Cannot connect to Oracle XE - install on Mandrake 2005
497916Mar 14 2006 — edited Apr 15 2007Hi!
Posted it initially on Install forum but they suggest I post it here to get more response:
Downloaded Oracle XE and attempted an install on my home computer running Mandrake 2005. At first it complained about missing libaio so I downloaded and installed latest Fedora rpm. Without problems. Then it happily installed, although at one moment it complained the machine does not meet minimum requirements (only 217Mb memory, hmm why I thought I have 256?). It installed otherwise fine. I run configuration scripts - default ports, system password, start at boot - yes. So far so good.
It created a shortcut for "Getting Started" page on my desktop, but would not make any menu items. OK, after all its not a supported distro. So I pointed Firefox at http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex and got connection refused.
Checked. Process oracle-xe is running. I can start and stop it. Listener is up and listening. There is no firewall whatsoever - we're sitting on a dialup here. Tried to connect as root, no candy. Ahh, yes, I should mention that even if memory is lacking there is about 800 megs of swap and ample diskspace too, so other hardware req's should be OK. So everything is almost like it should. Except that I cannot connect. So can you tell me what else to check and what to try?
Wahur, database newb