At 07:49 19/02/2002 -0600, Gerald Jensen wrote: Hi! Did you tried to put the datadir variable too in the my.cnf file ?
Anyway, when the service is failing try to start it as console: mysqld-nt --standalone --console In this way you should see the messages errors, also you can see them in the \data\mysql.err file. Regards, Miguel >We are trying to install MySQL on a Windows 2000 Server, but are getting >'error 1058' when we try to start the service. > >The MySQL version is 3.23.47-nt. The MySQL drive is F:, and c:\my.cnf is: > [mysqld] > port=3306 > big-tables > skip-locking > set-variable = key_buffer=16M > set-variable = max_allowed_packet=1M > set-variable = thread_stack=128K > set-variable = flush_time=1800 > set-variable = lower_case_table_names=1 > basedir = F:/MYSQL/ > console > > [mysqldump] > quick > set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M > > [MYSQL] > no-auto-rehash > > [isamchk] > set-variable= KEY=16M > > [client_fltk] > help_file= F:\MYSQL\sql_client\MYSQL.help > client_file= F:\MYSQL\MYSQL.options > history_length=20 > database = Wires > queries_root= F:\MYSQL\queries > last_database_file= F:\MYSQL\lastdb > >This system is to use MyISAM tables. > > >From a DOS prompt, we switched into the F:\MYSQL\BIN directory and... > mysqld-nt --install >Win2K reports the service installed. > >When we ... > net start mysql >we get the following error: > >System error 1058 has occurred. >The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it >has no enabled devices associated with it. > >Anyone had this problem ... found a fix ... have any idea what is wrong??? > >Any feedback will be appreciated. > >Gerald Jensen > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Miguel A. Solórzano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, FullTime Developer /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Mogi das Cruzes - São Paulo, Brazil <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
