Quote Originally Posted by dontinou View Post
So my questions are:

1. What does it mean when I have to start the database with startup upgrade?

2. Why did this happen after the 10.2.0.5 patchset upgrade when everything was fine before?

3. How do I get the database back to normal?
1- 'cause you are upgrading from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.5 - aren't you?
2- 'cause you are upgrading from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.5 - aren't you?
3- Restore your last known good backup including binaries - if this is a home lab and you do not have a backup, trash the environment and start from scratch.