Yep… So since PS3 is out now, Oracle and their infinite wisdom have removed the installation binaries for PS2 from eDelivery.
Actually they removed them from everywhere!
I opened a ticket, and the back and forth is something like this:
Me: WTF happened to PS2 binaries? I neeeeeeeed them!
Oracle: Ummmm… just install PS3. It’s shiny and new!
Me: Wat? Dude… I’m not making my client your guinea pig, and you need PS2 or PS1 to upgrade to PS3 anyway! ummm…. looks like PS1 is missing to bro.
Oracle: Oh. My bad. You need to contact the hub. Can’t help ya.
Me: The hub?! WTF is the hub?!
Oracle: I asked around and yeah, PS2 is long gone homie. We can’t find a trace of those installers anywhere. sooooo installl 11gR2 base, and then patch to PS2 with this handy dandy patch (patch)
Me: No.
Oracle: No?
Me: I’m not changing up all our install guides / screen shots / procedures. F that. Get me the installers….
Oracle: Ummmm…… yeah. I looked. Let me check my super secret vault of offline material on tape under a mountain somewhere.
Me: Holding breath uselessly…