Error installing database C [ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 + 0x14d70] On RedHat6, when installing Oracle 11g R2, run runInstaller and immediately jump out of the following error. # An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine: # SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc = 0x00007fd0b80d0d70, pid = 2951, tid = 140533187077904 # Java VM: Java HotSpot (TM) 64-Bit Server VM (1.5.0 _ 30-b03 mixed mode) # Problematic frame: # C [ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 + 0x14d70] # An error report file with more information is saved as hs_err_pid2951.log # If you wowould like to submit a bug report, please visit :# The http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp# solution is as follows: set the following environment variables before running runInstaller. [Plain] $ export LD_BIND_NOW = 1 this environment variable is used to connect all function addresses before executing the program. This seems to have nothing to do with installing Oracle, but it does solve the problem.