ORA-00205:error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info
590899Aug 20 2008 — edited Jan 27 2009SQL> connect / as sysdba
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> startup force
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 612368384 bytes
Fixed Size 1292036 bytes
Variable Size 419432700 bytes
Database Buffers 184549376 bytes
Redo Buffers 7094272 bytes
ORA-00205: error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info
SQL> show parameter control_files
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
control_files string D:\ORACLE\CONTROL.CTL
SQL> spool end;