For the initdb problem:
Your 6.5 binaries/libs are probably in the path earlier than the
7.0 binaries/libs. IIRC, oidvector was added in 7.0.
Stephan Szabo
sszabo@bigpanda.com
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 vlal@ideay.net.ni wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Case 1
> ++++++++
> I have installed PostgreSQL 7.02, and my all the enviroment
> variables are initializated, however when i initialized the Data Base with
> get the next message error
>
> bash$ initdb
>
> We are initializing the database system with username postgres (uid=26).
> This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.
>
> Creating template database in /var/pgsql/data/base/template1
> ERROR: Error: unknown type 'oidvector'.
>
> ERROR: Error: unknown type 'oidvector'.
>
> syntax error 12 : parse errorinitdb: could not create template
> database
> initdb: cleaning up by wiping out /var/pgsql/data/base/template1
>
> Case 2
> ++++++++
> Before I had installed postgresql version 6.5.3, but I to load a table
> with 2.800,000 rows, when I created the index of table, send me the
> following message error:
>
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel
> unexpectedly.
> This probably means the backend terminated abnormally before or
> while processing the request.
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
> This probably means the backend terminated abnormally before or
> while processing the request.
>
> I thouth that my version was the problem, but I believe that my table is
> too large, how can I do with this data base?
>
> My operate system is : Red Har version 6.2, the machine is Pentiumm II 600
> MHZ, HD 10 GB and 128 RAM memory.
