FaqInstallation

Why does my install fail? Message: Installer user interface mode not supported...

This issue is caused because you do not have a JVM installed on your machine that you want to install Style Report. Please download and install a JVM from SUN's website before proceeding to install our product.

Why do I get Exception in thread 'main' error when I tried to install Style Report on unix/solaris platform?

When running/installing the report server on Unix, you need to set up a XWindow, and have it accessible from the JVM by setting the DISPLAY environment variable to the X server, e.g. DISPLAY=192.168.1.1:0.

The installer and Style Report Enterprise Manager relies on java for its GUI and java AWT has its own native methods to get the graphical information for the environment from the XServer so that is why you need XServer to be running in order to run Enterprise Manager.

If you do not want to run XWindow, there are a few options: 1. Access the X window on another machine. The DISPLAY variable can point to another machine with XWindow running if one is available. 2. Install and run xvfb (X virtual frame buffer). This basically simulate a XWindow without actually running one. 3. Install and config PJA (Pure Java AWT) package. This is a free software and allows Java to add AWT without a XWindow. 4. Use jdk 1.4 which supports headless AWT.

-- StephenWebster - 10 Dec 2007