mysql 4.1.3 beta won't install on Slack 10

[MDesigner]

I followed the instructions exactly (the INSTALL-BINARY readme file). But the setup script fails:

opus:/usr/mysql# scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
Installing all prepared tables
Fill help tables
ERROR: 1153 Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' bytes
040721 14:35:04 Aborting

040721 14:35:04 ./bin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

And this is right out of the box too.. I didn't mess with anything. There's a pending bug report for this on the mysql.com site, but apparently either no one cares too much or they can't replicate it, even though three people had the problem. Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? It can't be too rare a problem.. I just don't understand why a simple setup is failing, and why there aren't more posts about it.

[JohnT]

I dont know how much this will help:

ERROR: 1153 Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' bytes

http://linux.com.hk/docs/mysql/manual_Error-handling.html

[MDesigner]

Thanks. The error numbers are interesting..but unfortunately it doesn't help resolve the issue. This is a tough one. I think I might just have to wait this out till mysql developers look into it.

[MDesigner]

Nevermind, it is a fluke. Well, it seems mysql has trouble installing on really weak systems, perhaps? The machine I tried to install it on only has 64MB RAM, so maybe that has something to do with it. I installed it just fine on a Slackware 10 laptop w/ 128MB.