Sqlplus fails to start, halting Ora10g install on WinXP

Question

Hello,
I've been trying to install Oracle 10g 10.2.0.1 on Windows XP SP2 all day. The problem is, sqlplus crashes (creating a Windows app crash dialog) during the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant step. Clicking "Don't Send" on the crash window will simply create another "SQL*PLUS has encountered a problem and needs to close" error. In other words, I can't escape the sqlplus crash, as it appears that the installer won't rest until it runs sqlplus.
Note that I have tried to run sqlplus from the command line during this process, and I receive the same crash notice.
The installActions log file contains this at the end:
INFO: Configuration assistant "Oracle Net Configuration Assistant" succeeded
INFO: Command = C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd /c call D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1/bin/dbca.bat -progress_only -createDatabase -templateName General_Purpose.dbc -gdbName orcl10g -sid orcl10g -sysPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -systemPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -sysmanPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -dbsnmpPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -emConfiguration LOCAL -datafileJarLocation D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\assistants\dbca\templates -datafileDestination D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata -responseFile NO_VALUE -characterset WE8MSWIN1252 -obfuscatedPasswords true -sampleSchema true -recoveryAreaDestination NO_VALUE
The error in the Windows Event Log is this:
Faulting application sqlplus.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x00000000.
I'm not sure what else to include, please let me know what else you might need.
Thanks for your help. I've tried many different paths through the installer, always running into this same problem. Any advice on how to get past this sqlplus crash would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much,
Seth

Answer 1

Hello,
I did not have any problem setting up 2 different oracle versions on one Windows machine.
a) First I installed 10g R2 with a default database ORCL
Oracle_Home = d:\oracle\oracle10g
b) Second I did install 9i with a default database JUNK
Oracle_Home = c:\oracle\oracle9i
I configured listener.ora from 10g home for the above mentioned 2 databases.
<< listener.ora>>
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\oracle10g)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ORCL)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\oracle10g)
(SID_NAME = ORCL)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = JUNK)
(ORACLE_HOME = c:\oracle\oracle9i)
(SID_NAME = JUNK)
<< Tnsnames.ora 10g>>
JUNK =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = JUNK)
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = ORCL)
<< Tnsnames.ora 9i>>
JUNK =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = JUNK)
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = ORCL)
<< Sqlnet.ora 9i/10g>>
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
<< tnsping>>
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 03-MAR-2006 14:36:56
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
D:\oracle\oracle10g\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = ORCL)))
OK (20 msec)
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 03-MAR-2006 14:37:02
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
D:\oracle\oracle10g\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = JUNK)))
OK (20 msec)
<< Sqlplus 9i >>
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Mar 3 14:27:41 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Enter password: **********
Connected to:
Oracle9i Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
JServer Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
SQL> select name from V$database;
NAME
JUNK
SQL> show release
release 902000100
<< Sqlplus 10g>>
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Mar 3 14:27:55 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Enter password: **********
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
SQL> select name from V$database;
NAME
ORCL
SQL> show release
release 1002000100
I did not see any issues in installation and setup listener having different homes and different versions. I guess your installation got messed up.
-Sri
Message was edited by:
Srikanth Pulikonda