Installing Postgresql 7 on either RaQ3i or RaQ2

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)
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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,

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