help with oracle error

From: brian <brian_dellong_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 23 Nov 2002 08:04:47 -0800
Message-ID: <a74ee6e1.0211230804.79ab1b98@posting.google.com>

Please help me with this oracle problem that i am having. i have included relevant info that may help solve this issue

windows NT4.0 Oracle 8i
chose the Typical install in 8i during installation hence i guess a starter db is created by the installation

I cannot connect to the sqlplus (on the same server box, tried both via the GUI [under ApplicationDevoplement>>sqlplus and also via the command line sqlplus]

following steps were taken:
via srvmgrl connected as internal and did a startup and then proceeded with sqlplus connection (tried both gui and command_line)

following is the error:
ORA-01033: Oracle initialization in progress.

waited for 20 minutes and tried again. same error. did a shutdown and then startup then tried, same error

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Other messages that may help are below:

All services are started fine. init.<sid> file exists fine and points correctly to the init.ora file.

(a) shutdown, shutdown normal show this

Error ORA-01507: database not mounted

(b) for sqlplus/nolog brings into sql> and i am not
challenged for username/password

tried with just sqlplus and it challenges for Enter user-name: i entered sys / as sysdba asks for password: i entered change_on_install

and again i get the same error ORA-01033: Oracle initialization in progress. Received on Sat Nov 23 2002 - 10:04:47 CST