creating database fails

From: <pblower_at_my-deja.com>
Date: 2000/05/03
Message-ID: <8eqcbp$6kr$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1

I'm trying to create a database using Oracle 8.1.5 on Solaris 8 - x86. I did run into problems on the install. It failed when it tried to create the default database. Everything else seemed fine.

I've created my init.ora file. I start SQLPLUS and connect to an idle instance like this: sqlplus internal/oracle.

At the SQL> prompt, I first start the instance using: startup nomount; It resulted in a message saying: ORA-00443: background process "SMON" did not start

I then tried to create a database got this response: ERROR at line 1: ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist.

I presume that the database create statement failed because the SMON process didn't start. But I don't know that. Any one know what I need to do to correct the problem.

Thanks,

Phil.

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