Getting started porting Linux driver

Hello,
If this question has been posted somewhere else please point me in the right direction.
I'm new to solaris and my goal is to port a Linux driver (vmebus pci device on Redhat) to Solaris (X86 v5.11). The Linux driver is all written in straight C. I've installed Solaris Express Dev Edition 2/07. I see that gcc is there (under /usr/sfw/bin) but it seems like a bare-bones development environment (no enviroment variables set up , etc).
My question is is this the right set of development tools to proceed forward with or should I be downloading something else ? Is there some easier to use graphical 'IDE like' set of tools that is more appropriate for a Solaris newbie like me ? I know Forte is a commercial product, what is the best freeware for graphical C development ?
Regards,
Brent
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bbartson

Here's what I would do... go to this website and download an ISO of a live CD. You can burn it, stick it in your CD drive, and start your PC. It will boot to Linux without ever having to format anything, that way you can tinker around with how it feels. After you are happy with that, you can download and install a distro...
http://www.kubuntu.org/special-cds.php
As far as disrtos go, I would choose one of the following for a first time user:
Kubuntu (because it's easy to get started) http://www.kubuntu.org/ or
Fedora Core 5 (because it's easy to download and add packages -- most in the Add/Remove Programs app) http://fedora.redhat.com/
Both of these distributions have a lot of help and howtos when it comes to Oracle as well. If you don't like KDE (I do but that's personal preference) then FC5 gives you the option of Gnome or KDE and Ubuntu is the non-KDE version of Kubuntu.
~Jer

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A couple of weeks ago I got my Mindstorm NXT and immediately installed the UI so I could play around with things and become familiar with the interface. I can tell this will be a lot of fun. I have heard you can go right to the firmware level and start programming the device at a less abstract level, and that is what I am interested in doing. I found the link for the Labview toolkit for lego mindstorm over at the NI website, downloaded and tried to install, but the install immediately balks with the following message:
LabVIEW 7.1 or greater must be installed prior to installing the LabVIEW Toolkint for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.
I assumed this meant I should uninstall all the stuff that came on the Mindstorm CD (and all the updated installs I downloaded from the Lego website). So I did that, then tried installing the LabView toolkit again; but I get the same message.
I'm already familiar with the ARM7 in the form of the ST-2051 microcontroller from ST-Micro, so I'm not a complete stranger to ARM and thumb instructions and writing embedded firmware. I've also worked with a couple of different ST-Micro toolchains, and the Cosmic toolchain, Rowley's toolchain, and embedded linux, so I'm at least vaguely familiar with the trouble I'm looking to get into by wanting to get right into the firmware level and do my development in C or C++ . On the other hand, I'm an absolute beginner with this toolchain and can't get past the installer, so I know I need to raise my hand and ask for help! I did write this up and send it to the NI support page, but I never heard back.
So how do I install this thing? Is there maybe a FAQ or other document for getting the toolchain installed?
Many thanks!

Hi zzaappp,
The NXT Toolkit was not designed to work with the software that came with your MINDSTORMS NXT. Instead, the toolkit is for users of LabVIEW, probably NI's most popular product. While the MINDSTORMS software and LabVIEW have many similarities, you'll need to obtain a version of LabVIEW to use the toolkit. A good place to get started on that is this page on our website: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4435.
I'm going to venture a guess, though, and assume that you're probably not very familiar with writing code in LabVIEW. If you're more comfortable writing code in C or C++, you may be more interested in the Fantom SDK. Fantom is the device driver used to communicate with the NXT, and our developers have published an SDK that will allow you to use the Fantom library in your own C/C++ code. This is how many other software developers have written their own programs to communicate with the NXT. The Fantom SDK is available from LEGO's NXT'reme website: http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/NXTreme.aspx. You'll want to download the Driver SDK and the Bluetooth DK.
Hope this helps you get started! Let us know if you have more questions along the way.
James Blair
NI R&D

Local control center is not getting started

Hi all,
we have Linux server installed with OWB 10.2 which will act as CLIENT . And a database unix server (oracle 10g) which is doesnt have OWB installed on it which will act as SERVER.
Now we have created the OWB repository through CLIENT in the database server of the SERVER machine, and the server will be our OWB target database.
IN the scenerio we are able to open th design center. but when we are starting the OWB control services manually ( login as OWB repo Owner) through the client machine , it is not getting started. Failes with the error "run_service.sh not found"
And when we run the service doctor it shows the following message....
"There is a problem accessing the service startup script from the database server
Please verify that the disk containing the file is visible to the database server
Please verify that the database server account has access rights on the file " .
It seems to be the problem with acessing the OS file from client machine through the repo_owner(database owb repo user) which is a part of server database.
Please help me in this regard.

The good thing about the oracle db is that you get the owb installed with the database so you dont run into these kind of problems.
When you install the database and owb together and try to run the controlcenter, the controlcenter comes up on its self via a script at <owbhome>rtp\sql\start_service
Now that you dont have your owb installed on your database you need to run that script with some different paramaters
Host: servername
port:1521
service_name: [email protected]
schema_name: OWB_OWNER

Getting started with oracle and jdbc

i have downloaded ojdbc14.zip from oracle.com
it's documentation only tells you about the api and the packages and nothing about how to configure it.
how do i get started? where do i unzip those files and what to do next?
please help

"The Old oracle.jdbc.driver Package Will Go Away Soon
If you still have existing applications that use the
old oracle.jdbc.driver
package, now is the time to convert your code."
And who is so foolish as to use concrete types
instead of java.sql and javax.sql interfaces or embed
driver class names in their code? Well, anybody who's more interested in optimal performance than being generic, and willing to put up with the headaches of that, such as providers of high-performance OR mapping tools or someone tuning a very heavily used bit. Or anybody working in a committed Oracle-only shop. It's not a one-size-fits-all world...
Again, Oracle is evolving the standard. No, the standard is Sun's java.sql interface.Yea, Sun evolved Java, and Oracle is recommending the use of Datasources to keep step with that evolution...
This still
works, but Oracle is shifting away from <sid> and
using <service name> instead. The alternate syntax
for the URL is:
String url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@<host>:<port>/<database>
This has been true for as long as Oracle has had a
thin, type IV JDBC driver. The URL syntax hasn't
changed.
Yes it has and Oracle says it has, here:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/java.101/b10979/urls.htm#BEIJFHHB
Wherein it is written, in Section 3.2.1 of the Oracle� Database JDBC Developer's Guide and Reference, the sesction on the several supported URL formats for Oracle 10.1
Notes:
* Oracle Service IDs are no longer supported at 10g Release 1 (10.1).
They go on to list three URL styles supported:
Oracle Net connection descriptor - like an entry in tnsnames.ora (ick!)
Thin-style service name - the most common, what was quoted above.
LDAP syntax - for having an LDAP service resolve the database for you
However, in the old 8.1.7 JDBC documentation, here:
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87860_01/doc/java.817/a83724/basic1.htm#1006213
Oracle lists support for:
Net8 connection descriptor - Net8 is the old name for Oracle Net
Thin-style sid name - what was quoted in the post to which I first responded.
Thin-style sid name syntax has a colon between the port and the sid; thin-style service name syntax has a forward slash between the port and the service name. SIDs and service names are not the same thing, although they serve the same purpose in a URL (connecting you to the right instance) and often have the same value. However, a SID for a database is set at DB creation time, is unique to the DB, and cannot be changed easily. Multiple service names can be configured for a database, and they can easily be changed (if you're the DBA). Oracle is providing an additional leval of abstraction by moving to service names, to support additional features and choices. While many installations don't need all that and have in essence ignored the distinction bewteen SID and service name, some multi-database projects can benefit from it.
>
StuDerby, I think you should look into this a bit
more. Your advice is far from optimal, IMO.
Yeah, I could've taken the time to write a more generic, newbie friendly repsonse; instead, I lifted directly from the Oracle documentation that was cited earlier since newbies seem to have an aversion to reading documentation.

Using the TNT4882 Linux Driver Inside Instrument

I am running Linux as the operating system inside a piece of test equipment I'm designing (embedded application). I am planning on using the National Instruments TNT4882 GPIB IC. The processor is a Pentium class processor. Will the NI Linux driver for the TNT4882 work for this application? Or does this driver make itself the controller on the GPIB bus no matter what?
Anyone have any experince with this? Thanks!

Hi Crytan,
This is the type of application for which NI-Device was developed. Ni-Device is an instrument side driver that allows you to implement Talker/Listener applications. NI-Device maps the IEEE 488.2 Message protocol state machine, so the device would be IEEE 488.2 compliant. This would be the recommended driver.
There is a DDK for NI-Device 1.4, which is ported to Linux. The driver is written in C++ and the API is also C++.
This is not a free driver. You can get more info at:
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/nioc.vp?cid=7151〈=US
Let me know if you have any questions.
DiegoF
National Instruments.

System Control msg "Get Configuration port has problems

Hello !
1) Do you know what the System control manager is doing and where I can find some information about the program?
2) Do you know what the message " Get confirmation port has problems" means that comes up every time I start the computor since I installed the System control manager ?
Best regards Namretto

Comments: My system/Namretto
>>
Model: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+
Speed: 2.19GHz
Model Number: 3200 (estimated)
Performance Rating: PR3177 (estimated)
Type: Standard
L2 On-board Cache: 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64
byte line size)
Bus(es): ISA AGP PCI USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support: No
MP APIC: No
System BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
Mainboard: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6570
Total Memory: 511MB DDR-SDRAM
Model: Nvidia Corp nForce2 AGP Controller
Front Side Bus Speed: 2x 199MHz (398MHz data rate)
Total Memory: 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 199MHz (398MHz data rate)
Monitor/Panel: Dell 1501FP (analog)
Adapter: RADEON 9600 SERIES
Adapter: RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary
Removable Drive: Diskettenhet
Hard Disk: ST312002 6AS SCSI Disk Device
CD-ROM/DVD: Memorex 40MAXX 1248AJ
CD-ROM/DVD: _NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A
1.44MB 3.5" (A:): N/A
Hard Disk (C:): 29.3GB (19.2GB, 65% Free) (NTFS)
Hard Disk (D:): 82.5GB (71.3GB, 86% Free) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:): N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (F:): N/A
Serial/Parallel Port(s): 2 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub: USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub: USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub: USB-rotnav (hub)
Keyboard: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/
2 Keyboard
Mouse: HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
Human Interface: Logitech Cordless USB Mouse
Device: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface
Model: HP DeskJet 670C
Model: \\HEMPC\SKRIVARE 6
Model: \\HEMPC\SKRIVARE 3
Model: \\HEMPC\SKRIVARE
Model: \\HEMPC\PRINTER
AC Line Status: On-Line
Windows System: Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home (Win32 x86)
5.01.2600 (Service Pack 1)
Adapter: NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller
Adapter: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC

How can I get started using MySQL?

I'm really new to jdbc and was wondering if someone could offer some help on where to get started with using java and mysql. I'm not sure if I need extra packages or what and resource of info would be great.
Thanks

Hi,
if I knew your environment I would have given you a better response, anyway, for now take this as a general guide
All the instructions here are documented either in JDBC Tutorial or MySQL documentation.
1) download the lastest JDBC Driver from mysql website:
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-jdbc-stable.html
You download either one gz or zip files depends on your OS and unzip it.
2) place the jar file:mysql-connector-java-3.0.9-stable.jar into your CLASSPATH;
3) Thats it, just follow the direction in the JDBC Tutorial, like normal,
MySQL driver class name is: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
the URL: jdbc:mysql://<host>:<port default=3306>/<database>?autoReconnect=ture
and change the host, port , and database according to your settings!
Note: I really do not recommend you using the JDBC-ODBC bridge, because it is a solution only if you do not have a direct JDBC driver to your database, its overhead anyway.
Good luck!

When trying to work with Agilent 34401A multimeter (serial RS-232 connection), HP34401A Getting Started.vi gives always the message: "Error 1073807369 occurred at Old VISA Open ".

Baud rate and parity are set correctly, RS-232 cable is also connected correctly. My QuickBasic program has no problems to read and write to the Multimeter. It is obviously a software problem: the same error is persistent if I disconnect RS-232 cable.
I downloaded NI-VISA 2.6 for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP frorm digital.ni.com and installed it. But it did not help.
Thank you in advance
Best regards
Alexei Soloviev

Hi Steve
I have problems with the 34401A and serial communication. Do you remember
where the error was in the code ?
Thanks
Klaus
wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Alexei,
> This may or may not help, I was tasked to do something similar
> recently and found an error in their driver. The GPIB VISA worked
> fine, but when I tried it on serial it played up. There was an errant
> carriage return (or CR/LF I can't remember). GPIB liked one and Serial
> liked the other. It always amuses me that we never have problems with
> Quickbasic!.
> If you want me to dig deeper give me a shout.
>
> Steve Watts
>
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 06:16:55 -0800 (PST), "Alexei V. Soloviev"
> wrote:
>
> >When trying
to work with Agilent 34401A multimeter (serial RS-232
> >connection), HP34401A Getting Started.vi gives always the message:
> >"Error 1073807369 occurred at Old VISA Open ".
> >
> >Baud rate and parity are set correctly, RS-232 cable is also connected
> >correctly. My QuickBasic program has no problems to read and write to
> >the Multimeter. It is obviously a software problem: the same error is
> >persistent if I disconnect RS-232 cable.
> > I downloaded NI-VISA 2.6 for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP frorm
> > digital.ni.com and installed it. But it did not help.
> >Thank you in advance
> >Best regards
> >Alexei Soloviev
>

Cannot connect to GET STARTED page

Hello,
First off, I am sorry, I did a search and saw numerous posts on this issue, but about all of them either ended their replies after a user asked "Did you do this or that ?" or they just stopped posting... at most I saw some topics where it magically worked later on, but no real step-by-step instructions.
So, the problem: I installed XE 11g, no apparent problems during install (no warnings so I assume everything is OK), tried the GET STARTED link, but it said it can't connect.
System: Win XP PRO SP3, 2 gb ram using Firefox 7.0.1
DB: Oracle 11g Express Edition
Antivirus: avast 6 (firewall included), but disabled during testing...
lsnrctl:
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias                     LISTENER
Version                   TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date                05-OCT-2011 02:36:42
Uptime                    0 days 0 hr. 21 min. 51 sec
Trace Level               off
Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP                      OFF
Default Service           XE
Listener Parameter File   E:\Database\Oracle\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File         E:\Database\Oracle\app\oracle\diag\tnslsnr\EASTFRONTIERS03\listener\alert\log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=EASTFRONTIERS03)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "xe" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status BLOCKED, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfullytns:
XE =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = PLSExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = CLRExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
) listener:
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
      (ORACLE_HOME = E:\Database\oracle\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server)
      (PROGRAM = extproc)
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = CLRExtProc)
      (ORACLE_HOME = E:\Database\oracle\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server)
      (PROGRAM = extproc)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
    (DESCRIPTION =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = 1521))
DEFAULT_SERVICE_LISTENER = (XE)Services:
OracleJobSchedulerXE
OracleMTSRecoveryService
OracleServiceXE (started)
OracleXEClrAgent
OracleXETNSListener (started)sqlplus:
SQL> connect
Enter user-name: SYS
Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-01089: immediate shutdown in progress - no operations are permitted
Process ID: 0
Session ID: 0 Serial number: 0alert_xe:
Wed Oct 05 02:37:35 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Starting ORACLE instance (normal)
LICENSE_MAX_SESSION = 0
LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
Shared memory segment for instance monitoring created
Picked latch-free SCN scheme 2
Using LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 parameter default value as USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Autotune of undo retention is turned on.
IMODE=BR
ILAT =18
LICENSE_MAX_USERS = 0
SYS auditing is disabled
Starting up:
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - Production.
Using parameter settings in client-side pfile E:\DATABASE\ORACLE\APP\ORACLE\PRODUCT\11.2.0\SERVER\CONFIG\SCRIPTS\INIT.ORA on machine EASTFRONTIERS03
System parameters with non-default values:
sessions                 = 172
memory_target            = 760M
control_files            = "E:\DATABASE\ORACLE\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\XE\CONTROL.DBF"
compatible               = "11.2.0.0.0"
db_recovery_file_dest    = "E:\Database\Oracle\app\oracle\fast_recovery_area"
db_recovery_file_dest_size= 10G
undo_management          = "AUTO"
undo_tablespace          = "UNDOTBS1"
remote_login_passwordfile= "EXCLUSIVE"
dispatchers              = "(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=XEXDB)"
shared_servers           = 4
job_queue_processes      = 4
audit_file_dest          = "E:\DATABASE\ORACLE\APP\ORACLE\ADMIN\XE\ADUMP"
db_name                  = "XE"
open_cursors             = 300
diagnostic_dest          = "E:\DATABASE\ORACLE\APP\ORACLE"
Wed Oct 05 02:37:53 2011
PMON started with pid=2, OS id=2308
Wed Oct 05 02:37:53 2011
PSP0 started with pid=3, OS id=1168
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
VKTM started with pid=4, OS id=1920 at elevated priority
VKTM running at (10)millisec precision with DBRM quantum (100)ms
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
GEN0 started with pid=5, OS id=372
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
DIAG started with pid=6, OS id=1580
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
DBRM started with pid=7, OS id=1552
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
DIA0 started with pid=8, OS id=2668
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
MMAN started with pid=9, OS id=2132
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
DBW0 started with pid=10, OS id=3716
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
LGWR started with pid=11, OS id=3952
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
CKPT started with pid=12, OS id=2992
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
SMON started with pid=13, OS id=2616
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
RECO started with pid=14, OS id=1764
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
MMON started with pid=15, OS id=4012
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
starting up 4 shared server(s) ...
ORACLE_BASE from environment = E:\Database\Oracle\app\oracle
Wed Oct 05 02:37:55 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Wed Oct 05 02:37:54 2011
MMNL started with pid=16, OS id=1516
Wed Oct 05 02:37:57 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Shutting down instance (immediate)
Shutting down instance: further logons disabled
Stopping background process MMNL
Stopping background process MMON
License high water mark = 1
All dispatchers and shared servers shutdown
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Starting ORACLE instance (normal)
Wed Oct 05 02:38:02 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Wed Oct 05 02:38:03 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Wed Oct 05 02:38:03 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
Wed Oct 05 02:38:03 2011
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit record
AUD: OS Error = 1717 encountered while writing audit recordFrom what I could gather from other posts here (and on other sites) the problem is I don't have anything listening on 8080. Other than that, all seems OK (I think).
So, can anyone tell me\help me on why that one isn't starting ? I reinstalled this 6 times and still can't figure out the problem... (as you saw, I even replaced the tns hostname with 127.0.0.1 out of paranoia). It's seriously driving me mad. Every topic I searched for (from the problem itself to even a step-by-step for dummies) shows an install, then the interface working... I see some questions regarding "I can't connect to..." but most are unanswered :(
Thanks in advance!
P.S. let me know if I forgot to mention anything relevant

TheNomad wrote:
orafad: Sad to say that was the full output...
C:\Documents and Settings\User>sqlplus / as SYSDBA
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Thu Oct 6 12:55:47 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> select 1 from dual
2 /
select 1 from dual
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
Process ID: 0
Session ID: 0 Serial number: 0
SQL>
jgarry: I believe what you explained may be related to the fact some reported the DB doesn't work properly when the event log is full (I just emptied mine so it doesn't apply). Normally I disable it but without it started, the DB is not working properly (not that I can get it started anyway).
There was a post on a site I found hinting at 3 things:
1. ORACLE_HOME must be defined as an env-var
2. ORACLE_SID must be defined as an env-var
3. there might be a problem with spfile
Regarding those:
1. shouldn't the setup declare it automatically ? I don't have it declared, but I added it (no change)As Orafad pointed out, Windows is different. It does have a search hierarchy it follows to figure out what the environment should be. So first, unset what you set and go into a cmd window and:
sqlplus sys as sysdba
Edit: Oops, I meant
sqlplus / as sysdba
startup
2. same as above, except I am not sure what SID to add so I didn't declare it ... The only 2 I have are PLSExtProc and CLRExtProc in tnsnames by default. I tried with each but the only thing that changes is instead of getting the shared memory realm error I get a TNS adapter error... trading one error for another is not funFor XE, the ORACLE_SID is XE (unless you do screwy things to change it). So now that I see you had some other db installed before, I suspect an environment collision. Delve into your registry and see what oracle definitions you have - this is a lot of work, things are spread around some, but searching for oracle is usually a good start. I'm not up on the 11.2 details (or others, really, I just have vague memories of seeing MOS notes that purported to explain clean up entirely, without truly doing so, and I avoid Windows as much as possible). I would uninstall XE, uninstall the other one, then search the registry for any leftover stuff, then install XE and see if it all magically works. But that is a fairly brain-dead way to deal with it.
So that said, you can set up a little batch file to set your environment in a cmd window (specifically ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID), and go into sqlplus / as sysdba and give the startup command. If you get the memory realm error, you have one of those wrong, if you get the tnsnames errors you can fix those following the advice in Ed Steven's blog. You can run tnsping to see which tnsnames.ora you are using, if you use one (which is determined by an @ sign in your connection string, which you should not need to connect locally, but if you do, you need to have XE defined in the tnsnames.ora, and may need to set TNS_ADMIN to get the right one).
Your tnsnames.ora should have an entry like this:
XE =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = Yourcomputer.yourdomian.whatever)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)
)You might want to search for any tnsname.ora on your computer, the default correct one would be: C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\network\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora
3. I don't have that file in the folder but I suspect it might be created on a first successful launch of the DBWithout an spfile you need to use a pfile, then create a pfile from spfile. But there should be one at C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\dbs\SPFILEXE.ORA (if you used default installation).
>
Other than that I didn't find anything helpful in logs (or don't know where else to look), nor on sites.
I did have WAMP installed at a point (uninstalled it) but if it were to conflict I guess SETUP would tell me (since the XE license doesn't let you use 2 DBs at the same time)Is that some mysql thing? That shouldn't interfere. It's only installing multiple Oracle products related some what to the Oracle database that can be a problem, and normally isn't with the more recent stuff.
I swear to god this is killing my neurons :(When you find the solution, you will slap your forehead.
Edited by: jgarry on Oct 6, 2011 9:36 AM

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