Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!hub1.nntpserver.com!telocity-west!TELOCITY!enews.sgi.com!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.per.connect.com.au!not-for-mail From: ben@leftclick.com.au (Ben New) Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Oracle 9i AS installation on SuSE Linux 7.1 Professional Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 04:26:13 GMT Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd. Lines: 173 Message-ID: <3c182be7.244851628@news.vianet.net.au> References: <3c14c69f.22315377@news.vianet.net.au> <3c14cae8.23412295@news.vianet.net.au> <3c15f8a9.100661193@news.vianet.net.au> <7crR7.6377$_R3.1245836410@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.165.75.116 X-Trace: yeppa.connect.com.au 1008217365 18203 202.165.75.116 (13 Dec 2001 04:22:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@connect.com.au NNTP-Posting-Date: 13 Dec 2001 04:22:45 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:127984 X-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:26:16 MST (news.easynews.com) Bear, So basically Simon is right and there is an internal error in the software... Either that or something is wrong with the platform :-[ I love the 'for some reason' part... Anyway, thanks for the info :-) Ben On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 12:25:02 -0600, TurkBear wrote: >From Metalink: > >Problem Description: >==================== > >You receive the error: > > ORA-01041 : internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist. > >What does it actually mean? > >What is the hostdef extension? > > >Solution Description: >===================== > >The hostdef extension referred to is a structure which was added to the control >structure for the client/server communication. > >It is accessed via a pointer in the original structure. >When the communication between the client and the server goes awry, this can >result in ORA-1041 and ORA-3113 errors. > >The ORA-1041 is flagged when the POINTER to the EXTENSION structure for the >HOST DEFinition (for the communication channel between the client and the >server) has been nulled. This can occur when the connection gets lost 'for some >reason' and hence the procedure to investigate is the same as for ORA-3113. > > >Explanation: >============ > >The hostdef extension refers to the structures used to maintain the >client/server communication channel. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >"Simon Gottesman" wrote: > >>I can't find any material through Google on this error other than what I've >>already provided. If I may venture an educated guess, the error is probably >>due to the fact that the software was downloaded instead of being installed >>from an Oracle-provided CD. There have been reported issues with downloaded >>Oracle software in the past in this newsgroup, and I am pretty sure that you >>will find that Oracle is as stable a software as there is, dependent on the >>hardware and OS you are putting it on, and on its being installed from a >>CDROM. You can get a trial license for the software (on CD) from >>oraclestore.oracle.com for US $0 dollars plus shipping and handling. >> >> >>"Ben New" wrote in message >>news:3c15f8a9.100661193@news.vianet.net.au... >>> hi, >>> >>> umm... thanks... >>> any idea what this is about?? is it "host" as in the tcp sense?? >>> some configuration file I have to modify?? >>> i downloaded the software for evaluation (no support) and so far find >>> that it sucks... >>> >>> Ben New >>> Leftclick Software Development >>> >>> ben@leftclick.com.au >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 02:15:46 GMT, "Simon Gottesman" >>> wrote: >>> >>> >ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist >>> > Cause: Pointer to HSTDEF extension in HSTDEF is null. >>> > Action: Contact Oracle Customer Support. >>> > >>> > >>> >"Ben New" wrote in message >>> >news:3c14cae8.23412295@news.vianet.net.au... >>> >> Oh yeah, one more thing... now the database wont start. This is the >>> >> example output (spaces and junk removed): >>> >> >>> >> bash> dbstart >>> >> SQL> ERROR: >>> >> ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist >>> >> SQL> ORA-24324: service handle not initialized >>> >> ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist >>> >> SQL> >>> >> Database "[SID]" warm started. >>> >> >>> >> Does anyone know what a "hostdef extension" is or how to create one? >>> >> Can anyone help my broken installation? >>> >> >>> >> Regards, >>> >> Ben New >>> >> Leftclick Software Development >>> >> >>> >> ben@leftclick.com.au >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:40:26 GMT, ben@leftclick.com.au (Ben New) >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >Hello, >>> >> > >>> >> >I have been tearing my hair out trying to install Oracle 9i AS (9.0.1) >>> >> >Standard Edition on SuSE Linux 7.1 Professional, running kernel 2.4.4. >>> >> > >>> >> >AFAIK, I have completed the pre-installation tasks and followed the >>> >> >installation instructions from the installation disc. >>> >> > >>> >> >Before installing iAS the database configuration was working fine - >>> >> >i.e. I could login/out using SQL*Plus and perform normal database >>> >> >operations - create, drop, etc. >>> >> > >>> >> >During installation, in the "Linking Application Server" part, I got >>> >> >the following error message: >>> >> > >>> >> >Error in invoking target relink of makefile >>> >> >/opt/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/lib/ins_precomp.mk. >>> >> > >>> >> >Calling the makefile by hand produces the following: >>> >> > >>> >> >bash> make -f ins_precomp.mk relink >>> >> >rm -f /opt/oracle/product/9.0.1/bin/ >>> >> >rm: '/opt/oracle/product/9.0.1/bin' is a directory >>> >> >make: *** [relink] Error 1 >>> >> > >>> >> >In the Configuration section of the install, both the HTTP Server and >>> >> >Portal 3.0 startups fail. However I feel this is because of the >>> >> >previous error. >>> >> > >>> >> >Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>> >> > >>> >> >Thanks in advance, >>> >> > >>> >> >Ben New >>> >> >Leftclick Software Development >>> >> > >>> >> >ben@leftclick.com.au >>> >> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >> > > > >-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- >http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > Check out our new Unlimited Server. No Download or Time Limits! >-----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! ==-----