Resolving the ORA-03114 error

I'm installing Oracle 8.1.7 rev. 3 on a Solaris 8 for the first time. When the installation created the database files the following error occurs: ORA-03114. Then I do

--> lsnrctl stop
--> lsnrctl start

For some reason, you are losing your database connection when creating the database. Are you using the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) or are you doing this from the command line? Get back to me and we'll try to resolve your problem.

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