Problem installing Oracle 8i

["James Grant" <jgrant@mail.lawnet.fordham.edu>]

Hi,
 I am trying to install Oracle 8i on a Debian box and even though I have followed the
 directions to the tee, I keep recieving the same error when I try to run the "./runInstaller"
 command.  This is the error I am recieving:

 Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre. Please wait...
 Error in CreateOUIProcess(): -1 
 : Bad address

 I have had success installing Oracle 8i on a RedHat box, but I don't like Redhat!  So can
 someone give me some advice.

 Thanks!
 James E. Grant