Re: Installing 9i fails on Win2k

"Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message news:3c989048$0$232$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> 2 questions
>
> 1. what network protocols do you have loaded?

Just the default TCP/IP.

> 2, Are you actually sat at the server when doing this or at a terminal
> services client?

Sat at the server.

More about this follows:

> "Wyrm" <afdng_at_wyrm.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1016625895.5949.0.nnrp-14.c29f1e83_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> > Further to my previous message, I've tried a nearly default installation
of
> > Oracle 9i on my Windows 2000 machine (clean Windows 2000 SP2 install).
> > I chose Standard Edition rather than Enterprise.
> > Everything installed OK, but when the installer started running the
> > Configuration Tools there was a problem with Oracle Database
Configuration
> > Assistant (again).
> > It copied the database files, initialized the database, but when
creating
> > and starting the oracle instance it generated the following error:
> > ORA-01041 internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist.
> > I tried Ignore, but it came back with:
> > ORA-24324 service handle not initialized
> > Ignore again gave me the first error, and ignore again the second error,
> > etc.
> > I had no choice but to abort.
> > After installation, I tried to look at the database created, but was
> unable
> > to login (illegal address).
> > I then ran the Database Configuration Assistant and tried to create a
> > database, but with the same problems.
> > I am getting this problem on two Win2k Sp2 servers. Is there anything I
> can
> > do to go forward from here instead of having to reinstall everything
> again?
> >
> > I am going to try what Howard recommended in the other thread and do a
> > Software Only installation on one of the two servers. However, this is
not
> > encouraging for the robustness of 9i given that even the default
> > installation has problems!

OK. I installed Oracle 9i as Software Only - which successfully installed. Then I ran the Configuration Assistant - which also then ran without problems, creating the database. This is a lot further on that where I was. I then ran Enterprise Manager and tried to connect to the database, but it gave the error:
ORA-12154: TNS could not resolve service name whatever that means! Does anyone know how I can progress from here?

Laurence Mee. Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 08:26:41 CST