It would appear that something has failed during the start-up step, then. It appears that the new-portal packages was successfully installed but that something went wrong afterwards.
So ... check your AOLserver log file for errors.
What version of dotlrn are you using? You must grab the version tagged dotlrn-1-0 if you're using OpenACS 4.6.
The dotlrn and OpenACS 4.x cvs HEADs work together but both are in a state of development so it is best to use dotlrn-1-0 and OpenACS 4.6. (either the tarball or the cvs version tagged oacs-4-6 if you want the upcoming 4.6.1)