9i on Redhat 3.8

From: ton de w <ton_de_winter_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 04:32:56 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <51dab693-7dad-4108-9bd3-c36d47b0ba99@i3g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>

Hello,
I have tried to autostart an oracle instance by following the instructions here:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/linux/AutomatingDatabaseStartupAndShutdownOnLinux.php following an install described here:
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/html/B13670_06/toc.htm

But the database fails to start.
Please what should I do to troubleshoot this install?

TIA Ton
[root]# ./dbora start

LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on 03-JAN-2008 13:23:26

Copyright (c) 1991, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Starting /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...

TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 9.2.0.4.0 - Production System parameter file is /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/network/admin/ listener.ora
Log messages written to /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/network/log/ listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=webtop)
(PORT=1521)))
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=localhost)
(PORT=1521)))

STATUS of the LISTENER

---

Alias                     LISTENER
Version                   TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 9.2.0.4.0 -
Production
Start Date                03-JAN-2008 13:23:26
Uptime                    0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 0 sec
Trace Level               off
Security                  OFF
SNMP                      OFF

Listener Parameter File /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/network/admin/ listener.ora
Listener Log File /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/network/log/ listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=webtop)(PORT=1521))) The listener supports no services
The command completed successfully

Can't find init file for Database "HIST". Database "HIST" NOT started. Received on Thu Jan 03 2008 - 06:32:56 CST