11g Install Failure, Listener Error.

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11g Install Failure, Listener.
ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect
descriptor.
I am attempting to install 11g, 11.1.0 onto a stand alone box which has Windows XP SP2 as the OS.
The box is at present not networked and as is not on a domain. The computer name is homedb.
I have installed the loopback adapter on 10.10.10.10 and updated my hosts file, the computer can resolve this to the computer name and vice versa.
Upon installing 11g and the starter database, the install continues normally, succeeding with the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant. However when the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant is run, 89% of the way through an error is thrown as follows:
Enterprise manager configuration failed due to the following error -
Listener is not up. Start the listener and run EM configuration again.
Refer to the log file at C:\Oracle\cfgtoollogs\dbca\emConfig. Log for more details.
You can retry configuring this database with Enterprise Manager later by manually running C:\Oracle\product\11.1.0\db_1\bin\emca script.
When I click ok on the error message the install completes as normal.
I can TNSPING orcl which results in the following:
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production on 20-JAN-2
008 12:36:33
Copyright (c) 1997, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\oracle\product\11.1.0\db_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = homedb)(
PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = orcl)))
OK (20 msec)
I can connect to the database using sqlplus sys/password as sysdba but when I try to connect using
sqlplus sys@orcl and typing in the password I get the following error:
ERROR:
ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect
descriptor.
This is also the error I get when using sql developer to connect to the db.
The extract from the log file mentioned above is as follows:
20-Jan-2008 12:14:09 oracle.sysman.emcp.util.GeneralUtil initSQLEngine
CONFIG: SQLEngine created successfully and connected
20-Jan-2008 12:14:09 oracle.sysman.emcp.ParamsManager checkListenerStatusForDBControl
CONFIG: ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLFatalErrorException: ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLEngine.executeImpl(SQLEngine.java:1530)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLEngine.executeSql(SQLEngine.java:1771)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.ParamsManager.checkListenerStatusForDBControl(ParamsManager.java:2708)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig.invoke(EMReposConfig.java:368)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig.invoke(EMReposConfig.java:147)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig.perform(EMConfig.java:222)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.em.EMConfiguration.run(EMConfiguration.java:460)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
20-Jan-2008 12:14:09 oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform
SEVERE: Listener is not up. Start the Listener and run EM Configuration Assistant again .
Refer to the log file at C:\oracle\cfgtoollogs\dbca\orcl\emConfig.log for more details.
20-Jan-2008 12:14:09 oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform
CONFIG: Stack Trace:
oracle.sysman.emcp.exception.EMConfigException: Listener is not up. Start the Listener and run EM Configuration Assistant again .
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.ParamsManager.checkListenerStatusForDBControl(ParamsManager.java:2715)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig.invoke(EMReposConfig.java:368)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig.invoke(EMReposConfig.java:147)
     at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig.perform(EMConfig.java:222)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.em.EMConfiguration.run(EMConfiguration.java:460)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
20-Jan-2008 12:14:09 oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig restoreOuiLoc
CONFIG: Restoring oracle.installer.oui_loc to C:\oracle\product\11.1.0\db_1\oui
My listener, tnsnames and sqlnet are as follows:
listener.ora:
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = homedb)(PORT = 1521))
sqlnet.ora:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
tnsnames.ora:
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = homedb)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = orcl)
When logged into the database a SHOW PARAMETER SERVICE results in a service of orcl
Running the command: lsnrctl service, results in the following:
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production on 20-JAN-2008 12:46
:52
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
The listener supports no services
The command completed successfully.
Running lsnrctl status results in the following:
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 20-JAN-2008 12:09:10
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 40 min. 9 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\product\11.1.0\db_1\network\admin\listener.o
ra
Listener Log File c:\oracle\diag\tnslsnr\homedb\listener\alert\log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1521ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=homedb)(PORT=1521)))
The listener supports no services
The command completed successfully
I have re run the db configuration again but it would not start because apparently there was no listener, running the Net Configuration Assistant makes no difference.
All firewalls and anti virus software have been disabled for the purposes of this install.
Do I need to manually register the listener with the database, if so how do I go about doing this?
I have installed 10g on a standalone box before with no trouble, what have I missed here?, any help greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

To answer my own question I fixed this by issuing the command
netsh winsocks reset
Winsocks deals with windows networking and can become corrupt through installs of software, virus cleaning, etc.
Hope that helps,
Adam