Connecting to the DB >> Assertion failed:

[joedit]

I am trying to connect to an Oracle 8.0 database and no matter what syntax i use get the following error.>>

SQL> connect system/manager
Assertion failed: !(fgets(hardwar eAddr, (STRLEN-1), fstream) == NULL), file snlui.c, line 1249
IOT trap

Any ideas??

[debasisdas]

That might be cause of any of the system files getting corrupted.