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ORA-12557: TNS:protocol adapter not loadable error

APCNov 7 2005 — edited Nov 9 2005

My previous travails in the XE installation are documented in 339664. Having finally got XE to install I now have a database I can't connect to.

Attempting to go in through the HTMLDB front end produces an error dialog "The connection was refused when attempting to contact 127.0.0.1:8081". The odd port number is due to the presence of an existing 9i database. Attempting to go in through SQL*Plus throws the eponymous error. The XE listener is stopped. As before, it stops immediately when I try to re-start it.

The XE.BAT.LOG file contains the following:

Instance created.

but CloneRmanRestore.log has the following:

SQL> startup nomount pfile="C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\config\scripts\init.ora";
ORA-12557: TNS:protocol adapter not loadable
SQL> @C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\config\scripts\rmanRestoreDatafiles.sql;
SQL> set echo off;
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
ERROR:
ORA-12557: TNS:protocol adapter not loadable 


SQL> spool C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\config\log\cloneDBCreation.log

...and it all goes down hill from there.

I must admit I am sttarting to get slightly jaded by this whole process. Boy I wish my company gave us Linux laptops.

Cheers, APC

P.S. I also now find it vaguely depressing that I'm in the top ten posters on this list.

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APC
(Having an Eeyore moment)

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APC (correcting URL)

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