Re: Installing Oracle 8 Personal edition-- ORA-205 error

From: Simon Hedges <shedges_at_hhhh.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 01:47:45 -0000
Message-ID: <83hder$avs$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>

SJ <sajijohn_at_netcom.ca> wrote in message news:JEP64.198939$5r2.502786_at_tor-nn1.netcom.ca...
> I installed a trial version of Oracle 8 Personal editon and was able to
> connect to the database. But soon after I installed Developer 6.0, I am
> unable to access Oracle. But while connecting to the database, I get
ORA-205
> error "Cannot mount database". Developer is running ok.
> I tried to install/uninstall Oracle several times unsucessfully.
> Pl. suggest what I should do.
>
> I am running Win 98 on my m/c, and the default oracle home is Orawin95.
I
> also tried to install Oracle 8i later on, but was unable to do so as there
> is a default Oracle home already.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.
>

I had this problem (also with PO8, Dev6, Win98). It took Oracle 2 hours to talk me through it, and I can't really remember what I did, but I can remember the following tips:

You have to install Designer and PO8 in separate Homes.
You need to have the Listener configured, and started before you can connect to the database. The listener needs to have a service started on it, or it won't work.

I had to jump through all sorts of hoops with the Net8 configuration tools to get all this to work - I hope I never have to do it again.

If you have an Oracle Support contract , then phone them and let them talk you through it. It's certainly no 'out of the box' solution. In fact, it's crap as regards ease of use. Once working, it works fine!

Simon Hedges
Gloucester
UK Received on Sat Dec 18 1999 - 19:47:45 CST