I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants they
fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process java.exe
hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.

I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the same
machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
without any luck.

Somebody has any ideas?

Thanks,
ievel

"ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
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>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants they
>fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process
>java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
>
> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
> without any luck.
>
> Somebody has any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> ievel


My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the Security
Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.

Regards
HJR

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com> wrote in message
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>
> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
> news:4187e80d$0$15728$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
>>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants
>>they fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process
>>java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
>> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
>> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
>> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
>>
>> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
>> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
>> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
>> without any luck.
>>
>> Somebody has any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ievel
>
>
> My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the
> Security Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>

I had the same problem before installing SP2. Turning of the Security Centre
service and the firewall doesn't help....

"ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
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> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com> wrote in message
> news:4187ec58$0$24988$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>
>> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
>> news:4187e80d$0$15728$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
>>>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants
>>>they fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process
>>>java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
>>> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
>>> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
>>> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
>>>
>>> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
>>> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
>>> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
>>> without any luck.
>>>
>>> Somebody has any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> ievel
>>
>>
>> My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the
>> Security Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.
>>
>> Regards
>> HJR
>>
>
> I had the same problem before installing SP2. Turning of the Security
> Centre service and the firewall doesn't help....

Well, then you're doing something else wrong. Is this machine a clean XP
installation? Does it use DHCP?

10g goes onto a clean, properly-configured Windows XP Professional machine
without any effort at all, and with all its interesting bits working
afterwards.

HJR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com>
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: 10g dbca fails to start


>
> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
> news:4187f4d8$0$30703$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
>> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com> wrote in message
>> news:4187ec58$0$24988$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>>
>>> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
>>> news:4187e80d$0$15728$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
>>>>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants
>>>>they fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process
>>>>java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
>>>> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
>>>> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
>>>> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
>>>>
>>>> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
>>>> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
>>>> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
>>>> without any luck.
>>>>
>>>> Somebody has any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> ievel
>>>
>>>
>>> My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the
>>> Security Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> HJR
>>>
>>
>> I had the same problem before installing SP2. Turning of the Security
>> Centre service and the firewall doesn't help....
>
> Well, then you're doing something else wrong. Is this machine a clean XP
> installation? Does it use DHCP?
>
> 10g goes onto a clean, properly-configured Windows XP Professional machine
> without any effort at all, and with all its interesting bits working
> afterwards.
>
> HJR
>
Yes it uses DHCP, but why should this influence the startup of a GUI
interface?

This is not what you call a clean XP installation, it is a machine I"m using
for personal testing and developing. But it is installed and configured
properly.
Ideally maybe 10g should be installed on a clean system but this is not
always possible.
And this is not an excuse why none of the GUI interfaces should start.

"ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:21 PM
> Subject: Re: 10g dbca fails to start
>
>
>>
>> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
>> news:4187f4d8$0$30703$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
>>> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4187ec58$0$24988$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>>>
>>>> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
>>>> news:4187e80d$0$15728$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
>>>>>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants
>>>>>they fail to start without any error code or anything displayed.
>>>>>Process java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during
>>>>>installation.
>>>>> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
>>>>> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
>>>>> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
>>>>> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
>>>>> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and
>>>>> metalink, without any luck.
>>>>>
>>>>> Somebody has any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> ievel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the
>>>> Security Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> HJR
>>>>
>>>
>>> I had the same problem before installing SP2. Turning of the Security
>>> Centre service and the firewall doesn't help....
>>
>> Well, then you're doing something else wrong. Is this machine a clean XP
>> installation? Does it use DHCP?
>>
>> 10g goes onto a clean, properly-configured Windows XP Professional
>> machine without any effort at all, and with all its interesting bits
>> working afterwards.
>>
>> HJR
>>
> Yes it uses DHCP, but why should this influence the startup of a GUI
> interface?
>
> This is not what you call a clean XP installation, it is a machine I"m
> using
> for personal testing and developing. But it is installed and configured
> properly.
> Ideally maybe 10g should be installed on a clean system but this is not
> always possible.
> And this is not an excuse why none of the GUI interfaces should start.

Well, just think about it for a moment. Oracle writes a product that sells
for thousands of dollars. Its (real) users will install it onto serious
hardware in a serious server room. Resources will be dedicated to it.
Resources, indeed, will probably be purchased specifically for it.

And yet you expect to be able to install it onto a pre-loved and pre-abused
home PC without any trouble at all?

It IS always possible to install onto a clean machine. It's called VMware,
and I document precisely this reason for using it at www.dizwell.com.

And DHCP is a total no-no as far as installing Oracle 10g is concerned. It
says it in black and white in the installation guide. If you must have DHCP,
then install a fixed-IP address loopback adapter to fool Oracle into
believing that you don't have DHCP.

And you cannot possibly know whether any of that is affecting the GUI
applications. My strong bet is that is *precisely* what is affecting them.

The real point here is: DHCP is a no-go. Dirty machine is a no-go. Don't
expect Oracle to work until you fix both of those issues up.

HJR

"ievel" <iev§takitout§el@sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message news:<41880dd1$0$19551$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>...
> >
> Yes it uses DHCP, but why should this influence the startup of a GUI
> interface?

It may well not and it may well do. The IG says: don't use it.
Trust me: follow the IG...


> This is not what you call a clean XP installation, it is a machine I"m using
> for personal testing and developing. But it is installed and configured
> properly.
> Ideally maybe 10g should be installed on a clean system but this is not
> always possible.
> And this is not an excuse why none of the GUI interfaces should start.

Hmmm, I've had serious probs before with DBCA not starting.
For example after I've installled some Java enviroment that
stuffs up the system variables. Happened as well after installing
earlier releases of JInitiator: best way of ensuring DBCA
would never start again.
So a clean environment may indeed be relevant.
Look at it this way: Oracle is supposed to be installed on a
server dedicated machine. It's not supposed to be installed
on a general purpose desktop test system. I've had serious probs
when installing SQL Server, DB2, Websphere and a few other
databases/appservers.
So, it's not a problem exclusive to Oracle. IMHO, you're
expecting too much out of your test system.

On a more encouraging note: I've found that if you re-install
the Oracle Installer, it usually fixes up the Java environment
for the rest of the DBA tools. At least it used to in 9i and 8i.
Worth a try?

"Noons" <wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Look at it this way: Oracle is supposed to be installed on a
> server dedicated machine. It's not supposed to be installed
> on a general purpose desktop test system.

Precisely.

Its what I was trying to say, but you say it better.

Why people think they can just thow it onto their kid sister's Doom machine
and have it work I have no idea. It's utterly bizarre as expectations go!!

Regards
HJR

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com> wrote in message
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> "Noons" <wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:73e20c6c.0411030134.5986476f@posting.google.c om...
>
> > Look at it this way: Oracle is supposed to be installed on a
> > server dedicated machine. It's not supposed to be installed
> > on a general purpose desktop test system.
>
> Precisely.
>
> Its what I was trying to say, but you say it better.
>
> Why people think they can just thow it onto their kid sister's Doom
machine
> and have it work I have no idea. It's utterly bizarre as expectations go!!
>
> Regards
> HJR
>

Hey, if the machine can handle Doom III, it's definitely suitable as a db
server ;-)

M

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>
> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr@dizwell.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Noons" <wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:73e20c6c.0411030134.5986476f@posting.google.c om...
>>
>> > Look at it this way: Oracle is supposed to be installed on a
>> > server dedicated machine. It's not supposed to be installed
>> > on a general purpose desktop test system.
>>
>> Precisely.
>>
>> Its what I was trying to say, but you say it better.
>>
>> Why people think they can just thow it onto their kid sister's Doom
> machine
>> and have it work I have no idea. It's utterly bizarre as expectations
>> go!!
>>
>> Regards
>> HJR
>>
>
> Hey, if the machine can handle Doom III, it's definitely suitable as a db
> server ;-)

LOL!! That's probably true, too!

HJR