Thread: Installing Postgresql 7 on either RaQ3i or RaQ2
Hi, I desperately need to get Postgresql 7 running on either a RaQ2 or RaQ3i. I have tried getting help on the Cobalt list-server and at Cobalt but the only response I get is that it will effect my GUI . Since I have been a long supporting Mac user the conversion to the Linux environment has been slow but rewarding. Any help or suggestion in getting Postgresql 7 running would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, James
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, James Godwin wrote:
> Since I have been a long supporting Mac user the conversion to the
> Linux environment has been slow but rewarding.
>
> Any help or suggestion in getting Postgresql 7 running would be
> greatly appreciated.
What kinds of problems are you having getting it up and running?
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> I desperately need to get Postgresql 7 running on either a RaQ2 or > RaQ3i. I have tried getting help on the Cobalt list-server and at > Cobalt but the only response I get is that it will effect my GUI . > > Since I have been a long supporting Mac user the conversion to the > Linux environment has been slow but rewarding. > > Any help or suggestion in getting Postgresql 7 running would be > greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, > > James I suppose you have no problem to build PostgreSQL 7.1 beta on RaQ2. Just unpacking the tar file and following the procedure documented in the "INSTALL" file should work. What kind of problems do you have? (I am not sure about RaQ3i, since I do not have it) -- Tatsuo Ishii
> > > I desperately need to get Postgresql 7 running on either a RaQ2 or > >> RaQ3i. I have tried getting help on the Cobalt list-server and at > >> Cobalt but the only response I get is that it will effect my GUI . > >> > >> Since I have been a long supporting Mac user the conversion to the > >> Linux environment has been slow but rewarding. > >> > >> Any help or suggestion in getting Postgresql 7 running would be > >> greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> James > > > >I suppose you have no problem to build PostgreSQL 7.1 beta on > >RaQ2. Just unpacking the tar file and following the procedure > >documented in the "INSTALL" file should work. What kind of problems do > >you have? > > I have been told by Cobalt that if I install it will affect the GUI > interface and render it unavailable? > > Can I simply download the 7.1 files and install? Should not effect the GUI? On my RqQ2 there is no GUI using PostgreSQL at all. So I don't believe installing PostgreSQL affects that part. I'm not sure about RaQ3i though. However, in a theory if the PostgreSQL part of the GUI has been installed in none standard place (that is /usr/local/pgsql), it should not harm pre-installed PostgreSQL to install new PostgreSQL by yourself. I think you should ask the dealer what "it will affect the GUI interface and render it unavailable" exactly means. -- Tatsuo Ishii
Hello, Recently i had to upgrade a raq3 from 6.5.2 (default) to the 7 series. there's a few ways you can go about it. 1 : backup the "cobalt" database , unrpm the postgresql 6.5.2 but carefull not to hose the special-sauce.rpm.. then install postgresql 7 from source (it compiles fine.) initdb and restore, and remember that for the gui to work postgres has to run on port 5833 (afaik) or 2: make another user and install 7.0 under that user, so they are both running. that way you haven't touched the default 6.5.2 installation and your cobalt raq3 license/support doesn't instantly expire. oh and if you hose your special sauce schema, don't both calling SUN, they won't give it to you for free.. or so i heard :) Jeff On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > > > I desperately need to get Postgresql 7 running on either a RaQ2 or > > >> RaQ3i. I have tried getting help on the Cobalt list-server and at > > >> Cobalt but the only response I get is that it will effect my GUI . > > >> > > >> Since I have been a long supporting Mac user the conversion to the > > >> Linux environment has been slow but rewarding. > > >> > > >> Any help or suggestion in getting Postgresql 7 running would be > > >> greatly appreciated. > > >> > > >> Kind regards, > > >> > > >> James > > > > > >I suppose you have no problem to build PostgreSQL 7.1 beta on > > >RaQ2. Just unpacking the tar file and following the procedure > > >documented in the "INSTALL" file should work. What kind of problems do > > >you have? > > > > I have been told by Cobalt that if I install it will affect the GUI > > interface and render it unavailable? > > > > Can I simply download the 7.1 files and install? Should not effect the GUI? > > On my RqQ2 there is no GUI using PostgreSQL at all. So I don't believe > installing PostgreSQL affects that part. > > I'm not sure about RaQ3i though. However, in a theory if the > PostgreSQL part of the GUI has been installed in none standard place > (that is /usr/local/pgsql), it should not harm pre-installed > PostgreSQL to install new PostgreSQL by yourself. I think you should > ask the dealer what "it will affect the GUI interface and render it > unavailable" exactly means. > -- > Tatsuo Ishii > Jeff MacDonald, ----------------------------------------------------- PostgreSQL Inc | Hub.Org Networking Services jeff@pgsql.com | jeff@hub.org www.pgsql.com | www.hub.org 1-902-542-0713 | 1-902-542-3657 ----------------------------------------------------- Facsimile : 1 902 542 5386 IRC Nick : bignose PGP Public Key : http://bignose.hub.org/public.txt