I have same issue on Dell Intel Xeon IA64 (dual CPU) + Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
=== /var/log/daemon.log ====== Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld_safe[3540]: started Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: mysqld got signal 4; Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: This could be because you hit a bug. It is also possible that this binary Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: or one of the libraries it was linked against is corrupt, improperly built, Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: or misconfigured. This error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware. Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: We will try our best to scrape up some info that will hopefully help diagnose Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: the problem, but since we have already crashed, something is definitely wrong Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: and this may fail. Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: key_buffer_size=0 Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: read_buffer_size=131072 Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: max_used_connections=0 Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: max_connections=100 Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: threads_connected=0 Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: It is possible that mysqld could use up to Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: key_buffer_size + (read_buffer_size + sort_buffer_size)*max_connections = 217599 K Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: bytes of memory Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: Hope that's ok; if not, decrease some variables in the equation. Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld[3543]: Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell mysqld_safe[3549]: ended Nov 15 21:20:57 ubuntu-dell ntpdate[2957]: step time server 82.211.81.145 offset -0.823444 sec Nov 15 21:21:10 ubuntu-dell /etc/init.d/mysql[3684]: 0 processes alive and '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' resulted in Nov 15 21:21:10 ubuntu-dell /etc/init.d/mysql[3684]: ^G/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed Nov 15 21:21:10 ubuntu-dell /etc/init.d/mysql[3684]: error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' Nov 15 21:21:10 ubuntu-dell /etc/init.d/mysql[3684]: Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! -- mysql-server-5.0 5.0.24a-9 receives signal 4 on startup when installed on intel 64 bit platform https://launchpad.net/bugs/66702 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
