--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "btapkan" <baskint@...> wrote:

>
> Following the directions posted
> http://www.firebirdfaq.org/Firebird-Embedded-Linux-HOWTO.html
>
> , using
> FirebirdCS-2.5.1.26351-0.amd64
>
> folder downloaded from the Firebird.org site, I cannot pass getting the error
> ... fbembed/firebird.msg not found
>
> after issuing below commands:
>
> $ bin/isql -user sysdba -pass masterkey test.fdb
> Database: test.fdb, User: sysdba
> SQL> show tables;
> can't format message 17:67 -- message file /home/baskint/fbembed/firebird.msg not found
> SQL>
>
> Couple of other observations with the configuration is that, there is no fb_lock_mgr file present inside the FirebirdCS-2.5.1 folder.
>
> Question #1 is this still necessary?
>
> Question #2, I have the firebird.msg file copied in the fbembed directory. What else do I need in order to get the sample working?

I will check , here is another guide but up to date for Firebird 2.1
http://accountingplusplus.blogspot.ro/2010/06/firebird-embedded-linux.html

I will contact Milan to update the 1.5.x guide from above