Re: ORA 01034, ORACLE not available

Daniel,
Thanks, I'll check the listener status.
I used the installation instructions from SuSE to install Oracle. I created the partitions as they recommended and set all partition sizes twice as large as required. I also downloaded and installed the patches they recommended.
I didn't get any error messages during install, so I am hoping it went as it should.
As for the error message; If I type in sqlplus and try to logon I get the message
"ORA 01034 ORACLE not available"

JD

"Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3CF7ADEF.C4321F8E_at_exesolutions.com...
> Jim Dunsmoor wrote:
>
> > Help!
> > I've installed Oracle8i 8.1.7 on a machine running Linux SuSe 7.2.
> > I can not start the Oracle app. I am able to start svrmgrl and connect
as
> > internal.
> > BUT, as soon as I type in anything I get the error message "ORACLE not
> > available."
> > I've checked everything I can find reference to, files, kernel
semaphores,
> > swap size, etc. but still no luck.
> > Can anyone help me and save my sanity?
> >
> > JD
>
> Did you follow the installation instructions on the disk or did you just
click
> on the prompts as they came up?
>
> Did you check to see if the listener is started?
> For example: lsnrctl status
> When you connect as internal have you checked to see if the database is
> started?
> For example: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tab$;
> Exactly what error message are you getting with "ORACLE not available" ...
our
> crystal balls are out being repaired this century.
>
> Daniel Morgan
>
>
Received on Fri May 31 2002 - 12:27:20 CDT