ORA-01503: Create controlfile failed

From: Shashikant Khandelwak <s_khandoo_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 8 Oct 2003 00:59:12 -0700
Message-ID: <9de8c001.0310072359.50078439_at_posting.google.com>

Hi !
I am trying to install oracle 9i Standard edition on a windows 2000 SP4 machine. I get through the entire installation up to running the Database Configuration Assistant.
While it tries to make the database, it gets to the "Creating and starting
Oracle instance" stage, and then the errors start. I get:

ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed.
ORA-00205: error in identifying control file. check alertlog for more info.

I'm installing a vanilla database, and I didn't change any of the configuration parameters, didn't unselect any of the default options to install, and I've tried using several different DB names, SIDs, etc. Same errors every time.

I was logged on as the administrator. The ORACLE_HOME directories had administrator and system, full control permissions. Free Disk space is 140 GB. I'm using the "dedicated server" option versus the "shared server" mode.
I even tried the "Install software only option" and then started the Database configuration manager to make a new database, but still get the same error in the "Creating and starting Oracle instance" stage.

The alert.ocrl.log is below. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Shashikant

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Dump file g:\oracle\admin\orcl\bdump\alert_orcl.log Tue Oct 07 22:18:52 2003
ORACLE V9.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta=0
vsnsql=12 vsnxtr=3
Windows 2000 Version 5.0 Service Pack 4, CPU type 586 Tue Oct 07 22:18:52 2003
Starting ORACLE instance (normal)
Tue Oct 07 22:18:52 2003
Running with 1 strand for Non-Enterprise Edition LICENSE_MAX_SESSION = 0
LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
SCN scheme 2
Using log_archive_dest parameter default value Running with 1 strand for Non-Enterprise Edition LICENSE_MAX_USERS = 0
SYS auditing is disabled
Starting up ORACLE RDBMS Version: 9.2.0.1.0. System parameters with non-default values:

  processes                = 150
  timed_statistics         = TRUE
  shared_pool_size         = 50331648
  large_pool_size          = 8388608
  java_pool_size           = 33554432
  control_files            = G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\CONTROL01.CTL,
G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\CONTROL02.CTL, G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\CONTROL03.CTL
  db_block_size            = 4096
  db_cache_size            = 33554432
  compatible               = 9.2.0.0.0

  db_file_multiblock_read_count= 8

  fast_start_mttr_target   = 0
  undo_management          = AUTO
  undo_tablespace          = UNDOTBS1
  undo_retention           = 900
  remote_login_passwordfile= EXCLUSIVE
  db_domain                = 
  instance_name            = orcl
  dispatchers              = (PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=orclXDB)
  job_queue_processes      = 10
  hash_join_enabled        = FALSE
  background_dump_dest     = G:\oracle\admin\orcl\bdump
  user_dump_dest           = G:\oracle\admin\orcl\udump
  core_dump_dest           = G:\oracle\admin\orcl\cdump
  sort_area_size           = 524288
  db_name                  = orcl
  open_cursors             = 300

  star_transformation_enabled= FALSE

  query_rewrite_enabled    = FALSE
  pga_aggregate_target     = 16777216
  aq_tm_processes          = 1
PMON started with pid=2
DBW0 started with pid=3
LGWR started with pid=4
CKPT started with pid=5
SMON started with pid=6
RECO started with pid=7

CJQ0 started with pid=8
QMN0 started with pid=9
Tue Oct 07 22:18:56 2003
starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address
'(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
Oracle Data Guard is not available in this edition of Oracle. Tue Oct 07 22:18:58 2003
Create controlfile reuse set database orcl MAXINSTANCES 1
MAXLOGHISTORY 1
MAXLOGFILES 50
MAXLOGMEMBERS 5
MAXDATAFILES 100
Datafile
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\DRSYS01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\EXAMPLE01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\INDX01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\ODM01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\SYSTEM01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\TOOLS01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\UNDOTBS01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\USERS01.DBF' ,
'G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\XDB01.DBF'

LOGFILE GROUP 1 ('G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\REDO01.LOG') SIZE 102400K, GROUP 2 ('G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\REDO02.LOG') SIZE 102400K, GROUP 3 ('G:\oracle\ora92\orcl\REDO03.LOG') SIZE 102400K RESETLOGS ***
Corrupt block relative dba: 0x00000015 (file 0, block 21) Fractured block found during controlfile block read Data in bad block -
 type: 0 format: 0 rdba: 0x00000000
 last change scn: 0x0000.00000000 seq: 0x0 flg: 0x00  consistency value in tail: 0x00000001
 check value in block header: 0x0, block checksum disabled  spare1: 0x0, spare2: 0x0, spare3: 0x0
***
Tue Oct 07 22:18:58 2003
Errors in file g:\oracle\admin\orcl\udump\orcl_ora_2108.trc: ORA-00202: controlfile: 'G:\ORACLE\ORA92\ORCL\CONTROL01.CTL'

ORA-1503 signalled during: Create controlfile reuse set database orcl MAXINST...
Shutting down instance (abort)
License high water mark = 3
Instance terminated by USER, pid = 2364

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