I just installed mysql Mac OS X 10.5 (x86) on my new MacBook running
Leopard and I can't get mysql started. I've tried the shell command:

sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start

which returns:

sudo: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM: command not found

I've also installed the startup item and the preferences pane icon -
when clicked does nothing. I've had this problem when I installed the
wrong version on a different machine but this is the correct version
for my system specs:

2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
OSX version 10.5.2

Any would be appreciated,

Jason

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:59:01 -0700 (PDT), neridaj@gmail.com wrote:
> I just installed mysql Mac OS X 10.5 (x86) on my new MacBook running
> Leopard and I can't get mysql started. I've tried the shell command:
>
> sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
>
> which returns:
>
> sudo: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM: command not found

sudo can't find a thing called /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM
to run it.

$ sudo blargle
Password:
sudo: blargle: command not found

Double-check your typing/naming/path.

--
30. All bumbling conjurers, clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly
thieves in the land will be preemptively put to death. My foes will surely
give up and abandon their quest if they have no source of comic relief.
--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord

On Apr 13, 5:50 pm, "Peter H. Coffin" <hell...@ninehells.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:59:01 -0700 (PDT), neri...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I just installed mysql Mac OS X 10.5 (x86) on my new MacBook running
> > Leopard and I can't get mysql started. I've tried the shell command:
>
> > sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
>
> > which returns:
>
> > sudo: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM: command not found
>
> sudo can't find a thing called /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM
> to run it.
>
> $ sudo blargle
> Password:
> sudo: blargle: command not found
>
> Double-check your typing/naming/path.
>
> --
> 30. All bumbling conjurers, clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly
> thieves in the land will be preemptively put to death. My foes will surely
> give up and abandon their quest if they have no source of comic relief.
> --Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord

That was a straight copy and paste from the ReadMe included with the
mysql.dmg.

On Apr 13, 8:40pm, "neri...@gmail.com" <neri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 13, 5:50 pm, "Peter H. Coffin" <hell...@ninehells.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:59:01 -0700 (PDT), neri...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > I just installed mysql Mac OS X 10.5 (x86) on my new MacBook running
> > > Leopard and I can't get mysql started. I've tried the shell command:
>
> > > sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
>
> > > which returns:
>
> > > sudo: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM: command not found
>
> > sudo can't find a thing called /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM
> > to run it.
>
> > $ sudo blargle
> > Password:
> > sudo: blargle: command not found
>
> > Double-check your typing/naming/path.
>
> > --
> > 30. All bumbling conjurers, clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly
> > thieves in the land will be preemptively put to death. My foes will surely
> > give up and abandon their quest if they have no source of comic relief.
> > --Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord
>
> That was a straight copy and paste from the ReadMe included with the
> mysql.dmg.

Check here:

http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/

Follow all of his instructions for setting permissions, user and
password. It should get your mysql running. I just did an update to
mysql 5 and immediately had some similar problems as yours, which were
solved once I got these issues straightened out. For an initial
install, a superuser is set up (I think simply "admin", but I can't
remember) with no password that lets you set up everything else.

Remember that when you do things from the terminal command line on a
mac you have to use "sudo" to set yourself up as a superuser. If you
use the "sudo -s" command, it will give you a superuser prompt so you
don't have to renew your sudo status regularly, but be careful as this
status will let you do horrible things like erase your whole drive.

Try following the entropy instructions exactly, say a few
incantations, and try to believe that it will work and chances are you
will get it up and running.

Each time you follow one of the entropy directions, try starting it
from the preference pane again. One time it will actually work.

--Kenoli

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:40:00 -0700 (PDT), neridaj@gmail.com wrote:
> On Apr 13, 5:50 pm, "Peter H. Coffin" <hell...@ninehells.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:59:01 -0700 (PDT), neri...@gmail.com wrote:
>> > I just installed mysql Mac OS X 10.5 (x86) on my new MacBook running
>> > Leopard and I can't get mysql started. I've tried the shell command:
>>
>> > sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
>>
>> > which returns:
>>
>> > sudo: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM: command not found
>>
>> sudo can't find a thing called /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM
>> to run it.
>>
>> $ sudo blargle
>> Password:
>> sudo: blargle: command not found
>>
>> Double-check your typing/naming/path.
>>
>> --
>> 30. All bumbling conjurers, clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly
>> thieves in the land will be preemptively put to death. My foes will surely
>> give up and abandon their quest if they have no source of comic relief.
>> --Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord
>
> That was a straight copy and paste from the ReadMe included with the
> mysql.dmg.

*shrug* I'm sure it is. Occasionally, documentation has bugs too.
Occaionally people foul something else up earlier in the process that
doesn't manifest until later. You described a problem, I'm able to
replicate the symptoms, but I can't tell you exactly what's wrong on
your computer, based on something just on the better side of "It doesn't
work".

--
For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
-- Paul (I Corinthians 10:29)