java-on-ds1.txt  2004.04.24

We want to install java-1_5_x on ds1, running RHEL 3. First, try ds2.

ds2# rpm -q -a | grep kernel
kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
ds2# cat /etc/*release
LSB_VERSION="1.3"
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 1)

See if the existing Suse RPMs will install.


Downloaded latest from http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp
extracted jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.rpm to /srv/local/backup/java/RPMS
ds2# rpm -i -v /srv/local/backup/java/RPMS/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.rpm 
  Preparing packages for installation...
  jre-1.5.0_06-fcs
files were installed in /usr/java/jre1.5.0_06/

ds2# /usr/java/jre1.5.0_06/bin/java -version
java version "1.5.0_06"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode, sharing)


[perlo@ds2 perlo]$ alias jv /usr/java/jre1.5.0_06/bin/java \ 
                   -cp /srv/local/backup/java/clientprogs
[perlo@ds2 perlo]$ jv mediaget
DVDR

seems to work.

ds2# rpm -q python
python-2.2.3-5
(on albatross, it is 2.4.1-3)

Downloaded FC3 RPMS from for python to /srv/local/backup/python/
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4/rpms/
Base:    /srv/local/backup/python/python2.4-2.4-1pydotorg.i386.rpm        
Devel:   /srv/local/backup/python/python2.4-devel-2.4-1pydotorg.i386.rpm  
Tkinter: /srv/local/backup/python/python2.4-tkinter-2.4-1pydotorg.i386.rpm
Tools:   /srv/local/backup/python/python2.4-tools-2.4-1pydotorg.i386.rpm

ds2# which python
/usr/bin/python
ds2# rpm -i -v /srv/local/backup/python/python2.4-2.4-1pydotorg.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        libdb-4.2.so is needed by python2.4-2.4-1pydotorg

downloaded source for 2.4.3 from python.org
ds2# cd /root
ds2# tar xzf /srv/local/backup/python/Python-2.4.3.tgz 
ds2# cd Python-2.4.3/
ds2# ./configure
ds2# make
ds2# make install
        lib modules go in /usr/loal/lib
	exes go in /usr/local/bin
	

Now, we need ImageMagick
ds2# rpm -i -v /srv/local/backup/RPMS/ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-12.i386.rpm 

Also, need to mount /srv/images/[12]

ds2# vi /etc/fstab
ring4:/mnt/csb0/images /srv/images/0 nfs rw,nfsvers=3,hard,async,intr,bg
ring4:/mnt/csb1/images /srv/images/1 nfs rw,nfsvers=3,hard,async,intr,bg
(add ds1 and ds2 to /etc/exports on ring4 and re-export)

Need mkisofs:
ds2# rpm -i -v /srv/local/backup/RPMS/mkisofs-2.01.1-5.i386.rpm 

Try a whole job as root:
ds2# alias java /usr/java/jre1.5.0_06/bin/java 
ds2# cd /root/temp
ds2# source /srv/local/setup/burndvd.set 
ds2# gendvd /srv/frames/temp/perlo/ttest/
ds2#   burnit /srv/frames/temp/root/genericDVD-20060424-144250-??.xml


This bug is filed for tracking purpose. Redhat just released SP2 for their
RHEL 3.0 line of products. Unfortunately on x86_64, the NX bit is turned on
by default. This will cause Java crashes.

If you are running on RHEL3 SP2 ('cat /etc/*release' should say something like
"Taroon Update 2"), and having problems running java applications (e.g.
'java -version' will crash), please make sure to boot with kernel option
'noexec=off':

. log in as root
. edit /boot/grub/grub.conf
. add 'noexec=off' to all kernel option lines, e.g:

title Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (2.4.21-15.ELsmp)
        root (hd0,1)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-15.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/ noexec=off
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.21-15.ELsmp.img

NX bit is supported in JDK 1.5-beta2 and 1.4.2_05, see bug 4936784.
Also please see Redhat bugzilla:
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=123656

Work Around 	

boot with 'noexec=off' or 'noexec32=off'