Re: Manual installation of PostgreSQL 8

This may not be your problem, but thought I'd mention it since I had the
problem installing on a remote windows server.

If you are trying to install via Terminal services, there is a documented
issue that it can't do an init in regular mode. You have to connect to the
terminal services in console mode

mstsc /console

The below link has other known documented issues with installing on Windows.
Probably good to go thru the list if you haven't already.

http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/faq/FAQ_windows.html#3.1

-----Original Message-----
From: frank church [mailto:pgsql(at)adontendev(dot)net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:51 AM
To: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Manual installation of PostgreSQL 8

I have tried the pginstaller a number of times on my system and it always
ends in failure.

I have seen a setup file on the pgfoundry site that allows manual
installation.

Is there some documentation for it?

I also sw some instructions for a silent installation - are they 2 options
the same?

I have been able to install cygwin postgresql a number of times, manually so
I am sure I will be able to do the manual installation.

I just need to be able to get past the initdb failure

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Quoting "Obe, Regina DND\\\\MIS" <robe(dot)dnd(at)cityofboston(dot)gov>:

I experienced this problem, as I was trying to install on a remote server as
well.

Thanks for the tip.

> This may not be your problem, but thought I'd mention it since I had the
> problem installing on a remote windows server.
>
> If you are trying to install via Terminal services, there is a documented
> issue that it can't do an init in regular mode. You have to connect to the
> terminal services in console mode
>
> mstsc /console
>
> The below link has other known documented issues with installing on Windows.
> Probably good to go thru the list if you haven't already.
>
> http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/faq/FAQ_windows.html#3.1
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: frank church [mailto:pgsql(at)adontendev(dot)net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:51 AM
> To: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Manual installation of PostgreSQL 8
>
>
>
>
>
> I have tried the pginstaller a number of times on my system and it always
> ends in failure.
>
> I have seen a setup file on the pgfoundry site that allows manual
> installation.
>
> Is there some documentation for it?
>
> I also sw some instructions for a silent installation - are they 2 options
> the same?
>
> I have been able to install cygwin postgresql a number of times, manually so
> I am sure I will be able to do the manual installation.
>
> I just need to be able to get past the initdb failure
>
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I used http://www.realvnc.com/ as per someone else's suggestion on this
list. This worked perfectly.

Thank you for your time,

Jason Long
CEO and Chief Software Engineer
BS Physics, MS Chemical Engineering
http://www.supernovasoftware.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Obe, Regina
DND\MIS
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:08 AM
To: 'frank church'; pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Manual installation of PostgreSQL 8

This may not be your problem, but thought I'd mention it since I had the
problem installing on a remote windows server.

If you are trying to install via Terminal services, there is a documented
issue that it can't do an init in regular mode. You have to connect to the
terminal services in console mode

mstsc /console

The below link has other known documented issues with installing on Windows.
Probably good to go thru the list if you haven't already.

http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/faq/FAQ_windows.html#3.1

-----Original Message-----
From: frank church [mailto:pgsql(at)adontendev(dot)net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:51 AM
To: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Manual installation of PostgreSQL 8

I have tried the pginstaller a number of times on my system and it always
ends in failure.

I have seen a setup file on the pgfoundry site that allows manual
installation.

Is there some documentation for it?

I also sw some instructions for a silent installation - are they 2 options
the same?

I have been able to install cygwin postgresql a number of times, manually so
I am sure I will be able to do the manual installation.

I just need to be able to get past the initdb failure

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