08-27-04 11:29 PM
I Figured this out incase anyone has the same problem. The correct
files to use at that prompt were from C56VFML.tgz, not c53ipml.tar.
Andrew wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to install WC 5.6 BE on linux for x86 using the -console
> option. I downloaded DB/2 fixpak 5 (c53ipml.tar) and untarred it to the
> directory /home/andrew/ibm/db2_fixpak5. In that directory I now have
> the readMe files and:
>
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 20 2004 db2
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 12559 Feb 20 2004 db2_deinstall
> drwxr-xr-x 21 bin bin 4096 Feb 20 2004 doc
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 363950080 Aug 24 21:59 FP5_MI00069.tar
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 7772 Feb 20 2004 installFixPak
>
> I am running the install as root from directory /home/andrew/ibm/1 and
> when I get to the point in the install where it asks for the location of
> DB2 fixpak 5 I get this error over and over...
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>
> Insert the IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition Version 8.
1
> Fixpak 5 for Linux CD and specify the location of the CD-ROM drive below.
>
> CD Location [/home/andrew/ibm/1/./] /home/andrew/ibm/db2_fixpak5
>
> Press 1 for Next, 3 to Cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]
> Invalid location; re-enter
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>
>
> this page:
> http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docvie...s=utf-8&lang=en
>
> makes it sound like Websphere Commerce 5.6 Business Edition for Linux on
> xSeries can be installed over a network and that the fixpak can be
> simply untarred to a directory and not burn to CD. Is that correct?
>
> Am I having a problem because I am installing WC 5.6 from a directory on
> the disk instead of from a CD?
>
> Am I using incorrect syntax to specify the "CD Location"? I have tried
> most every combination (trailing slash, no trailing slash, point to the
> tar file, point to subdirectories created by tar, etc).
>
> Why is the default location provided by the installer
> "/home/andrew/ibm/1/./" ?? what's up w/that trailing /./ ??
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew Munn
> andrew60406@hotmail.com
>
>
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