Re: Installing 9i fails on Win2k

Further developments.

"Wyrm" <afdng_at_wyrm.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:1016634372.17312.0.nnrp-01.c29f1e83_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> "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?

I noticed that there was no TNS information for the created database! I decided to try to edit the database details in the Configuration Assistant, but it said I didn't have sufficient permission. I then tried to delete the database (all files) - which I did have permission for! However it left behind a number of files which meant that I had to manually delete the directory.
I then tried creating a database and selecting the New Database option - I had to stop it after it had spent 10 minutes creating the data dictionary views and 20 minutes adding the JVM (it was still adding it)! I'm going to try one more time - doing another clean install of Windows 2000 Advanced Server, SP2, and then Oracle 9i. Can anyone suggest anything that may help at all?

Laurence Mee. Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 10:48:42 CST