Don't use RPM.
The RPMs for the Cobalt RaQ3 suck.
I have 8 different Cobalt RaQ3's and here's the way I've used to install:
I've installed it this way successfully each time.
Sounds like a bit of a pain, but puts you in much better control of MySQL.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
#1 - download the newest MySQL *source* tarball from mysql.com or its mirrors.
Do all the following stuff as "root" user:
## UNTAR IT
tar -xvfz mysql-#.#.tar.gz
## - FIRST: TO MAKE A USER NAME 'mysql' GROUP NAME 'mysql' TO SAFELY RUN
MYSQL UNDER
/usr/sbin/groupadd mysql
/usr/sbin/useradd mysql -g mysql
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --with-mysqld-user=mysql --with-lz
make
make install
## - SET THE DATA DIRECTORY TO BE /VAR/DB - MAKE A SYMLINK FOR IT HERE IN
THE MYSQL FOLDER
cd mysql
ln -s /var/db var
## - INSTALL THE BASIC DATABASE NEEDED TO RUN
bin/mysql_install_db
## - if there's a problem, do the next step then come back and do this step
again.
## - GO SET PERMISSIONS FOR THE DATA DIRECTORY
cd /var
chown mysql:mysql -R db
chmod 700 -R db
## - COPY THE STARTUP/INIT/CONFIG FILES TO THE RIGHT PLACE
cd share/mysql
cp mysql.server /etc/rc.d/init.d/
cp my-small.cnf /var/db/my.cnf
## - PUT STARTUP FILES IN EVERY STARTUP FOLDER - so if they reboot the
server, MySQL starts!
cd /etc/rc.d/init.d/
chmod 755 mysql.server
cd ../rc3.d
ln -s ../init.d/mysql.server S88mysql
cd ../rc4.d
ln -s ../init.d/mysql.server S88mysql
cd ../rc6.d
ln -s ../init.d/mysql.server K18mysql
cd ../rc0.d
ln -s ../init.d/mysql.server K18mysql
## - SYMLINK THE COMMANDS INTO THE PATH SO WE CAN JUST TYPE "mysql" FROM
ANYWHERE
cd /usr/bin
ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/* ./
cd /usr/sbin
ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/* ./
## - START IT!
safe_mysqld
mysqladmin -u root -p password 'somesecretpassword'
mysql -u root -p
use mysql;
delete from user where user='';
exit;
from now on, connect to mysql with 'mysql -u root -p' then type the magic
password afterwards.
Voila!
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