^G^H^J^K^N^P^R^T^U^Z^_*,.016>DGHILSTVWYZbdfghloqsw{}^?\202\204\205\207\212\213\217\220\221\225\226\230\236\240\242\243\256\260\262\264^A`G^A^A^K^R^Q\220\230^AD^C^KR' unexpected

thank you!

Sunb3 · April 17, 2008, 10:02am

# isainfo -kv
64-bit sparcv9 kernel modules
# file runInstaller
runInstaller: executable shell script

radoulov · April 17, 2008, 11:14am

Could you post the entire output (command + output).
What's the last statement with + at the beginning of the line?

Sunb3 · April 17, 2008, 11:45am

The difference is precious little.
Well the command + output overture is the following:

#./runInstaller
#!/bin/sh -xv
# The environment variable $SRCHOME cannot be set during the installation

unset SRCHOME
+ unset SRCHOME

CMDDIR=`dirname $0`

if [ "$CMDDIR" = "." ];
then
CMDDIR=`pwd`;

fi

# Replace relative path with fully qualified path.

if [ ! "`echo $CMDDIR|grep '^/'`" ];
then
CMDDIR=`pwd`/$CMDDIR;

fi

if [ x${PATH} != x ] ;
then
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH:$CMDDIR/install
export PATH

else
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:$CMDDIR/install
export PATH

fi

if [ x${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} != x ] ;

then
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
else
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

fi

$CMDDIR/install/runInstaller $*

# runInstaller: syntax error at line 2: ``aceijkmnprtuvxyz|~\200\201\203\206\210\211\214\215\216\222\223\224\227\231\232\233\234\235\237\24 1\244\245\246\247\250\251\252\253\254\255\257\261\263\265^D^F^G^H^J^K^N^P^R^T^U^Z^*,.016>DGHILSTVWY Zbdfghloqsw{}^?\202\204\205\207\212\213\217\220\221\225\226\230\236\240\242\243\256\260\262\264^A`G^ A^A^K^R^Q\220\230^AD^C^KR' unexpected

N.B. the first line is the command and all following test is the output (in the output is present the script test also).

radoulov · April 17, 2008, 12:10pm

Strange, could you try to comment the entire script (make a copy)
and then try to uncomment and run line by line to see what's the code that raises the error?

radoulov · April 17, 2008, 3:55pm

Another shot in the dark: try to replace the binaries (just re-upload them), the current copy may be corrupted.

Sunb3 · April 18, 2008, 3:10am

I attempted to accomplish this procedure but I don't have any positive result.
I think the problem is the Oracle file transfer, infact I moved via FTP the Oracle completed package and maybe I moved it without "binary trasfer mode". In this case I think to have lost some package information, so I'll attempt to the "binary transfer mode" via FTP.

Thank you so much

jlliagre · April 18, 2008, 4:24am

Can you run that command in the meantime ?

file ./install/runInstaller

Sunb3 · April 18, 2008, 4:51am

Hi, I just do it but the result is the same!

Sunb3 · April 18, 2008, 4:53am

So...the output of file ./install/runInstaller command is this:

./install/runInstaller : data

jlliagre · April 18, 2008, 8:42am

Here is the problem. This file should be either a shell script or a binary executable for your architecture. It is not even an executable for x86 or whatever.

Sunb3 · April 18, 2008, 9:17am

I 'm not sure of this, becouse in the Oracle folder I've "runInstaller" file which is a shell script and "install" folder in which I've another "runInstaller" file which isn't a shell script.
I suppose to be in the Oracle path.

Infact in the first case I've this output:

#file runInstaller
runInstaller : executable shell script

In the second case I've this output:

#file ./install/runInstaller
./install/runInstaller : data

I attempted to run both "runInstaller" command but I had the same result.

I hope you understand me

jlliagre · April 18, 2008, 12:57pm

There is no doubt about it.

Either the install/runInstaller is corrupted or designed for a very uncommon operating system.

Sunb3 · April 22, 2008, 3:52am

Hi all, I find the solution.
After FTP the package was not corrupted but the error was in "cpio" exstraction procedure. Infact I utilized these options "-icdumVb" instead of "-icdvb".
Thank you for all .

radoulov · April 22, 2008, 3:55am

Thank you for sharing the solution with us.