Installation fails with Exception java.lang.NullPointerException occurred..
Am installing Oracle DB 10.2.0.1 on Windows XP with 2GB RAM. Always terminates the installer with the following error. The only problem (dont think it is related) I had long before this error comes up is that it complains that that I have a dynamic IP, which I had ignored.
Any help is appreciated...
Exception java.lang.NullPointerException occurred..
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.io.File.<init>(Unknown Source)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiip.oiipg.OiipgFileSystem.mkdirs(OiipgFileSystem.java:1117)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiip.oiipg.OiipgFileSystem.mkdirs(OiipgFileSystem.java:1121)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiip.oiipg.OiipgFileSystem.mkdirs(OiipgFileSystem.java:1121)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiip.oiipg.OiipgFileSystem.mkdirs(OiipgFileSystem.java:1121)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiip.oiipg.OiipgFileSystem.mkdirs(OiipgFileSystem.java:1121)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiip.oiipg.OiipgFileSystem.mkdirs(OiipgFileSystem.java:1121)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiix.OiixFileOps.mkdirs(OiixFileOps.java:234)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiOracleHomeInfoXMLWriter.writeHomeProperties(OiiiOracleHomeInfoXMLWriter.java:138)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiOracleHomeInfoXMLWriter.updateHomeProperties(OiiiOracleHomeInfoXMLWriter.java:120)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallInventory.saveOHPropXML(OiiiInstallInventory.java:1323)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallInventory.saveInventory(OiiiInstallInventory.java:811)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallInventory.saveInventory(OiiiInstallInventory.java:849)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallAreaControl.writeInstallInv(OiiiInstallAreaControl.java:1284)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallAreaControl.saveInstallInventory(OiiiInstallAreaControl.java:1210)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallAreaControl.saveInstallInventory(OiiiInstallAreaControl.java:1113)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstallSession.saveInventoryWithUpdate(OiicInstallSession.java:2537)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstSaveInvWCCE.initialize(OiicInstSaveInvWCCE.java:156)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbCondIterator.iterate(OiifbCondIterator.java:152)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifw.OiifwActionsPhaseWCDE.doOperation(OiifwActionsPhaseWCDE.java:606)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbLinearIterator.iterate(OiifbLinearIterator.java:147)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstallSession$OiicSelCompsInstall.doOperation(OiicInstallSession.java:3772)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbCondIterator.iterate(OiifbCondIterator.java:171)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicPullSession.doOperation(OiicPullSession.java:1273)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicSessionWrapper.doOperation(OiicSessionWrapper.java:289)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.run(OiicInstaller.java:547)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.runInstaller(OiicInstaller.java:935)
at oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.runInstaller(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:1016)
at oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.startRun(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:1108)
at oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickDB.nextClicked(OiocOneClickDB.java:1084)
at oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.main(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:1318)