Installing Oracle 10g

lookdj — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:44:09 +0000

Notes on Oracle 10g Installation

Go to the Oracle download web site: Download Oracle 10g Edition

You may need two different downloads:

The 10g release is the database system itself. You need it only if you want to have databases local to your machine. 10g Client has the SQLPlusWorksheet application. It will allow you to connect to our Oracle server and/or your local database. Click on each release above to see the installation notes. There are additional notes on starting and stopping Oracle 10g, and logging on to Oracle.

Installing 10g

The following is a series of screen snapshots that capture the settings you’ll need. Install Oracle at the top of C: (or some other disk). I don’t think Oracle likes blanks in its path (e.g., like “Program Files”).

Select personal edition, provide a database password and remember this password! Here’s the next panel:

Click install. The installer will take a while. You may (or may not) get errors during installation.

In such cases, you may or may not get a correct installation. When it has not worked, I ended all

of my user processes, and started again. Finally this page appears:

The most important thing to do at this time is to click password management button.

You MUST activate the Scott account (and any others that you want). You will then be presented with a screen of information that looks like the following. Copy its contents into a text file for safe keeping.

You’re almost done. Search the Oracle installation directory for the tnsnames.ora file. It should be in directory oracle\product\10.1.0\DB4\NETWORK\ADMIN. Open it and you’ll find an entry like the one below:

ORACLE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = )(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = oracle)
)
)

Copy this, as we will need to paste it into a corresponding file in the 10g client, once it is installed. You may have a different name than ORACLE = . This is the service name (ORACLE or whatever) that you will use to log onto your database.

For reference, here is the tnsnames.ora file that I use for my 10g server. Remember, I used the name ORACLE for my service name; yours might be different. Note also that “commando” is the name of my machine.

# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_4\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

ORACLE =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = commando)(PORT = 1521))
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SERVER = DEDICATED)
  (SERVICE_NAME = oracle)
  )
)

MICROLAB =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oracle.microlab.cs.utexas.edu)(PORT = 1521))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SID = orcl)
  (SERVER = DEDICATED)
  )
)

EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SID = PLSExtProc)
  (PRESENTATION = RO)
  )
)

Starting and Stopping Oracle

Oracle will install lots of services which will heavily load your machine. Pull up the Windows services panel and see which ones are running. Make note of them, and do the following. Turn off each service and have it start manually. (If not, each time you boot your machine, Oracle will begin to run, and it is a resource hog). To run the local database, you need to start 3 services: OracleService, DBConsole, and CSService. I believe they can be started in any order. In fact, I use the following batch script on my windows machine to start, stop oracle:

rem %1 is either start or stop

net %1 OracleServiceORCL
net %1 OracleOradb10g_home1TNSListener
net %1 OracleCSService

Please note that the names of these services may be different on your machine, so modify the above script accordingly.

Installing 10g Client

Here is the splash screen:

Choose administrator, Next. The installer will grinds for about 10 minutes.

Click cancel. You’re almost done.

Now, search for the tnsnames.ora file in the 10g Client installation. It should be in oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_2\NETWORK\ADMIN. Do the following:

Add the Oracle descriptor to this file that you extracted from your 10g install. (Click here see how to get this). This descriptor will allow you to log into to your local Oracle database. You can logon as “scott”, password “tiger”, and the installation service name that was defined in your Oracle 10g installation (e.g., ORACLE).
Now add the following additional descriptor. It will allow you to log on as yourself to our class’s Oracle server at school. You log on with your user name and password, using microlab as the service.

MICROLAB =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oracle.microlab.cs.utexas.edu)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = orcl)
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
)
)

For reference, here is the tnsnames.ora file that I use for my 10g client. Remember, I used the name ORACLE for my service name; yours might be different:

# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\Oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_1\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

MICROLAB =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oracle.microlab.cs.utexas.edu)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = orcl)
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
)
)

ORACLE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = commando)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = oracle)
)
)

Logging onto Oracle

Use SQLPlusWorksheet to logon to either your local install of 10g or our classes server.

Local login: log on as “scott“, password “tiger“, and the installation service name that was defined in your Oracle 10g installation (e.g., ORACLE).
Server login: log on with your user name and password, using microlab as the service.

Unlocking The Scott Account

So you forgot to unlock the Scott account, eh? Here is a suggestion. Login using SQLPlusWorksheet to oracle as “System”, using the password you gave to system accounts during installation. Then run the following script:

Notes on Oracle 10g Installation

Go to the Oracle download web site: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/index.html

You may need two different downloads:

Installing 10g

Select personal edition, provide a database password and remember this password! Here’s the next panel:

Click install. The installer will take a while. You may (or may not) get errors during installation. In such cases, you may or may not get a correct installation. When it has not worked, I ended all of my user processes, and started again. Finally this page appears:

The most important thing to do at this time is to click password management button. You MUST activate the Scott account (and any others that you want). You will then be presented with a screen of information that looks like the following. Copy its contents into a text file for safe keeping.

ORACLE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = )(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = oracle)
)
)

# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_4\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

ORACLE =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = commando)(PORT = 1521))
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SERVER = DEDICATED)
  (SERVICE_NAME = oracle)
  )
)

MICROLAB =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oracle.microlab.cs.utexas.edu)(PORT = 1521))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SID = orcl)
  (SERVER = DEDICATED)
  )
)

EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SID = PLSExtProc)
  (PRESENTATION = RO)
  )
)

Starting and Stopping Oracle

rem %1 is either start or stop

net %1 OracleServiceORCL
net %1 OracleOradb10g_home1TNSListener
net %1 OracleCSService

Please note that the names of these services may be different on your machine, so modify the above script accordingly.

Installing 10g Client

Here is the splash screen:

Choose administrator, Next. The installer will grinds for about 10 minutes.

Click cancel. You’re almost done.

Now, search for the tnsnames.ora file in the 10g Client installation. It should be in oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_2\NETWORK\ADMIN. Do the following:

Add the Oracle descriptor to this file that you extracted from your 10g install. This descriptor will allow you to log into to your local Oracle database. You can logon as “scott”, password “tiger”, and the installation service name that was defined in your Oracle 10g installation (e.g., ORACLE).
Now add the following additional descriptor. It will allow you to log on as yourself to our class’s Oracle server at school. You log on with your user name and password, using microlab as the service.

MICROLAB =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oracle.microlab.cs.utexas.edu)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = orcl)
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
)
)

For reference, here is the tnsnames.ora file that I use for my 10g client. Remember, I used the name ORACLE for my service name; yours might be different:

# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\Oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_1\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

MICROLAB =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oracle.microlab.cs.utexas.edu)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = orcl)
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
)
)

ORACLE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = commando)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = oracle)
)
)

Logging onto Oracle

Use SQLPlusWorksheet to logon to either your local install of 10g or our classes server.

Local login: log on as “scott“, password “tiger“, and the installation service name that was defined in your Oracle 10g installation
Server login: log on with your user name and password, using microlab as the service.

Unlocking the Scott Account

So you forgot to unlock the Scott account, eh? Using SQLPlusWorksheet, login as “system” using the password that you gave to system accounts when you installed oracle. Next, execute the following statements:

alter user scott account unlock;
grant connect, resource to scott;

That should do it. If you want to create new accounts, try this:

create user LOGINNAME profile default identified by PASSWORD;
alter user LOGINNAME account unlock;
grant connect, resource to PASSWORD;

Why aren’t we making a fuss over Haider Ali?

lookdj — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:36:55 +0000

After all he is the only Pakistani to have won a medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. He suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Haider created history when he won the silver medal for Pakistan in the Long Jump competition. Haider covered the distance of 6.44 meters, equal to the Tunisian competitor who covered the same distance but won the Gold Medal. Haider missed out on the Gold because in the preliminary rounds one of his five jumps, was rejected.

Pakistan has never won a medal in the Paralympic Games. This is a big deal. Why is there no celebration? Why is it that his photos are not plastered all over the print media? Why is he not being interviewed on all the television channels? Why hasn’t the government announced a cash prize as a reward?

If a cricketer makes a century (which hasn’t happened recently) everyone is talking about it, writing about it, zillions of prizes are announced, the President/PM call him to congratulate him. So anyone know if any of this happened when Haider won the only medal for Pakistan in Beijing? I googled and all i saw was a paragraph in The News and on APP – no photographs, no prize announcements, nothing … Do we really know how to recognize our achievers? Haider Ali is certainly someone we should shower with accolades.

Google Launches It’s New Internet Explorer (Chrome Beta)

lookdj — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:03:00 +0000

Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Google Chrome ~ Lookdj.com

Download Google Chrome

For Windows Vista/XP SP2

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.

Learn about Google Chrome »

Mobilink Infinity WiMAX Launches Pakistan !

lookdj — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:07:11 +0000

Mobilink Infinity Customer Letter!

Great news, i just received the above scanned picture of a customer letter from one of Mobilinks Sales Executive today…

I am glad to tell you guys that Mobilink is in the race now, although Mobilink is a new comer in the WiMAX environment…but it had Supplied the first ever needed GSM services to Pakistan & Mobilink will shortly be the largest Service provider with the help of it’s huge Consumer Era…. Rumor has it ‘ that Mobilink Infinity WiMAX got more than 3000 consumers yet and Growing.

news~lookdj.com

Since knowing many people were waiting for Mobilinks arrival in the WiMAX industry.

So far as of yet i have not heard much bad stories of people join Mobilink and having problems but whoever joined from Wateen to Mobilink has only said 1 thing – “Mobilink is better then Wateen”.

Mobilink Infinity hasn’t launched completely yet either.. so people outside of Karachi will have to wait till Mobilink is there – Currenlty Mobilink is only providing its services in Karachi City.

I am posting another Scanned Picture that i got from Mobilinks Sales Executive along with the above posted – This one shows Mobilinks Tariff Packages PLUS Bonus Special Offers!.

Find & Change Windows XP cd key !

lookdj — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:50:29 +0000

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is freeware utility by which you can you do the following:

Find your Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista product keys.
Find your Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista registration information.
Change your Windows 95, 98, ME, and XP product key. (Windows 2000, 2003, NT4 and Vista supported)
Change your windows registration information.
Find your Microsoft Office 97, Office XP, and Office 2003 installation key. (Office 2000 not supported).

The screenshots provided below illustrate the process of changing your windows product key and registration information.

Is this software legal?
Yes this legal because Microsoft itself has knowledge base article which describes how to change your windows key and provides the script for this process. This freeware utility utilizes those scripts.

You can download this freeware (File Size: 260Kb):

Disclaimer:
Certain antivirus software like Mcafee and Nod32 consider this file as spyware and delete it, but this file is absolutely harmless you can go ahead and try it.

Our Visit To Procom .

lookdj — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:55:31 +0000

Our Team :.MAYHEM.: Visited PROCOM-08

Change Windows XP Key

lookdj — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:54:38 +0000

Cheers ! My New Note Book .

lookdj — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:13:02 +0000

After a Long Period of waiting I finally be able to buy a Laptop for me . HuH, It’s an Acer Aspire 5100.

How ever me with my freindz Sumair & Rafaee planned to get through the market & search for the best & In Buying Range Laptop for Me. Having our exams are about to start so we have less time to spend on buying the machine.But after a research of about 4-5 Hours we came with result in the form of Acer 5100.

Specs are Under Below :

Acer Aspire 5100

AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile 1.6 GHz

1 GB RAM

256 MB ATi RADiON Graphic Card .

120 GB HDD

Blue Tooth

Wifi

Lan

Vista Ultimate

Intel® Atom™ Announces Brand for New Family of Low-Power Processors

lookdj — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:09:02 +0000

Intel News Release

Intel Announces Intel® Atom™ Brand for New Family of Low-Power Processors

Intel’s Smallest Processor Built Using World’s Smallest Transistors Designed for New Internet Devices, Low-Cost PCs

The Intel® Atom™ processor will be the name for a new family of low-power processors designed specifically for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and a new class of simple and affordable Internet-centric computers arriving later this year. Together, these new market segments represent a significant new opportunity to grow the overall market for Intel silicon, using the Intel Atom processor as the foundation. The company also announced the Intel® Centrino® Atom™ processor technology brand for MID platforms, consisting of multiple chips that enable the best Internet experience in a pocketable device.

The Intel Atom processor is based on an entirely new microarchitecture designed specifically for small devices and low power, while maintaining the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo instruction set compatibility consumers are accustomed to when using a standard PC and the Internet. The design also includes support for multiple threads for better performance and increased system responsiveness. All of this on a chip that measures less than 25 mm², making it Intel’s smallest and lowest power processor yet.¹ Up to 11 Intel Atom processor die — the tiny slivers of silicon packed with 47 million transistors each — would fit in an area the size of an American penny.

These new chips, previously codenamed Silverthorne and Diamondville, will be manufactured on Intel’s industry-leading 45nm process with hi-k metal gate technology. The chips have a thermal design power (TDP) specification in 0.6-2.5 watt range and scale to 1.8GHz speeds depending on customer need. By comparison, today’s mainstream mobile Core 2 Duo processors have a TDP in the 35-watt range.

“This is our smallest processor built with the world’s smallest transistors,” said Intel Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Sean Maloney. “This small wonder is a fundamental new shift in design, small yet powerful enough to enable a big Internet experience on these new devices. We believe it will unleash new innovation across the industry.”

With personal computing increasingly going mobile and the computer industry rapidly developing new classes of products to connect the next billion people to the Internet, the Intel Atom processor offers customers the unique ability to innovate around the new low-power design. In addition to the MID opportunity, Intel believes the demand for a new category of low-cost, Internet-centric mobile computing devices dubbed “netbooks” and basic Internet-centric desktop PCs dubbed “nettops,” will grow substantially over the next several years. The Intel Atom processor is perfectly suited to meet these new market segments.

Intel said the Intel Atom processor also has potential for future revenue opportunities in consumer electronic devices, embedded applications and thin clients.

Intel Centrino Atom Processor Technology
The Intel Centrino Atom processor technology brand represents Intel’s best technology for MIDs. Formerly codenamed “Menlow,” Intel Centrino Atom processor technology includes the Intel Atom processor, a low-power companion chip with integrated graphics, a wireless radio, and thinner and lighter designs. Together, these components are designed to enable the best mobile computing and Internet experience on these new devices.

Our New Visual Basic Project.

lookdj — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:24:25 +0000

Our Visual Basic Assignment Project was to design a Complete Air Flight Management System. With working Reservation,Ticketing & Client side . Although it was not clearely defined to us How much we have to do .It was good Workin on it .We :.MAYHEM.: (Our Team ) worked on it and there was No reason of falling back.Whilst patching our works . Hourly Exams came With new Idea to pay Stress on our Shoulders.Well after all Its Done !

Thanks To.

Atif Sami (Classmate & team member)

Sumair Zafar (Class Mate & team member)