Re-locate Alert log file

My alert log files seems to be generating somewhere else.
I am using a PFile to startup. Seems someone played around with the PFile.
I need to generate the alert logs in a folder as specified by me:
I have set the following parameters as such, but yet the alert log file doesn't generate in the bdump folder.
background_dump_dest=C:\oracle\admin\db1\bdump
core_dump_dest=C:\oracle\admin\db1\cdump
user_dump_dest=C:\oracle\admin\db1\udump
Is there any other parameter I need to fidget with?

I am not using an SPfile. The Pfile is definetely being used for starting the instance.
background_dump_dest=C:\oracle\admin\db1\bdump
The other background trace files are being generated here, except for the alert log.
Alert log is being generated in: C:\oracle\admin\practice\bdump.
Now just so that i am not makin any human blunders I checked the following to be double sure:
SQL> select distinct isspecified from V$spparameter;
ISSPEC
FALSE
This means the Pfile is being used.
SQL> show parameter background_dump
NAME TYPE VALUE
background_dump_dest string C:\oracle\admin\db1\bdump
This verifies the destination folder.
PLEASE HELP!

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OS: Solaris Operating System (SPARC 32-bit)
Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition / Product Version: 9.2.0.5.0
We encountered the following problem:-
There is Ora-07445 reported in the alert log file.
"ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [kgghash()+308] [SIGSEGV] [Address not mapped to object] [0x3222
000] [] []reported in the database."
These errors are signaled in more than 3 independent, unexplained, occurrences every day.
When this error occurred while User was accessing the application system, by right the case will be shown on the system, but they were no case found.
alert log are as below:-
Fri Jul 27 09:12:30 2007
Errors in file /disc3/oracle9205/RFDB/udump/rfdb_ora_27371.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [kgghash()+340] [SIGSEGV] [Address not mapped to object] [0x3184000] [] []
Fri Jul 27 09:22:10 2007
Thread 1 advanced to log sequence 10730
Current log# 2 seq# 10730 mem# 0: /disc3/oracle9205/RFDB/RDO/logRFDB2a.rdo
Current log# 2 seq# 10730 mem# 1: /disc3/oracle9205/RFDB/RDO/logRFDB2b.rdo
Fri Jul 27 09:29:26 2007
Errors in file /disc3/oracle9205/RFDB/udump/rfdb_ora_27372.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [kgghash()+296] [SIGSEGV] [Address not mapped to object] [0x3182000] [] []
The applications have encountered ora-3113 after a short period of time followed by ora-3114.
application log:-
RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:46:57] Load m[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] SQLCODE: -3113
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Error Code -4105 returning from get score pan no.
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Message type :120
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Primary Account Number(PAN) DE0
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[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Processing code DE003 :003000
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Transaction amount DE004 :000000000001
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Settlement amount DE005 :000000000000
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Transmission Date and time
DE007 :0727092717
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Settlement conversion rate DE009 :60263158
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] System trace audit no. DE011 :754710
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Local transaction time DE012 :092717
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Local transaction date DE013 :0727
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Expiration date D
E014 :0712
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Settlement date DE015 :0727
[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Merchant type DE018 :5311
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[RF0120-1 2007-Jul-27 09:29:30] Acquiring inst. ID code DE032 :001912
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Please help .
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i am also facing the same some time in ora 9.2.0.6 on Sun OS 9 SPARC 64-bits
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ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [0000000100FDE088] [SIGSEGV] [Address not mapped to object] [0x00000013A] [] []
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Delete content in alert.log file

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Presently, i am working at oracle 10g database on windows 2003 server.
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Vaibhav

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I am strange today
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The solution for it would be to increase the value to the suggested one in the alert.log file, but it could be completely out of range from the valid values, so set it to zero and let the oracle instance calculate the value. You can check the output at the V$INSTANCE_RECOVERY view at the columns TARGET_MTTR, and ESTIMATED_MTTR prior to proceeding with modificaiton.
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Errors appeared in alert log file should send an email

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I have one requirement to do, as i am new dba, i dont know how to do this,
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I'm currently running 10.2.0.1.0 Enterprise Edition in pre-production (yes, I know I should apply the latest patchset and I plan to do so as soon as I get a development box allocated to me and can test it's impact). I see the same types of messages that you've reported with each of my regularly-scheduled backups:
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