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db2setup fails with javacore in Java AWT (swing) functions

Troubleshooting


Problem

db2setup fails with javacore in Java AWT (swing) functions

Symptom

While installing DB2 version 9.1 on AIX using the db2setup command, the install may fail with the following error as shown in the install error log file, db2setup.err (created by default in /tmp):

JVMDUMP006I Processing Dump Event "gpf", detail "" - Please Wait.
JVMDUMP007I JVM Requesting System Dump using
'/tmp/db2.tmp.508138/db2/aix/install/core.20091109.104258.512082.dmp'
JVMDUMP010I System Dump written to
/tmp/db2.tmp.508138/db2/aix/install/core.20091109.104258.512082.dmp
JVMDUMP007I JVM Requesting Snap Dump using '/tmp/db2.tmp.508138/db2/aix/
install/Snap0001.20091109.104258.512082.trc'
JVMDUMP010I Snap Dump written to
/tmp/db2.tmp.508138/db2/aix/install/Snap0001.20091109.104258.512082.trc
JVMDUMP007I JVM Requesting Java Dump using
'/tmp/javacore.20091109.104258.512082.txt'
JVMDUMP010I Java Dump written to
/tmp/javacore.20091109.104258.512082.txt
JVMDUMP013I Processed Dump Event "gpf", detail "".


The corresponding javacore should display a similar dump to the following:

1XMCURTHDINFO  Current Thread Details
NULL           ----------------------
3XMTHREADINFO "AWT-EventQueue-0" (TID:0x0000000112412400,
sys_thread_t:0x00000001124112E8, state:R, native ID:0x0000000000279087)
prio=6
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/View.getMinimumSpan(View.java)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/View.getMaximumSpan(View.java:312)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/BoxView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(BoxView.java:911)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/BoxView.checkRequests(BoxView.java:941)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/BoxView.setSpanOnAxis(BoxView.java:355)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/BoxView.layout(BoxView.java:712)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/BoxView.setSize(BoxView.java:409)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/text/WrappedPlainView.setSize(WrappedPlainView.java:402)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI$RootView.setSize(BasicTextUI.java:1663)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI.getPreferredSize(BasicTextUI.java:862)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextAreaUI.getPreferredSize(BasicTextAreaUI.java:132)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent.java:1617)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/JTextArea.getPreferredSize(JTextArea.java:642)
4XESTACKTRACE at javax/swing/ScrollPaneLayout.layoutContainer(ScrollPaneLayout.java:799)
4XESTACKTRACE at java/awt/Container.layout(Container.java:1436)

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"Install\/Migrate\/Upgrade - Install\/Setup - GUI","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"}],"Version":"9.1","Edition":"Enterprise Server;Express;Personal;Workgroup Server","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

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Document Information

More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Software version:
9.1

Operating system(s):
AIX

Document number:
133441

Modified date:
30 April 2025

UID

swg21413760

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