Check and see if you still have a lock file in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
David A. Barbour Oracle DBA, OCP AISD 512-414-1002 John Weatherman <john.weatherman@replace To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ments.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/06/2002 03:18 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L All, I had an instance crash this morning and sence then have been getting an ORA-3113 whenever I try to open it. It will startup nomount and mount, the error occurs on the open. A search on metalink showed this was likely a shared memory error and recommended a reboot, which I have now done (fortunately this is on a development server). I'm still getting the ORA-3113. Anybody seen anything like this and/or have any suggestions for getting the database to open? TIA, John -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).