i have installed red hat linux 9.o on intel piv 2.8 ghz processor with 256 mb ram
i want to install oracle 9i on this server , i have unpacked the 3 disks in to my system
now i have disk1 , disk2 & disk3 , i have followed the following web link & i have done every thing what is there in that document InstallingOracle9i.shtml
i have exported the desktop by
su - oracle
export DISPLAY=yourdesktop:0.0
but no use
but when i am trying to run the runinstaller i am getting the following error
[oracle@dinkar oracle]$ ./root/Disk1/runInstaller
-bash: ./root/Disk1/runInstaller: No such file or directory
[oracle@dinkar oracle]$ root/Disk1/runInstaller
-bash: root/Disk1/runInstaller: No such file or directory
[oracle@dinkar oracle]$ /root/Disk1/runInstaller
[oracle@dinkar oracle]$ Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /tmp/OraInstall2005-01-21_04-49-22PM/jre/bin/java. Please wait...
_X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't get address for yourdesktop
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11 window
server using 'yourdesktop:0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.
at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplay(Native Method)
at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.<clinit>(X11GraphicsEnvironment.java:59)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:120)
at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:58)
at java.awt.Window.<init>(Window.java:188)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:315)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:262)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.main(OiicInstaller.java:593)

Start the installation from an xterm, or run "xhost +localhost" to connect to your X-server

thx a lot for ur advice , my installation started but its stopped at installing java runtimeenvironment for an hour i observed , what might be the reason , & plz give me a solution for this

When the guide says "export DISPLAY=yourdesktop:0.0" you must replace yourdesktop with your host's IP address (if you are trying to install remotelly). If you are installing locally then use an xterm to install without caring about DISPLAY, or use "export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0".
In both cases if you use "export DISPLAY=..." you must run "xhost +localhost" at the local box to allow connections to the local X-server.

thanks a lot for the help , i have completed the oracle 9i installation on linux , after installation what i have to do administer the database , what might the dba login , in windows platform it will ask for the user i will provide system/manager at the installation time , plz help me in this issue

According to this
# SYS (default password: CHANGE_ON_INSTALL)
# SYSTEM (default password: MANAGER)

where can i find the file p3095277_9204_LINUX.zip , otherthan oracle.metalink.com
becoz i dont have metalink account ...
this oracle 9i on linux patch is necessary for maintaing a database on linux
plz help me